ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-WV Applauds Governor Morrisey Health Care Authority Board Appointments * Group Continues Holding Pro-CON Lawmakers Accountable  CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey yesterday announced a slate of appointments to the West Virginia Health Care Authority Board, which regulates the state's certificate of need (CON) program. Americans for Prosperity-West Virgini more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * What's in President Trump's $9.4-billion Rescissions Request? By Jordan Haring Executive Summary * President Trump has sent a formal rescissions request to Congress that includes 22 proposed budget authority cuts totaling $9.4 billion. * The package would rescind funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Americans Making $30,000 - $80,000 Will Get a 15% Tax Cut in the Big Beautiful Bill By Rachel Loren Americans making between $30,000 - $80,000 will receive a 15% tax cut thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill passed by House Republicans, according to a recent report from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation. The bill provides across the board income tax cuts, an expanded standard de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [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: * * * Appeals Court Maintains Block on Unlawful Trump-Vance Administration Plan to Destroy Department of Education Coalition of Educators, School Districts, and Unions Behind Challenge Releases Statement * The First Circuit Court of Appeals delivered an more PR

TREVOSE, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- The Advertising Specialty Institute issued the following news release: * * * ASI Media Wins Prestigious National Awards for Excellence in Industry Journalism The Advertising Specialty Institute(R) (ASI), the leading global authority in the $26.6 billion promotional products industry, proudly announces a series of prestigious national and international awards recognizing ASI Media's outstanding work in reporting, research, analysis and multimedia content. ASI  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 4 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Baquet, Fernandez and Tenbarge named SPJ Fellows of the Society * The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes Dean Baquet, Valeria Fernandez and Kat Tenbarge as this year's Fellows of the Society. This is the highest professional honor awarded by SPJ for extraordinary contribution to the journalism profession. "SPJ is thrilled to induct these three inspirational more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Big Beautiful Bill Expands Tip Tax Credit to Barbershops and Salons * "When customers add tips to a card, we get taxed on that full amount, even though it goes straight to our stylists. It's not income I ever touch." In addition to ending the tax on tips, the House-passed Big Beautiful Bill delivers yet another win for taxpayers and small businesses: It expands the 45B FICA Tax Tip C more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Urges House Education and Workforce Committee to Restore, Protect Shuttered Department of Education Civil Rights Office * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce urging lawmakers to reject the Trump admin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Urges Trump Admin to Reconsider Termination of TPS for Afghanistan, Calls for Pathway to Citizenship * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse their decision to terminate Temporary Prot more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * Ukraine's Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear Bombers. What Happens Now? By Masao Dahlgren and Lachlan MacKenzie On June 1, Ukraine launched drone attacks against strategic airbases across Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the strikes--dubbed Operation "Spider's Web"--damaged or destroyed 34 percent of Russia's strategic cruise mis more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * House Republican Tax Bill Extends -- and Expands -- Costly Tax Breaks for the Wealthy By Samantha Jacoby Wealthy heirs, owners of multimillion-dollar partnerships, and private equity investors would be among the big winners from the expanded tax breaks for wealthy households in the House Republican tax bill. Those tax cuts would come on top of the bill's extension of the ex more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * House Republican Tax Bill Would Create Costly Red Tape for Millions of Families By Sam Berger The recently passed House Republican tax and budget-cutting bill is full of new administrative burdens: unnecessary forms and cumbersome processes that would make it harder for working families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and others to see a doctor when they are sick, put  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 5 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Civil rights groups denounce cruelty, lawlessness of ICE deportation flight to war zone in violation of judge's order Last week, the Trump administration defied a judge's order and placed eight community members, including long-term residents of the U.S., on a deportation flight to South Sudan without due process. The community members, who were born in countries including Mexico, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following statement: * * * CPB Statement in Response to President Trump's Proposed Rescissions Package and Budget Eliminating CPB Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2025) -- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement regarding the President's proposed rescissions package sent to Congress today to claw back $1.1 billion of already appropriated fundi more PR

NEW YORK, June 4 [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: * * * Federal Court Finds Alien Enemies Act Removals Unlawful, Orders Access to Judicial Process for Venezuelans Sent to Notorious CECOT Prison in March * WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held that the removal of over 130 Vene more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [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: * * * Federal Court Finds Alien Enemies Act Removals Unlawful, Orders Access to Judicial Process for Venezuelans Sent to Notorious CECOT Prison in March D.C. court's order will allow men held incommunicado since March 15 to challenge their detention and re more PR

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Fourth Circuit Revives Challenge to Policy Silencing Immigration Judges The independence of agencies charged with protecting employee rights has been compromised by Trump administration, court suggests National Association of Immigration Judges v. Owen A lawsuit challenging a government policy silencing immigration judges * RICHMOND, Va.--The United States Court of Appe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Ghost Orchid Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections * HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Following a petition and agreement with The Institute for Regional Conservation, Center for Biological Diversity and the National Parks Conservation Association the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the ghost orchid as an endangered species. The Service declined to prot more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Ghost Orchid Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections The ghost orchid is a rare, beautiful species. There is only one national park site where it can be found: Big Cypress National Preserve. * HOLLYWOOD, Fla.-- Following a petition and agreement with The Institute for Regional Conservation, Center for Biological Diversity and the National Parks Conservation Asso more PR

NEW YORK, June 4 [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: * * * Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Detention of Immigrants at Guantanamo Bay * WASHINGTON -- Immigrants' rights advocates sued the Trump administration today over the detention of immigrants at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The fed more PR

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Detention of Immigrants at Guantanamo Bay Immigrants' rights advocates sued the Trump administration today over the detention of immigrants at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The federal lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Constitutional Rights, International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), and ACLU of the District of Colum more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Congratulates Michelle Bowman on Confirmation as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision * The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) congratulated Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on today's Senate vote confirming her ICBA-advocated nomination to serve as Fed vice chair for supervision.  "ICBA and the nation's community bankers more PR

NEW YORK, June 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NEW FILING: Immigrant Social Services Orgs, Faith Leaders, and the NYCLU Intervene in DOJ Lawsuit to Defend Rochester's Sanctuary Laws * Trump admin is attempting to conscript Rochester's police officers into its mass deportation effort in violation of decades-old city sanctuary laws ROCHESTER, NY - Today, on behalf of Rochester the Ibero-American Action League LLC (Ibero), the more PR

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * IRAP STRONGLY DENOUNCES NEW TRAVEL BAN Today, President Trump issued a new proclamation barring most nationals of 12 countries and limiting people from seven additional countries from entering the United States starting Monday. While the ban allows for exceptions for certain categories, such as Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders and certain ethnic and religious minoriti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release: * * * ITI Welcomes New U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation * WASHINGTON - Today, global tech trade association ITI reacted to the U.S. Department of Commerce's announcement that the U.S. AI Safety Institute will be rebranded into the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI). "The reformed Center for AI Standards and Innovation is good news for U more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Judge to Consider Motions to Block Oak Flat Land Exchange * PHOENIX-- A federal judge in Arizona will hear arguments Friday on two motions for a preliminary injunction to stop the Oak Flat land exchange pending further consideration of the lawsuits' merits. One lawsuit was filed by the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the other by a coalition of conservation and recreation grou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [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: * * * Lawsuit Filed to Defend Independence of National Transportation Safety Board * Alvin Brown, former Vice Chair and confirmed member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging his unlawful removal  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: What's Next for Trump's Proposed FY26 Budget and The Republican Anti-Environmental Tax Scam * FROM: Matthew Davis, Vice President of Federal Policy, League of Conservation Voters TO: Interested Parties MEMO: What's Next for Trump's Proposed FY26 Budget and The Republican Anti-Environmental Tax Scam The Trump administration is using every tool at their disposa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Michelle Bowman's Confirmation as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision is a Gift to Wall Street, Fossil Fuel Industry * The U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman to be the next vice chair for supervision, the Federal Reserve's lead role for bank regulation. Bowman's confirmation will accelerate the Federal Reserve's alarming about-face on numerous re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Nearly 11 Million Americans Will Lose Healthcare to Pay for Trump's Billionaire Tax Cuts * Nonpartisan CBO Estimates Republicans' budget betrayal would strip nearly 11 million Americans of their healthcare coverage while adding $2.4 trillion to the national deficit WASHINGTO more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 5 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * New research shows private equity firms make billions through Trump Opportunity Zone tax cut program The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has released new research analyzing how private equity firms and other developers have raised billions of dollars through the Opportunity Zone initiative, a program established by the 2017 Trump tax plan that is set to expand via the Trump administration's more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Next Steps for Deregulation in the FCC with Commissioner Nathan Simington on The Leave Us Alone Podcast * On this week's episode of the Leave Us Alone Podcast, ATR President Grover Norquist was joined by ATR policy expert James Erwin to discuss possible alterations to President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill as it moves to the Senate. Federal Communications Commissioner Nathan Simingto more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 5 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following statement on June 4, 2025: * * * NILC Statement on New Trump Administration's Proclamation Banning Hundreds of Millions of Black and Brown People from Entering the United States WASHINGTON -- Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's announcement of a drastically-expanded travel ban that would arbitraril more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * One Big, Beautiful Bill Act to Include a Moratorium on State A.I. Regulation * While certainly not an original focal point of Congressional Republicans' reconciliation bill, federal preemption of state and local AI regulation is a great last-minute addition to the package. As we have argued to the Trump administration and to the public, federal preemption of state AI regulation is nece more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam warns new travel ban will fuel 'discrimination and division' In response to the Trump administration's recently released travel ban, Abby Maxman, Oxfam America's President & CEO, said: "A new travel ban marks a chilling return to policies of fear, discrimination, and division. By once again targeting individuals from Muslim-majority countries, countries with predominantly Black and brown population more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk issued a statement urging the Congress to reject the Trump administration's proposed rescissions package. Konyndyk stated that the package would drastically cut critical refugee and humanitarian aid, contradicting previous promises to preserve such programs. The organization emphasized that these proposed cuts, totaling billions across various vital international assistance and health programs, would have a devastating glob more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Abigail Spanberger for Virginia Governor * Reproductive Freedom for All announced its endorsement of former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger in her bid for Virginia governor. Since the fall of Roe abortion access has been decimated in Southern states, leaving Virginia as a safe haven for people seeking  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Senators Must Ask: Will Kim Richey Protect Students and Families or the Trump-McMahon Agenda? * Liz King, senior director for education equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement ahead of the nomination hearing for Kim Richey to serve as assistant secretary of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd released a statement criticizing the Trump administration's FY2026 budget proposal, calling it a "roadmap for dismantling the U.S. Department of Education." Loyd highlighted the proposed staggering $12 billion cut to the Department, a 15 percent reduction, which she asserts would disproportionately harm vulnerable student populations. The budget also seeks to consolidate 18 K-12 programs into a block grant with significantly reduced funding and includes more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Education] -- Student Borrower Protection Center posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Caves on Plans to Snatch Social Security Benefits After Months of Pressure From Borrower Advocates * Move Comes as Millions of Americans Are Still Struggling to Navigate Unprecedented Economic Uncertainty and Record Number of Americans Are Behind on Student Loan Bills The Education Department told reporters that the Trump Administration was reversing c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Launches Latest Attack on a Free and Independent Press with Bid to Claw Back All Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, the Trump White House issued a rescission request, which according to press reports calls on Congress to claw back nearly $1.1 billion in already-approved federal funding for the Corporatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain posted the following news: * * * US-Saudi AI Deal and the Dangers of AI Surveillance in Saudi Arabia * This month, President Trump announced a deal with Saudi Arabia that would provide the country with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips. The deal sees industry leader Nvidia provide Humain, a sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup, with 18,000 of its new GB300 Blackwell chips. The massi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Vought Continues the Destruction of Musk's DOGE, Groundwork's Jacquez Warns * Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought will be on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on the President's budget. Ahead of his testimony, Groundwork's Chief of Policy & Advocacy Alex Jacquez released the followin more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 5 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release: * * * White House proposes largest warhead spending increase since Reagan Runaway U.S. warhead spending now vastly greater than in the Cold War * Last Friday, May 30, the White House released a Technical Supplement to its previous "skinny budget." That previous budget release was the subject of our May 2 press release ("Trump administration seeks huge increase in nuclear warhead spending, the more PR

NEW YORK, June 4 [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: * * * White House Targeting of Public Broadcasting Would Harm Local Communities, Violate First Amendment * (WASHINGTON)-- PEN America released the following statement today in response to President Trump's request to cut funding, which Congress already has approved, for the Corporation for Publ more PR