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45 Groups Urge Senate Republican Leadership to Follow the Rules on Budget Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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45 Groups Urge Senate Republican Leadership to Follow the Rules on Budget Bill
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the Republican majority should follow the guidance of the Senate Parliamentarian on the tax and budget bill, 45 groups said in a letter sent today.
The Parliamentarian is tasked with issuing rulings to determine which provisions of the bill are s more PR
Accountable.US Exposes $7 Million in Tax Lobbying From Private Equity and Other Industry Groups (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] (TNSrpt) -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release:
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Accountable.US Exposes $7 Million in Tax Lobbying From Private Equity and Other Industry Groups
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Inside a $7 million campaign to keep the carried interest loophole - a benefit that overwhelmingly serves big business
Accountable.US released a new report exposing nearly $7 mil more PR
ACLU Massachusetts: Transgender US Passport Holders Granted Temporary Relief in Challenge to Trump Gender Marker Policy (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 17, 2025:
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Transgender US Passport Holders Granted Temporary Relief in Challenge to Trump Gender Marker Policy
A federal judge today expanded a preliminary injunction to two newly certified classes of passport holders in Orr v. Trump, a challenge to the Trump administration's policy requiring that passports bear only a person's sex designation assigned at birth, more PR
ACLU Opposes Department of Energy's Direct Final Rule Removing Requirements for Disability Access (10)
NEW YORK, June 17 [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 Opposes Department of Energy's Direct Final Rule Removing Requirements for Disability Access
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WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union has submitted a public comment in opposition to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) pr more PR
ACLU Opposes Opening of North Lake Correctional Facility, the Largest Immigrant Detention Center in the Midwest (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, June 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on June 17, 2025:
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ACLU Opposes Opening of North Lake Correctional Facility, the Largest Immigrant Detention Center in the Midwest
DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan opposes today's reopening of North Lake Correctional Facility (NLCF), an 1,800-bed immigrant detention center in Baldwin, Michigan. NLCF is the largest immigrant detention facility in the Midwest, and is owned and opera more PR
Airlines for America Commends US-UK Trade Deal's Zero-Tariff Aviation Policy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Airlines for America issued a statement expressing satisfaction with the Trump Administration's trade deal with the United Kingdom, which incorporates the 1979 Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft's reciprocal zero-tariff policy.
A4A highlighted that commercial aviation contributes five percent to the United States' GDP and supports over 10 million jobs, noting that the zero-tariff policy has led to a $104 billion trade surplus. The organization urged the administration more PR
America's Moms Mourn the Victims of the Shootings in Minnesota (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, June 17 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release:
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America's Moms Mourn the Victims of the Shootings in Minnesota
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Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the shootings in Minnesota:
"We are seeing the more PR
Brady Condemns Updates to Trump Tax Bill That Will Unleash Silencers, Short-Barreled Rifles and Shotguns, and Other Dangerous Firearms (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on June 17, 2025:
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Brady Condemns Updates to Trump Tax Bill That Will Unleash Silencers, Short-Barreled Rifles and Shotguns, and Other Dangerous Firearms
After first attempting to deregulate silencers, the new tax reconciliation bill now goes even further and risks flooding our communities with uniquely lethal firearms.
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Today, Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention organiz more PR
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Support Bipartisan Resolution to Block Unauthorized U.S. Military Action Against Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Support Bipartisan Resolution to Block Unauthorized U.S. Military Action Against Iran
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to co-sponsor and support a new bipartisan War Powers Resolution introduced by Rep. Tho more PR
CAIR-NY Condemns ICE Arrest of Brad Lander (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR-NY Condemns ICE Arrest of Brad Lander
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The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemns ICE's violent arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and calls for his immediate release.
Lander was arrested by masked Federal agents while o more PR
Capital Research Center: InfluenceWatch Podcast #368 - Another Summer of Love (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following wrapup:
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InfluenceWatch Podcast #368: Another Summer of Love
By Sarah Lee and Michael Watson
Over the past week, Los Angeles has been rocked by demonstrations against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that have been punctuated by violent riots, with rioters throwing bricks at police vehicles and standing atop burned-out cars waving Mexican flags. But who is behind the demonstrators, as reports emerge of more PR
Civil Rights Organizations Demand Congressional Leaders Hold DOJ Accountable for Abandonment of Civil Rights Enforcement (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release:
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Civil Rights Organizations Demand Congressional Leaders Hold DOJ Accountable for Abandonment of Civil Rights Enforcement
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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and more than 80 organizations wrote to congressional leaders today demanding they exercise their oversight responsibility and engage in robust oversight of the Department of Justice' more PR
Clean Wisconsin: Trump Order to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Running Could Mean Higher Energy Bills in Wisconsin (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 18 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release:
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Trump order to keep Michigan coal plant running could mean higher energy bills in Wisconsin
Wisconsinites may soon be paying higher energy bills because of a recent Trump Administration order to keep an aging coal plant running in Michigan. Just days before the 1560-megawatt plant was scheduled to retire, the Department of Energy (DOE) ordered it to keep operating through at least August, citing emergency more PR
Climate activists protest Brazil's hypocrisy at Bonn climate talks ahead of COP30 (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 17 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release:
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Climate activists protest Brazil's hypocrisy at Bonn climate talks ahead of COP30
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Photos available here - credit: 350.org
Bonn, Germany - Climate justice activists and Indigenous representatives staged a protest today inside the UN climate talks in Bonn, where Brazil's CO more PR
Climate Change is Already Making Wildfires Worse. Trump's Science Cuts Could Further Threaten Our Response. (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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Climate Change is Already Making Wildfires Worse. Trump's Science Cuts Could Further Threaten Our Response.
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WASHINGTON (June 17, 2025)--The 2025 North American wildfire season is well underway with large swaths of the United States expected to experience above-normal wildfire conditions in the months ahead, according to the National Interagency Fire Center more PR
Communities Push Back on Opening Waters for Oil Drilling (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release:
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Communities Push Back on Opening Waters for Oil Drilling
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Defenders of Wildlife filed comments this week opposing new offshore oil drilling. More than 44 thousand public comments were submitted to the first comment period for the Eleventh National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management uses the program to select waters off U.S. more PR
Community Advisory: CAIR Releases 'Understanding the Trump Administration's New Muslim/African Travel Ban' Guidance (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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Community Advisory: CAIR Releases 'Understanding the Trump Administration's New Muslim/African Travel Ban' Guidance
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released "Understanding the Trump Administration's New Muslim/African Travel Ban" guidance following the Trump administrati more PR
Congress' Medicaid Cuts Projected to Cause More than 16,500 Adult Deaths Annually: New Harvard/CUNY/Public Citizen Study (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Congress' Medicaid Cuts Projected to Cause More than 16,500 Adult Deaths Annually: New Harvard/CUNY/Public Citizen Study
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The massive Medicaid cuts called for in the Trump Budget Bill passed by the House on May 18 will increase the number of uninsured Americans by 7.6 million, causing an estimated 16,642 premature deaths among adults each year, according to a study published in the Annals of more PR
Courts Partially Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Anti-Science Meddling and Cuts to Pandemic Prevention Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [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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Courts Partially Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Anti-Science Meddling and Cuts to Pandemic Prevention Programs
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Municipalities in Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, and Missouri and Public Sector Union Win Injunction to Prevent Cuts at U.S. Department o more PR
Crypto Bills Surrender to Trump's Crypto Corruption (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Crypto Bills Surrender to Trump's Crypto Corruption
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate today followed a pair of House committees (Financial Services and Agriculture) to advance two cryptocurrency bills. The Senate bill, named the Genius Act, addresses stablecoins, a token typically tied one-for-one to the U.S. dollar. The House bill, named the Clarity Act, addresses general cryptocurrency, such more PR
CSIS Analyst Assesses US-China Trade Deal as a 'Ceasefire' (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025:
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Leverage
By William Alan Reinsch
Last week's trade news was dominated by the latest U.S.-China trade deal, although the tragic airplane crash in India and Israel's attack on Iran quickly pushed it off the front page. The announcement of the trade deal followed what has become a pattern with the Trump administration: Announce the agreement, explain how great it is, more PR
CSIS Issues Commentary: China Isn't on the G7 Agenda, But It's Still the Main Event (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025:
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China Isn't on the G7 Agenda, but It's Still the Main Event
By Henrietta Levin
As leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union meet in Kananaskis, Canada, for the 51st G7 Summit, one of the summit's most important priorities--China--will appear nowhere on the public agenda. While the group prefers more PR
CSIS Issues Commentary: Minnesota Attack Is the Latest in a Rising Wave of Political Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 17, 2025:
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Minnesota Attack Is the Latest in a Rising Wave of Political Violence
By Riley McCabe
This weekend's violence in Minnesota marked a grim milestone in a growing wave of politically motivated attacks on government officials in the United States.
The attack, in which a suspect impersonating a police officer killed a prominent Minnesota state legislator and wounded a more PR
CSIS Issues Commentary: Mulino Doctrine - How Panama Is Redefining Small State Strategy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025:
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The Mulino Doctrine: How Panama Is Redefining Small State Strategy
By Carlos Ruiz-Hernandez
Panama has always punched above its weight. A country of just over four million people controls a waterway that handles 5 percent of global trade and 40 percent of U.S. container traffic between coasts. But geographic advantages can quickly become geopolitical liabilities, more PR
CSIS Issues Commentary: Three Things Will Determine Iran's Nuclear Future -Fordow Is Just One of Them (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 17, 2025:
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Three Things Will Determine Iran's Nuclear Future--Fordow Is Just One of Them
By Heather Williams
Thus far, Israeli strikes on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility have been limited. At first glance, this might seem like a curious omission, given that Israel's justification for the strikes was, "If not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time. . more PR
CSIS Issues Commentary: Too Soon to Rule Out Middle East Energy Disruption (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025:
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Too Soon to Rule Out Middle East Energy Disruption
By Clayton Seigle
The Israel-Iran conflict escalated dramatically during the weekend of June 14-15, with both sides attacking each other's energy infrastructure, yet oil prices have since receded on the expectation that no major supply disruption will take place. But it is too soon to rule out a Middle East energy more PR
CSIS Issues Commentary: Understanding Trump's Decision to Approve the Nippon Steel Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025:
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Understanding Trump's Decision to Approve the Nippon Steel Deal
By Kristi Govella
On June 13, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order enabling Japanese company Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel after 18 months of uncertainty. In doing so, he reversed a prior January 3 decision by former President Joe Biden to block the deal on national security grou more PR
Defending Rights & Dissent: Nationwide Protest of Trump's Lawless Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news:
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Nationwide protest of Trump's lawless agenda
Millions demonstrated against authoritarianism on Saturday
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This weekend, Defending Rights & Dissent joined more than 5 million demonstrators in the streets in more than 2,100 cities across the United States for "No Kings" protests, "a mass, nationwide protest rejecting authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy."
The more PR
Deportation of Australian Writer For Speech Fits "Disturbing Pattern" of U.S. Border Agents Screening Visitors For Their Viewpoints (10)
NEW YORK, June 17 [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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Deportation of Australian Writer For Speech Fits "Disturbing Pattern" of U.S. Border Agents Screening Visitors For Their Viewpoints
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On Thursday, Australian writer Alistair Kitchen, was detained at the U.S. border and deported, reportedly based upon his personal writings on student prot more PR
EMILYs List Endorses Christina Bohannan for Election to Iowa's 1st Congressional District (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Endorses Christina Bohannan for Election to Iowa's 1st Congressional District
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EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Christina Bohannan for election to Iowa's 1st Congressional District. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:Â
"As Trump continues creating chaos that is endangering America's economic well-being a more PR
Environmental Entrepreneurs: Senate Bill Threatens Investments, Jobs, Energy Security (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on June 16, 2025:
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Senate Bill Threatens Investments, Jobs, Energy Security
WASHINGTON - Federal tax policies that are creating jobs and increasing America's energy supplies would be phased out or repealed in new language released by the Senate Finance Committee today as part of President Trump's massive tax and spending package. If approved by the full Senate and House, it would put crucial investments more PR
Families USA Leads More Than 85 Organizations Calling on the Senate to Reject the Big, Bad Betrayal That Cuts Medicaid Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025:
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Families USA Leads More than 85 Organizations Calling on the Senate to Reject the Big, Bad Betrayal that Cuts Medicaid Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Families USA sent a letter to the U.S. Senate signed by 86 national and state organizations to urge Senators to reject the budget reconciliation bill that would devastate our nation's health c more PR
Farm Bureau Statement on Immigration Enforcement on Farms (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on June 17, 2025:
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Farm Bureau Statement on Immigration Enforcement on Farms
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today expressed concern over reports that immigration enforcement focus will resume on farms and ranches.
"President Trump recently emphasized agriculture faces unique circumstances that warrant a different approach to enforcement practices. Agriculture is in more PR
FFRF excoriates Huckabee's apocalyptic call amid escalating Middle East conflict (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 17 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release:
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FFRF excoriates Huckabee's apocalyptic call amid escalating Middle East conflict
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising alarm over a disturbing communication from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to President Trump.Â
Huckabee reportedly has asked the president to "hear from heaven and that voice [of God]" as he manages America's response to the more PR
FIA Calls for Industry Action on Infrastructure, Collateral, and Regulation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Walt Lukken, president and CEO of Futures Industry Association, addressed the International Derivatives Expo on June 16, 2025, outlining three key areas for the derivatives industry to focus on: standardizing trade flow, modernizing collateral movement, and simplifying regulations.
Lukken highlighted the success of the 30-30-30 standard in reducing misallocated trades amidst record volatility and discussed the potential of tokenization for faster collateral movement. He more PR
FIA President Urges Derivatives Industry to Tackle Infrastructure, Collateral, and Regulation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Walt Lukken, president and CEO of the Futures Industry Association, delivered opening remarks at the International Derivatives Expo in London on June 17, 2025, calling on the industry to focus on standardizing trade flows, modernizing collateral movement, and simplifying regulations.
Lukken highlighted the success of the 30-30-30 standard in reducing misallocated trades during peak volatility and underscored the transformative potential of distributed ledger technology, more PR
IRLI Defends Trump's Crackdown on Sanctuary States (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release:
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IRLI Defends Trump's Crackdown on Sanctuary States
Shows states can't ask court to protect unlawful policies
WASHINGTON - The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has submitted a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in a case brought against a federal agency by Illinois and a group of other sanctuary states. The plaintiff states seek an injunction against the T more PR
Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to Eurasia Daily Monitor: Hungary Becomes Main Lobbyist for Georgian Dream Government in Europe (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Hungary Becomes Main Lobbyist for Georgian Dream Government in Europe
By Giorgi Menabde
Executive Summary
* Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's recent visit to Hungary, by personal invitation of his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, underlines growing cooperation between Tbilisi and Budapest, as the European Union accuses the Georgian Dream governm more PR
Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to Eurasia Daily Monitor: Russia's Influence in Middle East Takes Hit From Israeli Strikes (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Russia's Influence in Middle East Takes Hit From Israeli Strikes
By Pavel K. Baev
Executive Summary:
* Israel's unexpected missile offensive on Iran on June 13 caught Moscow off guard, disrupting its assumptions about U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and raising suspicions of a concealed Western strategy to undercut Tehran's military and nuclear ambitions.
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LEGcon25: We Came, We Learned, We Advocated! (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news:
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LEGcon25: We Came, We Learned, We Advocated!
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Last week marked the finale of our biennial legislative training conference, LEGcon25! After the day-and-a half training, NARFE grassroots advocates attended a total of 216 meetings. We had members from 46 states and the District of Columbia, with a grand total of 228 registr more PR
Mahmoud Khalil Renews Request for Immediate Release From Illegitimate ICE Detention (10)
NEW YORK, June 17 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release:
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Mahmoud Khalil Renews Request for Immediate Release from Illegitimate ICE Detention
The new filing in federal court comes after ICE said they would keep Mr. Khalil detained based on false allegations following a court ruling that detention on the Secretary of State's say-so is unconstitutional
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June 16, 2025, Newark, NJ - Mahmoud Khalil's legal team wrote the court today asking for his immed more PR
MEMO: Big Ugly Bill Sells Off Our Public Lands for Polluters and Penthouses (10)
WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release:
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MEMO: Big Ugly Bill Sells Off Our Public Lands for Polluters and Penthouses
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FROM: Matthew Davis, Vice President of Federal Policy, League of Conservation Voters
TO: Interested Parties
MEMO: Big Ugly Bill Sells Off Our Public Lands for Polluters and Penthouses
Last week, we took a look at the first wave of provisions in Senate Republicans' big ugly budget reconci more PR
MEMO: Planning Your Coverage of the Third Dobbs Anniversary: Ending Roe Was Just the Beginning (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release:
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MEMO: Planning Your Coverage of the Third Dobbs Anniversary: Ending Roe Was Just the Beginning
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TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All
RE: Planning Your Coverage of the Third Dobbs Anniversary: Ending Roe Was Just the Beginning
DATE: June 17, 2025
The daily churn of chaos from the Trump administration means t more PR
NAACP and Other Civil Rights Groups Demand Department of Energy Withdraw Rule Rolling Back Civil Rights Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release:
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NAACP and Other Civil Rights Groups Demand Department of Energy Withdraw Rule Rolling Back Civil Rights Protections
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Today, the NAACP, along with a coalition of allied organizations and legal experts, filed formal comments urging the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately withdraw a dangerous rule that dismantles long-standing civil rights protections in federally funded energy programs. more PR
NAACP Announces President Trump will not be invited to 116th National Convention (10)
WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release:
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NAACP Announces President Trump will not be invited to 116th National Convention
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Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.orgÂ
CHARLOTTE - Today, NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson announced that for the first time in 116 years, the sitting president of the United States will not be invited to the NAACP National Convention, coming up July 12-16 in Charlotte. He shared the following statement more PR
NBAA Applauds Aviation Safety Champion Michael Graham's Selection for Second NTSB Term (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release:
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NBAA Applauds Aviation Safety Champion Michael Graham's Selection for Second NTSB Term
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Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Washington, DC, June 17, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed President Trump's nomination of Michael Graham to serve another five-year term on the National Transportation Safety Boa more PR
NBAA Commends Administration's Return to Zero-for-Zero US-UK Aerospace Tariff Policy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release:
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NBAA Commends Administration's Return to Zero-for-Zero US-UK Aerospace Tariff Policy
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Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Washington, DC, June 17, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) applauds the Trump Administration's return to zero-for-zero tariffs on aerospace products from the United Kingdom as part of a June 16 Ex more PR
Nearly 50,000 LGBT Immigrants in Los Angeles County Do Not Have US Citizenship (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, June 13 -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release:
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Nearly 50,000 LGBT immigrants in Los Angeles County do not have US citizenship
A new brief from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law estimates that 10% of all LGBT adult immigrants in the U.S.--122,000 people--live in Los Angeles County. Approximately 49,000 of them do not have U.S. citizenship, including 26,000 who hold lawful residency and 23,000 who are undocumente more PR
New analysis: 250 million acres eligible for sale in newly updated budget rec bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release:
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New analysis: 250 million acres eligible for sale in newly updated budget rec bill
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A public land sale mandate included in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's budget reconciliation bill could draw from over 250 million acres' worth of roadless forests, wilderness study areas and other public lands, according to new analysis from The Wilderness Society (see table bel more PR
New PPI Report Calls on Democrats to Reclaim National Security Leadership (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release:
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New PPI Report Calls on Democrats to Reclaim National Security Leadership
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WASHINGTON -- Amid escalating global tensions, fractured alliances, reckless leadership, and a weakened domestic economy, a new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) calls on Democrats to lead the charge for a strategic and sustainable increase in U.S. defense spending to reach more PR
NFIB Releases New Ads Urging Congress to Permanently Protect American-Owned Small Businesses From Unconstitutional, Invasive Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release:
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NFIB Releases New Ads Urging Congress to Permanently Protect American-Owned Small Businesses from Unconstitutional, Invasive Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements
Radio, Digital Ads in Washington D.C. and Key States Urge Lawmakers to Protect Small Business Owners' Privacy, Repeal BOI
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2025) - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), more PR
Pangolins Proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Act Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following news release:
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Pangolins proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Act protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed listing seven species of pangolins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, a move that would strengthen trade and import restrictions within the United States and underscore the species' critical conservation status.
Pangolins are the world's only scaly mammal and are heavi more PR
Public Knowledge Congratulates Trusty on Confirmation, FCC Remains in Political Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Public Knowledge issued the following news release on June 17, 2025:
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Public Knowledge Congratulates Trusty on Confirmation, FCC Remains in Political Crisis
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Olivia Trusty as a Commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission. Public Knowledge previously joined a letter with public interest and civil rights organizations addressed to Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urging th more PR
S.T.O.P. Condemns Adams' Protest Mask Ban (10)
NEW YORK, June 17 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release:
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S.T.O.P. Condemns Adams' Protest Mask Ban
(New York, NY, 6/16/2025) - Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns Mayor Eric Adams' call for a statewide ban on masks at protests. Adams' proposal came a day after nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations against President Trump's abuse of power, including in New Yo more PR
Senate Confirmation of Olivia Trusty Paves a Path for Trump's Campaign to Control the Media (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release:
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Senate Confirmation of Olivia Trusty Paves a Path for Trump's Campaign to Control the Media
Her confirmation gives the FCC the Republican majority Chairman Carr needs to carry out the president's dangerous agenda
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WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Olivia Trusty as a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission more PR
Statement From Alexis McGill Johnson on Planned Parenthood's Continued Commitment to Providing Abortion Care Everywhere It's Legal (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following statement on June 17, 2025:
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Statement from Alexis McGill Johnson on Planned Parenthood's Continued Commitment to Providing Abortion Care Everywhere It's Legal
Statement from Alexis McGill Johnson, PPFA President & CEO:
"Planned Parenthood Federation of America is aware of planned public reporting on confidential strategy discussions. These discussions are part of an ongoing planning process to ensu more PR
States Pursue Legislation Against Thoma Bravo-Owned RealPage and Similar Software (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news:
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States pursue legislation against Thoma Bravo-owned RealPage and similar software
RealPage, the property management software owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, continues to earn scrutiny as states across the country introduced legislation to ban its usage.
Several major cities have passed ordinances that ban the usage of RealPage and similar software such as Minneapolis, Philadelphia more PR
This Hurricane Season Greenpeace USA Helps Deliver Uncle Sam's Disturbing Message to America (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- 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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This hurricane season Greenpeace USA helps deliver Uncle Sam's disturbing message to America
WASHINGTON, DC (June 17, 2025) - Tuesday, Greenpeace USA deployed banners at FEMA headquarters to assist in making Uncle Sam's message to the country crystal clear: this hurricane season, you are on your own. more PR
Trump EPA Analysis: Proposed Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Standards Will Cause Thousands of Deaths, Cost Billions of Dollars (10)
NEW YORK, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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Trump EPA Analysis: Proposed Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Standards Will Cause Thousands of Deaths, Cost Billions of Dollars
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(Washington, D.C. - June 17, 2025) The Trump EPA's own analysis of its proposed rule to repeal all nationwide Clean Air Act limits on climate pollution from the nation's fossil fuel-fired power plants finds that it will cause thousands of prematur more PR
U.S. Aid Freeze Unleashes Devastating Health Crisis in Ethiopia: New PHR Research (10)
NEW YORK, June 12 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release:
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U.S. Aid Freeze Unleashes Devastating Health Crisis in Ethiopia: New PHR Research
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) Warns of Preventable Catastrophe, Urges Immediate Reversal of Cruel and Sudden Funding Cuts
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An abrupt freeze on United States foreign aid is catalyzing a preventable health catastrophe in Ethiopia, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today in a new research brief. PHR calls on the Tr more PR
Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Intervene in NC Voting Case Brought by DOJ (10)
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release:
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Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Intervene in NC Voting Case Brought by DOJ
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New Bern, NC -- A group of North Carolinians, along with a coalition of nonpartisan voting and civil rights organizations, are seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit that wrongly challenges the eligibility of more than 200,000 voters by claiming their registration records are incomplete.
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