WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Statement in Response to Trump's Nomination of His Defense Attorney Emil Bove to Lifetime Judicial Appointment Washington D.C. - Today, President Donald Trump made one of his most extreme judicial nominations to date by nominating Emil Bove III to a lifetime appointment on more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Alliance for Justice, an organization committed to fortifying the progressive movement through its focus on federal and state courts and building power by providing resources to maximize nonprofits' advocacy capacity, issued the following news release: * * * AFJ Opposes Entire First Slate of Trump Judicial Nominees Alliance for Justice has released detailed research on each of Trump's first judicial nominees of his second term, finding disturbingly extreme records an more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 28 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * One Big, Beautiful Week for Trucking That was the theme of the week that was in Washington. Although the one Big, Beautiful Bill absorbed much of the national attention, it was only one of several significant developments that were shaped by ATA over the course of a few days. The week began with one of ATA's subject matter experts testifying before a House Co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * At Lively Public Forum, FCC Commissioner Gomez Rallies Angelenos in Defense of First Amendment Rights and a Free Press LOS ANGELES -- On Wednesday, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez took a forceful stand against government censorship and intimidation of U.S. media during a boisterous Los Angeles forum co-hosted by Free Press. "I launched this F more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Big Beautiful Bill Repeals IRS 1099-K Venmo Tax One of the biggest wins in the Republican tax package, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill," is the repeal of the Biden IRS 1099-K paperwork law. This change protects millions of Americans from being hit with surprise IRS forms just for using everyday payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App. Repeals the IRS 1099-K Venmo Tax Paperwo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Broad Coalition Condemns FERC's Approval of Dangerous CP2 LNG Export Facility Washington, DC -- Late last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the controversial Venture Global permission to proceed with construction of its CP2 LNG export facility, despite Former FERC Chairman Phillips raising concerns about the facility's emissions last year -- which are equivalent to more tha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families More Than 2 Million Children Live in Households That Would Lose at Least Some SNAP Benefits; SNAP Could End in Some States Entirely By Katie Bergh, Dottie Rosenbaum and Wesley Tharpe Summary The House-passed Republican reconciliation plan would cut nearly $30 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * CfA Statement on NY Bar's Punt on Emil Bove Complaint Campaign for Accountability (CfA), which in February asked the Attorney Grievance Committee in New York to investigate whether Acting Deputy US Attorney General Emil Bove violated myriad New York Rules of Professional Conduct through his involvement in an apparent Donald Trump-Eric Adams quid pro quo scheme, received notice from the c more PR

NEW YORK, May 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Court Finds Trump Admin's Use of Obscure Immigration Law Provision to Detain Mahmoud Khalil Likely Unconstitutional Court requests additional information before final ruling on preliminary injunction NEW YORK, NY - A federal court in New Jersey issued an opinion ruling that the foreign policy grounds on which Mahmoud Khalil was detained are likely unconstitutional. The court hel more PR

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * Court Finds Trump Admin's Use of Obscure Immigration Law Provision to Detain Mahmoud Khalil Likely Unconstitutional Court requests additional information before final ruling on preliminary injunction A federal court in New Jersey issued an opinion ruling that the foreign policy grounds on which Mahmoud Khalil was detained are likely unconstitutional. The court held that Khalil is likely to succe more PR

NEW YORK, May 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Court Finds Trump's Use of Obscure Immigration Law Provision to Detain Mahmoud Khalil Likely Unconstitutional NEW YORK, NY - A federal court in New Jersey issued an opinion ruling that the foreign policy grounds on which Mahmoud Khalil was more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Court Maintains Protections for International Broadcasters as Legal Battle Against USAGM Dismantling Continues Washington, DC -- Today, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit allowed the preliminary injunction in Radio Free Asia v. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Court Strikes Down Trump's April 2nd Tariffs WASHINGTON -- A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade today struck down the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on April 2, 2025, saying he exceeded his legal authority in imposing unlimited tariffs with his claim they were necessary at a moment of "national emergency." In response, Melinda St. Louis, director of Pub more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * The FTC Should Return to Pursuing a Balanced Regulatory Approach Yesterday, TechFreedom filed comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) public inquiry into the impact of federal regulations on competition, with the goal of identifying and reducing anti-competitive regulatory barriers. Our comments urged the Commission to return to a balanced regulatory approach by res more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Protections for Rare Toad Threatened by Trump's Fossil Fuel Push LAS VEGAS-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the critically imperiled Railroad Valley toad. The toads live in a single spring-fed wetland complex in central Nevada and are threatened by more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * New 'Champion Women' Profile Features Legal Powerhouse and White House Senior Policy Analyst May Mailman WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Independent Women Features (IW Features), the grassroots storytelling and original journalism arm of Independent Women, released the third feature article in its Champion Women profile series highlighting May Mailman, deputy assistant to Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 [Category: Health Care] (TNSrpt) -- The American Lung Association posted the following news release: * * * New Report Details Devastating Impact of Federal Cuts on Lifesaving Tobacco Prevention and Quit Programs Today, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the American Lung Association released a new report that examines the immediate impacts of the dramatic cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and most notably the elimination of the Centers for Dise more PR

NEW YORK, May 29 (TNSrpt) -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center released a new report in English and Spanish highlighting the dangers of the Trump administration's anti-immigrant and anti-climate policies. The report is based on interviews IRAP conducted in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas with 26 displaced individua more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Environment] (TNSrep) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Report: How States Can Slash Industrial Pollution Through Boiler Electrification Today, Evergreen Collaborative and Sierra Club released a groundbreaking new report detailing how policymakers and state agency regulators can slash harmful air pollution from U.S. manufacturing facilities while driving industrial modernization. The report highlights a major -- and often overlooked  more PR

NEW YORK, May 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Pause on Interviews for International Student Visas Risks Upending U.S. As a Beacon for Intellectual and Cultural Exchange (WASHINGTON)-- In response to reporting that the Trump administration has paused interviews for international student visas and is weighing expanded social media vetti more PR

PLANO, Texas, May 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Nominates Former First Liberty Institute Attorney Jordan Pratt to Federal Bench Washington, DC-- President Donald Trump today nominated former First Liberty Institute attorney Jordan Pratt to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The following state more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Refugee Advocates to Court: U.S. Government is Attempting to Slam the Door Shut on People Fleeing Persecution Thousands of Refugees, Many Already Approved for Resettlement, Abandoned by Unlawful Policy Reversal by Trump-Vance Administration Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Nevada Statement on Reproductive Freedom Bills Headed to Governor's Desk For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Reno, NV -- Last week, five critical reproductive freedom bills moved out of the Nevada legislature and today they are headed to Governor Lombard more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Restoring Gold Standard Science executive order directly confronts the reproducibility crisis in scientific research On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued Restoring Gold Standard Science, an executive order (EO) that requires federal agencies to prioritize transparency, reproducibility, objectivity, and accuracy in their funding, assessment, and dissemination of policy-r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement As Trump Threatens to Drop Hundreds of NPS Sites WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration's proposed budget, released this month, includes transferring hundreds of National Park Service sites to state management. This comes as the administration seeks to cut the NPS budget by $900 million. The Reconciliation Bill in Congress also threatens to take away $500 million t more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 28 [Category: Medical] -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news: * * * Susan G. Komen Urges Swift Passage of Reintroduced SCREENS for Cancer Act Legislation Ensures Access to Life Saving Breast Cancer Care WASHINGTON, DC - May 28, 2025 - Susan G. Komen (r), the world's leading breast cancer organization, commends members of t more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Cuts to NOAA, FEMA Could Make Hurricane Season Doubly Dangerous The outlook forecasts 13 to 19 named storms of which six to 10 could become hurricanes, with three to five major hurricanes expected. Check out the latest blog post by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), " Trump Administration Slashes NOAA, FEMA, Making 2025 Hurricane Sea more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration takes another step backward on climate by withdrawing NEPA guidance WASHINGTON - Today the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) withdrew its guidance directing federal agencies to consider climate change and environmental justice impacts in reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This latest  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Trump Nominates DOJ "Hatchetman," Former Personal Attorney To Powerful Lifetime Circuit Court Judgeship On Wednesday, President Trump's anounced via Truth Social that he plans to nominate Emil Bove III to a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Bove is formerly Trump's personal attorney who defended the President against criminal hush money charges, and has been a top enforcer in Trump's Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Department of Labor Wrongly Allows Dumping Dangerous Crypto Into Retirement Savers' Accounts WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist of Better Markets, issued the following statement in response to the Department of L more PR

NEW YORK, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, in a report issued on May 21, 2025, titled "Getting Europe on Board for a Peace Settlement in Ukraine" and authored by Research Fellow Zachary Paikin, asserts that the Trump administration's rapid pursuit of a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine has significantly unsettled European policy elites. The report highlights that Europe's discomfort stems from unexpected diplomatic overtures between senior Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued a report on May 14, 2025, titled "Current Budget Proposals Set Us on the Road to Fiscal Crisis," authored by Non-Resident Fellow Steven Kosiak. The report cautions that current congressional reconciliation and Trump administration budget proposals, which combine significant unfunded increases in defense spending with substantial tax cuts, are pushing the U.S. towards a severe fiscal crisis that could dramatica more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Government/Public Administration] (TNSrpt) -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: New Accountable.US Report Reveals Trump Judicial Nominees Alleged Medication Abortion "Harmed" States By Reducing Teen Pregnancies Washington D.C. - Today, new Accountable.US research, first reported by HuffPost, revealed that two of President Donald Trump's initial ju more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * While America Honored Fallen Heroes, Trump Spent Memorial Day Weekend Attacking Judges, Defying Court Orders While Americans spent Memorial Day weekend honoring the troops who gave their lives to protect our democracy, the Trump administration demonstrated its complete disregard for our nation's commitment to the rule of law. His continued attacks on federal judges and brazen violations of court orders are an affron more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Hemophilia Federation of America issued the following news: * * * Word From Washington: Catastrophic Cuts to Healthcare, An Update Congress Advances Medicaid Cuts For decades, the bleeding disorders community has advocated for better access to healthcare. All that progress could now be erased, despite President Trump having promised not to touch Medicaid, and having told Congressional Republicans, "Don't f*** with Medicaid." On May 13, after a committee hearing la more PR