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Tipoffs: President Trump & Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2025-06-13 ( 67 items ) |
12 Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Exemptions Allowing Coal Plants to Sidestep Mercury and Arsenic Limits (10)
NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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12 Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Exemptions Allowing Coal Plants to Sidestep Mercury and Arsenic Limits
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of 12 environmental and community groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its illegal use of presidential exemptions that allowed 68 coal-fired power plants to postpone complying with tighter standards more PR
ACLU of Georgia Reiterates the Rights of Georgians to Protest Ahead of 'No Kings' Rally (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following statement on June 12, 2025:
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ACLU of Georgia Reiterates the Rights of Georgians to Protest Ahead of 'No Kings' Rally
ATLANTA -- In response to recent protests in Atlanta, across the nation, and in advance of protests and rallies this weekend, the ACLU of Georgia issues the following statement with concern about the State's overreaching domestic terrorism law being used to quell dissent.
"The more PR
ACLU Reacts to the Forcible Removal of U.S. Senator Padilla by Trump Administration Officials (10)
NEW YORK, June 12 [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:
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ACLU Reacts to the Forcible Removal of U.S. Senator Padilla by Trump Administration Officials
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WASHINGTON -- In response to the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla from a Los Angeles press conference held by Secretary of Homel more PR
AFP Cheers Passage of First Rescission Package through the U.S. House (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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AFP Cheers Passage of First Rescission Package through the U.S. House
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cancel $9.4 billion in discretionary spending as requested in President Trump's first rescission package. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a Key Vote Alert supporting House passage and cheered the move to continue reining in federal spending and more PR
AFP Comes to Washington with a Message: Make All the Tax Cuts Permanent (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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AFP Comes to Washington with a Message: Make All the Tax Cuts Permanent
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WASHINGTON, DC- This week, Americans for Prosperity held 135 meetings on Capitol Hill to highlight the urgent need not only to extend the Trump Tax Cuts--but to also make them permanent. The certainty that comes with permanent tax policy is critical for driving economic g more PR
AFPI Launches America First Agriculture Commissioners and Secretaries Council (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- America First Policies issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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AFPI Launches America First Agriculture Commissioners and Secretaries Council
Washington D.C.-- Following the America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) recent launch of the Farmers First Agenda, AFPI is launching today the America First Agriculture Commissioners & Secretaries Council. The Council will prospectively bring together state commissioners, secretaries, and directors of agriculture more PR
API, AFPM Celebrate Car Freedom Day (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute posted the following news release:
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American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement today as President Trump signed into law a series of bills overturning California's electric vehicle mandates, which prevented consumer choice.Â
"The President and Congress just delivered a major more PR
ATA Applauds President Trump for Revoking California's Destructive EV Mandates (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release:
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ATA Applauds President Trump for Revoking California's Destructive EV Mandates
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The American Trucking Associations today thanked President Trump for revoking California's ruinous electric vehicle mandates and was honored to be part of the White House ceremony that marked a major step forward for setting realistic and achievable national emissions standards. more PR
AU Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-Christian Bias Task Force (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news:
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AU sues Trump administration over Anti-Christian Bias Task Force
As part of an investigation into the Trump administration's dangerous Anti-Christian Bias Task Force, Americans United for Separation of Church and State today filed a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The lawsuit explains that the department is violating federal la more PR
Being a Dad Is More Expensive in Trump's America (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release:
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Being a Dad Is More Expensive in Trump's America
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This Father's Day weekend, must-haves for kids and household essentials are costing American families more because of Trump's economic chaos
Dads across the country are feeling squeezed this Father's Day as Trump's tariffs are raising prices on everything from golf equipment and g more PR
CAIR Condemns Trump Admin's Termination of TPS for Cameroon, Calls for Special Humanitarian Parole (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Condemns Trump Admin's Termination of TPS for Cameroon, Calls for Special Humanitarian Parole
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Trump administration's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon, warning that the move places thous more PR
California Leads States in Suing the Trump Administration Over Its Revocation of Air Pollution Standards (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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California Leads States in Suing the Trump Administration Over Its Revocation of Air Pollution Standards
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"The president's use of the Congressional Review Act to block states from implementing air pollution standards to improve air quality is deeply disappointing. This illegitimate move poses threats to public health, the economy and states' rights.
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Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on Trump Administration Rollback of Regulations of CO2 Emissions From the Power Sector (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following news:
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Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on Trump Administration Rollback of Regulations of CO2 Emissions from the Power Sector
The following statement may be attributed to Jessie Stolark, executive director of the Carbon Capture Coalition (the Coalition), a non-partisan collaboration of companies, labor unions, and NGOs building support for carbon management policies. It is on the recent announcement that the Env more PR
CBA's Johnson: Trump Administration Right-Sizing Regulation Will Unleash Innovation, Economic Growth (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release:
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CBA's Johnson: Trump Administration Right-Sizing Regulation Will Unleash Innovation, Economic Growth
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Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Lindsey Johnson recently appeared at The Hill's Invest in America Summit where she highlighted the pivotal role America's leading Main Street banks play in driving the economy forward, the importance of combattin more PR
Consumer Energy Alliance Applauds the Bipartisan Actions of Congress & President Trump on Blocking the California Clean Cars Waivers (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, June 13 -- The Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Consumer Energy Alliance Applauds the Bipartisan Actions of Congress & President Trump on Blocking the California Clean Cars Waivers
* Congressional action protects vehicle choice for 35% of American families by rescinding overreaching EPA waivers
* Bipartisan support demonstrates broad opposition to costly California vehicle mandates that eliminate affordable transportation opti more PR
Court Allows Unlawful Trump Cuts to Education Research After Agency Partly Reverses Course During Litigation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [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:
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Court Allows Unlawful Trump Cuts to Education Research After Agency Partly Reverses Course During Litigation
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Court Declines to Issue Injunction after Institute of Education Sciences Began Process of Reinstating Dozens of Cancelled Contracts
A fe more PR
Court Rejects CFPB Attempt to Undo Anti-Discrimination Court Case (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [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:
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Court Rejects CFPB Attempt to Undo Anti-Discrimination Court Case
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, issued the following statement on today's decision in CFPB v. Townstone Financial, Inc., No. 1:20-cv-04176 (N.D. I more PR
Democracy Forward's Skye Perryman Testifies Before House Oversight Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [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:
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Democracy Forward's Skye Perryman Testifies Before House Oversight Committee
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Perryman Joins Governors Pritzker, Walz and Hochul before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Washington, D.C. - Today, Democracy Forward Foundation more PR
Detention Watch Network: Third Death By Suicide In Georgia's ICE Detention Center, Advocates Call For Immediate Action to Close Stewart Detention Center (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, issued the following news release:
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Third Death By Suicide In Georgia's ICE Detention Center, Advocates Call For Immediate Action to Close Stewart Detention Center
Lumpkin, Georgia -- Amid increasing reports of overcrowding and the denial of human rights at the Stewart Detention Center, Immigration and C more PR
Electric Co-ops Cheer Trump's Decision to Preserve Lower Snake River Dams, Prioritize Electric Reliability (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 13 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Electric Co-ops Cheer Trump's Decision to Preserve Lower Snake River Dams, Prioritize Electric Reliability
ARLINGTON, Va. - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson today issued the following statement cheering President Trump's decision to roll back plans to breach the Lower Snake River dams. The dams serve as a critical source more PR
EMILYs List Endorses Justice Christine Donohue for Retention to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Endorses Justice Christine Donohue for Retention to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Justice Christine Donohue for retention to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
"State Supreme Courts play a critical role in more PR
Environmental Working Group: EPA Data Shows 165M People Exposed to 'Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Drinking Water (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSbrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release:
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EPA data shows 165M people exposed to 'forever chemicals' in U.S. drinking water
New data (https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-08/ucmr5-data-summary_0.pdf) released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows an additional 6.5 million Americans have drinking water contaminated by the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. It brings the total number of people at risk of drin more PR
EPA's decision to allow California to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035 reversed after President Trump signs CRA resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release:
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EPA's decision to allow California to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035 reversed after President Trump signs CRA resolution
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California's green light from the Environmental Protection Agency to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035 was revoked after Congress passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution and President Trump signed it into law today. Two related resolution more PR
Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump's Commitment to Farmworkers (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on June 12, 2025:
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Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump's Commitment to Farmworkers
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump's commitment to preventing labor disruptions in the food supply.
"We appreciate President Trump's comments this afternoon recognizing the contributions of farmworkers who play a vital role in growing food across Ameri more PR
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Potentially Liable for Aiding Israel's War Crimes and Genocide Against Palestinians (10)
NEW YORK, June 12 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release:
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Potentially Liable for Aiding Israel's War Crimes and Genocide Against Palestinians
Center for Constitutional Rights puts widely condemned foundation on notice as Trump admin considers giving it $500 million
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The Center for Constitutional Rights notified the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) of its potential legal liability for complicity in Israel's war crimes, more PR
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Moving Forward California's Clean Transportation Progress (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Moving Forward California's Clean Transportation Progress
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Sacramento, CA - Today, Governor Newsom issued an executive order moving forward California's clean transportation progress in the face of federal attacks.
The EO: Reaffirms the state's commitment to zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) deployment;
* Initiates the Advanced Clean Cars III program, more PR
GreenLatinos Appalled As Trump Signs Resolution to Block Clean Vehicles (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release:
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GreenLatinos Appalled As Trump Signs Resolution to Block Clean Vehicles
Trump's action reverses California gas-powered car phaseout
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On June 12, the President signed joint resolutions p more PR
Handcuffing, Forcible Removal of Sen. Padilla is a 'Blatant Abuse of Power' (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Handcuffing, Forcible Removal of Sen. Padilla is a 'Blatant Abuse of Power'
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was violently forced out of a press conference for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, before the Senator was tackled to the ground and hand-cuffed.
In response, Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement : "This is utterly more PR
Heritage Action Issues Key Vote in Support of President Trump's Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release:
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Heritage Action Issues Key Vote in Support of President Trump's Rescissions Package
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WASHINGTON - Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, today issued a key vote in support of President Trump's Rescissions Package (H.R. 4). This is Heritage Action's first legislative key vote of the 119th Congress.
Heritage Acti more PR
House GOP Greenlights Trump's Funding Power Grab (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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House GOP Greenlights Trump's Funding Power Grab
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Today, the House passed a proposal to rescind $9.4 billion in previously-allocated federal spending, most of which was used to fund public media and foreign assistance.Â
Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response:
"The House GOP's spineless rubber-stamping of Trump's massive spending clawback s more PR
House Republicans Are Elon Musk's Accomplices, Groundwork's Owens Says (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release:
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House Republicans Are Elon Musk's Accomplices, Groundwork's Owens Says
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Today, House Republicans voted in favor of $9.4 billion worth of budget rescissions -- a step towards formalizing into law the dangerous cuts pursued by Elon Musk.Â
Groundwork Collaborative's Executive Director Lindsay Owens reacted to the vote:
"The richest man more PR
ICYMI: Democracy Forward CEO & President Skye Perryman Tells Congress, "The American People Are in Danger and our Democracy is in Crisis" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [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:
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ICYMI: Democracy Forward CEO & President Skye Perryman Tells Congress, "The American People Are in Danger and our Democracy is in Crisis"
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Democracy Forward CEO & President Skye Perryman: "When the government does its job and works for the people, more PR
Independent Women Applauds Legislation Signed by President Trump Eliminating California's Electric Vehicle Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release:
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Independent Women Applauds Legislation Signed by President Trump Eliminating California's Electric Vehicle Mandates
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Independent Women, a leading national women's organization dedicated to advancing policies that enhance opportunity and well-being, released the following statement praising legislation signed today by President Trump that will e more PR
LA Leaders Push Back on Escalating Immigration Crackdowns and Spotlight Community Resilience at Launch of Hispanic Federation's California Office (10)
NEW YORK, June 13 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release:
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LA Leaders Push Back on Escalating Immigration Crackdowns and Spotlight Community Resilience at Launch of Hispanic Federation's California Office
Community leaders call for bold action to counter raids, funding cuts, and attacks on immigrant an more PR
Law Firm Applauds House Judiciary Committee Vote to Repeal FACE Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Thomas More Society issued a statement on June 10, 2025, responding to the House Judiciary Committee's approval of H.R. 598, the FACE Act Repeal Act, and calling it a key step toward ending what it describes as decades of unjust prosecutions targeting peaceful pro-life advocates.
Peter Breen, executive vice president and head of litigation, criticized the FACE Act as unconstitutional and asserted that the law has been disproportionately used against pro-life individu more PR
Lawyers' Committee Condemns The Arrest and Forced Removal of Sen. Padilla From Today's DHS Press Conference (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release:
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Lawyers' Committee Condemns The Arrest and Forced Removal of Sen. Padilla From Today's DHS Press Conference
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Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement after Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed and arrested during today's Department of Homeland Securit more PR
LCV Statement on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Big Ugly Text (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release:
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LCV Statement on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Big Ugly Text
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Washington, D.C. -- In response to the release of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources title of the Big Ugly Bill, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Conservation Program Director America Fitzpatrick:
"Trump's allies in Congress are doubling down on more PR
Local Public Television Stations at Risk of Closing After U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Rescind Essential Funding (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: Media] -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release:
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Local Public Television Stations at Risk of Closing After U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Rescind Essential Funding
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Kate Riley, President and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, made the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives vote to approve a rescissions package defunding public media funding:Â
"America's Public Television Stat more PR
MomsRising Condemns Treatment of Calif. Sen. Padilla and Escalation of Immigration Enforcement (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director and CEO of MomsRising, issued a statement on June 12, 2025, condemning Homeland Security officials for accosting Sen. Alex Padilla at a Los Angeles news conference. Rowe-Finkbeiner called the incident "un-American, undemocratic, and an assault on our first amendment rights," asserting that such violence is unacceptable.
She further criticized the administration's immigration tactics, including family se more PR
National Organization for Women Condemns Trump Use of Federal Troops Against Protesters (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The National Organization for Women issued a statement denouncing what it called President Trump's unlawful deployment of National Guard and Marine forces in response to peaceful protests over immigration enforcement.
The organization described the move as an attempt to incite fear and suppress dissent, highlighting the violent arrest of David Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West, during a protest on June 7, 2025. The sta more PR
National Organization for Women Criticizes Trump's Army Parade, Calls for Celebration of Women in Military (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Christian F. Nunes, president of the National Organization for Women, condemned the planned June 14 parade for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, calling it a wasteful display serving President Trump's ego rather than honoring military service. She urged national attention instead toward recognizing the contributions of women in the armed forces, citing a sharp rise in female recruitment as central to recent military success.
Nunes criticized Trump's policies and executi more PR
National Parks Conservation Association: Park Signs Undermine Rangers, Aim to Erase History (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release:
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Park Signs Undermine Rangers, Aim to Erase History
Forcing rangers to post these signs is an outrage and shows deep contempt for their work to preserve and tell all American stories.
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WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior (DOI) has begun posting chilling new signage at national parks, asking visitors to report "any signs or other information that are negative about either past more PR
NYCLU Slams DOJ Lawsuit Against New York's Protect Our Courts Act (10)
NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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NYCLU Slams DOJ Lawsuit Against New York's Protect Our Courts Act
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WASHINGTON - Today, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Justice is suing New York State over its Protect Our Courts Act -- a law that the NYCLU and partners designed to ensure that all New Yorkers can access courthouses and seek justice without fear of being targeted by Immigration and Cu more PR
OP-ED: Greenpeace USA Leadership Pose Critical Questions During UN Oceans Conference (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release:
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OP-ED: Greenpeace USA leadership pose critical questions during UN Oceans Conference
President Trump is exacerbating our oceans crisis by signing several Executive Actions that prioritize corporate profit over environmental wellbeing. In the op-ed "Who Will Defend Our Oceans--the Last Global Commons? more PR
Oregon Public Land Sell-Off Included in Senate Budget Proposal (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 13 (TNSrep) -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Oregon Public Land Sell-Off Included in Senate Budget Proposal
Public Lands in Oregon at Risk as Senate Reconciliation Bill Revives Land Sale Scheme
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PORTLAND, OR -- A budget reconciliation proposal introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, would force the sale of up to 3.2 million acres of public lands across the West, includi more PR
PEN America Again Calls for Immediate Release of Columbia U Student Mahmoud Khalil In Wrongful Detention Case (10)
NEW YORK, June 12 [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:
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PEN America Again Calls for Immediate Release of Columbia U Student Mahmoud Khalil In Wrongful Detention Case
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(NEW YORK)-- PEN America today welcomed a federal judge's ruling that Mahmoud Khalil must be released as early as Friday from a Louisiana detention center where he has been hel more PR
Philadelphia Civil Rights Groups Push Back on Department of Justice Attempt to Terminate Redlining Case in Philadelphia (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release:
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Philadelphia Civil Rights Groups Push Back on Department of Justice Attempt to Terminate Redlining Case in Philadelphia
In response to a troubling nationwide effort to weaken fair housing enforcement, civil rights groups are taking action to attempt to block the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) premature termination of a federal consent order that holds ESSA Bank & Trust accoun more PR
Plaintiffs Represented by Earthjustice Condemn Trump Administration's Unilateral Withdrawal from Historic Columbia Basin Agreement (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Plaintiffs Represented by Earthjustice Condemn Trump Administration's Unilateral Withdrawal from Historic Columbia Basin Agreement
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Seattle, WA --President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum today to unilaterally and abruptly withdraw the federal government's support for the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, a comprehensive partnership to restore the basin's imperiled sa more PR
President Signs Congressional Review Act Resolutions Attacking State Clean Vehicle Standards (10)
NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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President Signs Congressional Review Act Resolutions Attacking State Clean Vehicle Standards
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(Washington, D.C. - June 12, 2025) Today, President Trump signed three unprecedented and improper Congressional Review Act resolutions to disapprove EPA waivers allowing California to implement clean air standards to protect millions of people from dangerous vehicle pollution.
Cali more PR
Protesting autocracy is a state/church issue (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 12 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release:
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Protesting autocracy is a state/church issue
It's imperative that Americans and organizations of all stripes voice dismay at President Trump's frightening, unconstitutional and autocratic move to deploy the military against his own people.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which exists to uphold our secular Constitution, can't do its work in an autocracy, esp more PR
RNG Transportation Industry Statement on End of California Waivers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Transport Project, a national coalition of fleets, vehicle and engine manufacturers and dealers, and fuel producers and providers dedicated to the decarbonization of North America's transportation, issued the following news release:
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RNG Transportation Industry Statement on End of California Waivers
The Transport Project (TTP) released the following statement by President Dan Gage in response to President Trump's signing of Congressional Review Act resolutions more PR
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Sells Out Wildlife Along with American Lands and Waters (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release:
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Sells Out Wildlife Along with American Lands and Waters
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Defenders of Wildlife strongly condemns the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for selling out wildlife in its text for the upcoming budget reconciliation bill. The committee's text includes mandates for millions of acres of public land sales, along with increased lo more PR
Senate GOP Confirms Billy Long, an Anti-IRS Extremist, as Agency's Chief (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSrep) -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Senate GOP Confirms Billy Long, an Anti-IRS Extremist, as Agency's Chief
Long's Confirmation Signals Open Season for Wealthy Tax Cheats
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Today, the Senate's GOP majority confirmed former Congressman Billy Long as IRS Chief, despite his past support for abolishing the agency and replacing the federal income tax with a regressive national sales tax. Just yesterday, Senator Wyd more PR
Senate Republicans Put Wealthy Tax Cheats Over Working Families, Groundwork's DiVito Says (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release:
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Senate Republicans Put Wealthy Tax Cheats Over Working Families, Groundwork's DiVito Says
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Today, Senate Republicans voted to confirm former U.S. Representative Billy Long (R-MO) to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - an agency he tried to defraud and abolish as a member of Congress. Groundwork Collaborative's Senior Advisor more PR
Sierra Club Alaska Chapter: Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Must Oppose Selling Public Lands in Alaska (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Sierra Club Alaska Chapter: Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Must Oppose Selling Public Lands in Alaska
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JUNEAU, Alaska -- Senate Republicans are supercharging an effort to sell huge swaths of public lands to private developers in Alaska to pay for extending Donald Trump's tax cuts for billionaires.
Last night, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released its revised portio more PR
Sierra Club Statement on Burgum's Rubber-Stamping DOGE Cuts to Public Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Sierra Club Statement on Burgum's Rubber-Stamping DOGE Cuts to Public Lands
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is appearing before the House Natural Resources Committee to defend the Trump Administration's sweeping proposed budget cuts to the country's largest land management agencies.
Since reclaiming the White House, the Trump Administration has pursued d more PR
Sierra Club Utah Chapter: Senator Lee's Public Lands Sell Off is Bad for Everyone but Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Sierra Club Utah Chapter: Senator Lee's Public Lands Sell Off is Bad for Everyone but Billionaires
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Utah Senator Mike Lee is supercharging an effort to sell huge swaths of public lands to private developers in Utah to pay for extending Donald Trump's tax cuts for billionaires.
"Senator Lee doesn't care about what Utahns want. Periodt. We made it abundantly clear ove more PR
Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standard, Sells Out Kansas (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standard, Sells Out Kansas
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Kansas City, Ks - Yesterday, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. This com more PR
Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standards, Sells Out Iowa (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standards, Sells Out Iowa
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Today, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. This comes more PR
Trump Administration's FY 2026 Budget Will Worsen the Fair and Affordable Housing Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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The Trump Administration's FY26 Budget Will Worsen the Fair and Affordable Housing Crisis
Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance(R) (NFHA(TM)) submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to correct the record regarding the justification for cuts to HUD's fair housing programs and urging him to advocate for critically more PR
Trump and his EPA Sued for Creating Email Shortcut Around Clean Air Protections (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Trump and his EPA Sued for Creating Email Shortcut Around Clean Air Protections
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Washington, D.C. --Today, community and environmental groups represented by Earthjustice sued the Trump administration over its unlawful decision to exempt dozens of coal-fired power plants from stronger pollution limits set in the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS. The exemptions, is more PR
Trump Gave OK for 68 Coal Plants to Ignore Clean Air Act Standards via Email (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Trump Gave OK for 68 Coal Plants to Ignore Clean Air Act Standards via Email
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Washington, D.C. --Today, a coalition of 12 environmental and community groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its illegal use of presidential exemptions that allowed 68 coal-fired power plants to postpone complying with tighter standards for mercury, arsenic, and other toxic em more PR
Trump Kills EV Mandates, SEMA Expresses Gratitude (10)
DIAMOND BAR, California, June 13 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Trump Kills EV Mandates, SEMA Expresses Gratitude
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2025) - The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is expressing its profound thanks to President Donald Trump, who today signed a Congressional Review Act resolution that will protect more than 330,000 American jobs and preserve $100 billion in annual economic impact for the more PR
Trump Signs Illegal Attack on California's Clean Car Authority (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Trump Signs Illegal Attack on California's Clean Car Authority
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WASHINGTON-- President Trump signed illegal congressional resolutions today to use the Congressional Review Act, or CRA, to block California's clean car waivers from the Environmental Protection Agency. The waivers allow the state to set strong pollution standards to protect people and wildlife.
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U.S. House Must Reject Rescissions Package That 'would Do Irreversible Harm' to Millions - Oxfam (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release:
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U.S. House must reject rescissions package that 'would do irreversible harm' to millions -- Oxfam
Ahead of the U.S. House vote on the Trump Administration's rescissions package clawing back over 9 billion dollars in federal funding including lifesaving assistance, President and CEO of Oxfam America Abby Maxman says:
"As the House votes on this reckless rescissions package including billions of dollars of more PR
UANI Applauds UN Nuclear Watchdog Resolution Against Iran and President Trump's Policy of Zero Enrichment (10)
NEW YORK, June 13 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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UANI Applauds UN Nuclear Watchdog Resolution Against Iran and President Trump's Policy of Zero Enrichment
Iran reveals its true intentions - the pursuit of a nuclear weapon
UANI calls for the full reimposition of maximum pressure and the readying of military action as Iran approaches nuclear breakout
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Today, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambass more PR
Uncovering misconduct among the Alzheimer's 'amyloid mafia' (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 12 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news:
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Uncovering misconduct among the Alzheimer's 'amyloid mafia'
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The truth behind Alzheimer's research, funding and oversight
* Moderator : Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent, STAT
* Charles Piller, Investigative Correspondent, Science magazine. Author, "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's"
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