WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * 'Tweaks' to Draconian Health Funding Cuts Are Still Deadly, Monstrous * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following concerns by some Republicans over Donald Trump's draconian funding cuts to the global fight against AIDS, the White House is now reportedly offering "tweaks" to preserve some AIDS prevention programs, as well as saying it will maintain life-saving treatments under the President's Emergency Pla more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * AEA Urges Congress to Act on $9.4 Billion Rescission Package WASHINGTON DC (6/10/25) - This week, Congress is expected to vote on President Trump's proposal to rescind $9.4 billion in budget authority, which includes the full $125 million appropriated for FY 2025 to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF). American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement: "President Trump should more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * AILA Executive Director Condemns Violence and Trump Administration's Abuse of Power in Response to LA Protests In response to the Trump Administration's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles following protests against recent immigration enforcement actions, Ben Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), issued the foll more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project Falls to Trump Attacks Atlantic Shores filed to terminate its 1.5-gigawatt offshore wind project yesterday with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). The termination filing comes after the Trump administration took major steps to dismantle the domestic offshore wind industry, includ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Brady Condemns President Trump's Use of Military Troops in Los Angeles Military Presence and Threats of Force Have Escalated Protests Leading to Violence * Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention organization, condemned President Trump's deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles, CA. Particip more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Congressional Republicans Push for Additional Cuts to Americans' Healthcare to Pay for Billionaire Tax Breaks * House Freedom Caucus Calls for Steeper Medicaid Cuts, Jeopardizing More Americans' Healthcare WASHINGTON, DC - In a letter to Senate Republicans, the House Freedo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Pass the NO BAN Act and Access to Counsel Act to Stop Discriminatory Travel Bans * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their Members of Congress to pass two urgently needed bills: the National Origin-Based Antid more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA, Partners Protest Trump's New Expanded Travel Ban at Los Angeles International Airport * The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with other civil rights advocacy and immigrant-serving organizations and community members, yesterday gathered at the Los Angeles International Airport to protest Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following wrapup: * * * InfluenceWatch Podcast #367: Explaining Basically Governmental Organizations to Congress By Sarah Lee, Michael Watson and Scott Walter Regardless of his recent falling out with President Trump over the size of the "Big Beautiful Bill" tax and spending package or personal beefs, Elon Musk and his "Department of Government Efficiency" team performed at least one extremely useful public service: They highlight more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * Republicans and the Teamsters, a Bad Relationship By Michael Watson Our interest was piqued when National Review's Audrey Fahlberg posted a snapshot of the program inset for American Compass's recent gala featuring Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It has been widely documented that the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a major funder of economic and non-economic left-win more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 10, 2025: * * * DFL deficit: What was in the budget? By John Phelan Three weeks past the deadline, Minnesota's legislators finally passed a budget for the 2026-2027 biennium. Under this budget, the state government will spend $66.0 billion in the 2026-2027 biennium, down from a forecast $70.9 in  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 10, 2025: * * * Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy? By Mona Yacoubian President Trump's Middle East trip last month generated widespread attention--and in some cases, bipartisan concern--around the eye-popping business deals purported to be valued at $2 trillion. Less noticeable but more significantly, the trip contained the elements of a generational recalib more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * DOJ Won't Prosecute Corporate Bribery Schemes Overseas * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday released a policy memo formalizing the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) retreat from enforcing the law when American corporations violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). A report today by the Wall Street Journal noted that nearly half of the DOJ's FCPA investi more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following news release: * * * Dramatic Improvements in Mental Health Reported after CVT's Care in Ethiopia The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is pleased to share a new evidence brief that shows nearly all clients reporting had significant mental health improvements after participating in rehabilitative care sessions at centers in Amhara, Gambella and Tigray, Ethiopia. This underscores the important role more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Congratulates Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Her Primary Victory in New Jersey Governor's Race * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, congratulates Rep. Mikie Sherrill on her primary victory in the New Jersey governor's race. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to congratulate Re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Environment] -- Matthew Davis, vice president of federal policy for the League of Conservation Voters, released a memo condemning a budget reconciliation bill proposed by Senate Republican chairs. Davis asserts the bill is a "demolition plan for public health, climate action, and our children's future," slashing funding for vital environmental programs like air pollution cleanup in schools and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The memo also highlights concerns a more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 10 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * Equality California Responds to Attacks Against Immigrant Communities in California; Trump Deploying National Guard Equality California released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to recent immigration raids across California, and Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles: "Donald Trump's decision to seize control of the California National more PR

NEW YORK, June 10 [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 Trump Administration Breached ACLU Family Separation Settlement Agreement * SAN DIEGO -- A federal court in California ruled the Trump administration breached the settlement agreement stemming from the American Civil  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Fraternal Order of Police issued the following news release: * * * FOP Applauds Passage of the "Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act" Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded news that the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2096, the "Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act" today on a 235 - 178 vote. The measure will now be transmitted to the Senate for further action. "This legislation is a great win for t more PR

NEW YORK, June 10 [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 Take Legal Action to Halt Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy * WASHINGTON -- Immigrants' rights groups are asking a court to block the Trump administration's fast-track deportation policy. The move is part of an ongoing lawsuit more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * HHS "Reconstitution" of Vaccine Advisory Panel Undermines Trust of Evidence-Based Public Health Efforts Washington, D.C. -- In response to Monday's announcement that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remove and replace all members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Community Catalyst issued the following statement: Statement from Dr. Brandon G.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Trump Administration Flagrantly Abuses Power in Los Angeles In response to President Trump's decision to defy state and local officials and call National Guard personnel into federal service under 10 U.S.C. 12406, a statute with language addressing instances where the United States faces "invasion," "rebellion," or a breakdown in the ability of the President to otherwise execute the laws, Human Rights First's Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: SNAP Cuts Threaten Rural Communities While Republican Lawmakers Downplay Impact * WASHINGTON, DC - Families and rural grocers across the country are bracing for impact as congressional Republicans push forward with Trump-endorsed cuts to federal food assistance. Republicans' Big more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Rollins urged to uphold DGAC recommendations Guidelines should retain saturated fat limit to reduce heart disease * Fifty-five public health and medical organizations are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and U.S. Department of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to adopt the advice of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee as their agenc more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Legal Organizations Across Ideologies Urge Court to Block President Trump's Unconstitutional Attacks on Harvard The amicus brief argues that the administration violated Harvard's rights to free speech and academic freedom by unlawfully revoking federal funding Harvard College v. HHS A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's retaliatory targeting o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute, a prominent conservative think tank, released its "2024 President's Update" detailing its efforts to reform American institutions. The report outlines the organization's focus on "advancing economic opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in America and its great cities" through research, journalism, and policy development. Reihan Salam, President of the Manhattan Institute, likens the organization's approach to urban renewal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Environment] (TNSxrep) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * MILESTONE: Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign Prevents 1 Million Asthma Attacks, Saves 60 Thousand Lives * According to new Sierra Club analysis, its Beyond Coal Campaign has helped successfully prevent one million asthma attacks through its work to retire toxic coal plants across the country. The campaign's efforts have also saved over 60,000 lives and prevented nearly 100,000 h more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The National Employment Law Project strongly condemned militarized Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles and other worksite raids across the country, citing them as attacks on immigrant communities and workers' rights. Marisa Diaz, immigrant worker justice program director for NELP, stated that these actions, driven by an anti-immigrant agenda, terrorize communities, break apart families, and threaten the safety and constitutional rights of all workers more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 (TNSrep) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * New research explores how private equity firms profit from outsourcing in K-12 education A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (https://pestakeholder.org/reports/private-equity-in-public-schools-outsourcing-in-k-12-education/)(PESP) analyzes the role of private equity-owned companies in outsourcing public school jobs across the U.S. As federal investment in public  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Trump Family Business Admits That Congressional Republicans' Crypto Bills Would Boost Their Bottom Line * WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump and his family are owning up to the fact that they would financially benefit from cryptocurrency regulation moving through Congress. In more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 11 -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 10, 2025: * * * Testing Self-Reliance: What the Trade War Reveals About China's Vulnerabilities and Power By Gerard DiPippo and Benjamin Lenain The United States and China stepped away from the brink of a near embargo of bilateral trade on May 12. The countries had entered an escalatory spiral after the Trump administration announced new tariffs in April. By April 11, tariffs on both sides had reached prohibiti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Remittance Tax Increases Paperwork Burden on U.S. Citizens * The House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill, endorsed by Americans for Tax Reform, delivers on President Trump's promise of across the board, pro-growth tax relief for American households and businesses. Having passed the House, the GOP-controlled Senate now has the opportunity to improve upon the current bill. The Senate can  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * RFA CEO: Time to Unleash American Ethanol * In keynote remarks today at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo in Omaha, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper laid out the importance of ethanol for energy independence and the rural farm economy. "If there was ever an energy sector that needs to be let off the leash and allowed to run free, it is  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Temperatures Likely Above Average This Summer as Trump Administration Lays Off Federal Heat Experts, Attacks NOAA * WASHINGTON--Last year was the hottest on record globally, adding to a long-term trend: The last 11 years have been the 11 hottest on record. Based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) seasonal outlook, the entire coun more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Third Way issued the following statement on June 9, 2025: * * * Third Way condemns violence and says Trump's reckless decision to pour gasoline on a fire will increase chaos and torches any suggestion his immigration actions are intended to improve public safety Third Way released the following statement: "Americans looking for order and fairness in our immigration system are getting neither from President Trump. His decision to deploy the National Guard and now U.S. M more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following research: * * * Triple dipping: Budget bill raises farm subsidies for wealthy farmers by billions of dollars By Anne Schechinger In the past five years, some farmers across the country may have dipped into three types of taxpayer-funded federal farm support to collect a staggering $113.9 billion, according to EWG's newly updated Farm Subsidy Database (https://farm.ewg.org/?). And the House-passed budget rec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Deploys Marines on California Citizens * Today, the Trump administration ordered 700 U.S. Marines to join the 2,000 unrequested, federally activated National Guard troops in Los Angeles in response to this weekend's protests over ICE's presence and mass deportation efforts. The aggressive posturing by this administration can only be interpreted as a blatant attempt to inflam more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, June 11 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: * * * Trump deployment of Marine Corps, National Guard against Californians affirms U.S. now under authoritarian rule The president of the United States has deployed the military against Californians in a divisive, unjustified, and unprecedented action. He has also threatened the use of "heavy force" against Americans who protest a military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 14th-the President' more PR

NEW YORK, June 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Reportedly Plans to Unveil Damaging Proposals to Repeal Limits on Air Toxics and Climate Pollution from Power Plant Smokestacks * (Washington, D.C. - June 10, 2025) According to news reports, the Trump EPA will announce two proposals tomorrow to repeal vital clean air protections that benefit millions of people through limits on mercury, arsenic and climate-destabili more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's $134M Authoritarian Spectacle in L.A. Must Be Investigated * During a House budget hearing today, the Pentagon estimated the Trump administration's deployment of U.S. troops to Los Angeles will cost taxpayers $134 million. In response, Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement : "Donald Trump's decision to deploy U.S. troops against our own citizen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Trump's trade negotiations with China put US at disadvantage * U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is immersed in trade talks with China in London this week, hoping for a resolution to conflicts over restrictions and tariffs concerning semiconductors and essential rare earth minerals. CEI trade policy expert Ryan Young points out that the current mess was self-inflict more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSLrpt) -- A report released by the Economic Policy Institute, an independent, nonprofit think tank, argues that current U.S. trade policy is failing American workers and calls for a fundamental shift towards a "progressive approach to globalization in the 21st century." The report, titled "A Progressive Approach to Globalization in the 21st Century," asserts that while Americans hold nuanced views on trade, policymakers have largely ignored the significant challenges posed  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * USCMO Condemns Israeli Seizure of Madleen Gaza Aid Flotilla on High Seas as State Piracy The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation's umbrella group of Muslim associations, unequivocally condemns yesterday's Israeli commando attack and seizure of the unarmed Madleen Gaza aid flotilla in international waters as brazen state piracy, barbarous terrorism, and an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Who Are Trump's First 2025 Judicial Nominees--and Why They're a Warning Sign * Trump's First Slate of Judicial Nominees Reveal Pattern of Out-Of-Touch Extremism, Inexperience, Loyalty to Trump Following our inaugural Court Watch report digging into the Article III Project's role in  more PR