NEW YORK, June 24 [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: * * * ACLU Joins 100+ Abortion Storytellers on Capitol Hill in Advocating for Reproductive Freedom * WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union joined more than 100 abortion storytellers on Capitol Hill today to demand that lawmakers def more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on June 24, 2025: * * * Privatizing the GSEs: More Questions Than Answers By Thomas Kingsley Executive Summary * Privatizing Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could restore market discipline and reduce taxpayer risk but would likely require comprehensive legislative action and careful regulatory design. * An initial public offering of the GSEs is a viable path forward, though more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on June 24, 2025: * * * Trump's Antitrust Agencies: Will It Be Biden-lite? By Fred Ashton Executive Summary * While the Biden Administration's "big is bad" approach to competition policy promoted an antitrust regime designed to quash merger activity and push the boundaries of antitrust law, the Trump Administration - while largely expected to reestablish the long-held consumer welfare standard as its guiding pr more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 [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: * * * As Communities Mobilize Against Increasing ICE Abuses, Members of Congress Must Fulfill Their Responsibility to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention * Washington, DC -- The American Civil Liberties Union, Detention Watch Network, a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * As politics engulfs Powell, Federal Reserve rolls back oversight of reputational risks * The Federal Reserve on Monday moved to stop examining potential reputational risk as part of its financial institution oversight. The action comes after the first meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council under the Trump administration earlier this year, where Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent u more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * ATR Urges HSA Expansion in One, Big, Beautiful Bill By Isabelle Morales The House-passed One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act includes historic improvements to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). The OBBBA's HSA provisions, as written, would allow another 20 million Americans access to these tax-advantaged accounts - the most significant expansion of HSAs since they were created in 2003. Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Small Business Investor Alliance issued the following news release: * * * BDC Reform Bill Clears House, Next Stop: Senate Legislation Aims to Fix Unintended Consequences of Fee Disclosure Rule for Business Development Companies * WASHINGTON, DC (June 23, 2025) - The Small Business Investor Alliance, the premier association representing Business Development Companies (BDCs) and lower middle market private equity and its investors, today applauded unanimous House pa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Block Unauthorized U.S. War on Iran, Support Emergency War Powers Legislation * Senate to vote this week on Kaine's war powers resolution following a Tuesday classified briefing and amid ceasefire moves Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Confidence Plummets Due to Higher Prices, Uncertainty Caused by Trump's Trade Policy * New data out today shows consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board, deteriorated by 5.4 points over the past month, despite consensus expectations of a 1.1 point increase. The largest decline in confidence was among Republicans more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [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: * * * WATCH: Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman on SCOTUS Decision Regarding Removal of Individuals to Third Party Countries * Perryman: "This ruling is very concerning, and especially the fact that the court did not even share with the Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Federal Class Action Filed Against HUD for Unconstitutional Withholding of Fair Housing Funds Today, Relman Colfax PLLC, a leading civil rights law firm dedicated to fighting for justice and equity, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and the Tennessee Fair Housing Council (TFHC) challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Deve more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Federal Judge Blocks State Department Downsizing Plans * A federal judge in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, blocked Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department, ruling that the Trump administration violated an earlier injunction she issued. The injunction pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following statement on June 22, 2025: * * * Forever Wars Are a Grave Mistake--Congress and the American People Must Act Now The decision of President Trump to bomb Iran, dragging the United States into an unjustifiable conflict, directly contradicts his "America First" pledge to end foreign wars and prioritize American interests. Joining Israel's war compromises America's core values, damages our global reputati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * More Republican Senators Admit The Truth: Billionaire Tax Cuts Would Kill Healthcare For Their Constituents Sens. Tillis and Moran Join Chorus Of Opposition to Medicaid Cuts * WASHINGTON, DC - Reporting from Senate Republicans' meeting yesterday to discuss ongoing disagreements and d more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 19 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: * * * New Website Exposes Tariff Damage A new website will spotlight stories of small businesses hurt by tariffs with news coverage from across the country aggregated at a single destination, National Taxpayers Union (NTU) announced. The Tariffs Report, an echo of the Drudge Report, collects real stories of real pain born by small businesses in a constantly changing environment with tariffs impo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following news release: * * * NOW Marks Third Tragic Anniversary of Dobbs Decision Three years ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, tearing away the constitutional right to abortion care. The Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was the first time in history the Supreme Court took away a fundamental right. This meant that the right to abortion would now be held in the hands of individu more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * LAWSUIT: NY Orgs File First Suit in New York Over Unlawful Deputization of Local Officers As ICE Agents in Nassau County * Nassau County's 287(g) agreement violates state law and must be struck down NASSAU COUNTY - Today, on behalf of the Diocese of Long Island, Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN), HAFALI, community advocates, and two Long Island residents, the New York  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 24 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Possible steep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and more: How to tell the story * As Congress wrestles with how to cut $1 trillion in federal spending over 10 years, the prime targets have been the state and federal Medicaid and food stamp programs. On May 22, the U.S. House narrowly passed H.R.1, officially titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. If the Senate passes it, the b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [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: * * * Public Interest Groups Seek to Intervene in Texas Dream Act Case * Sudden Repeal Without Proper Process Would Deny an Estimated 57,000 Texas Students Access to In-State Tuition Austin, TX - The Texas Civil Rights Project, Democracy Forward, Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * On the Third Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade, Being Pregnant in America is More Dangerous Than Ever; Reproductive Freedom For All Michigan Continues Campaign to Mobilize against Trump & GOP * On the Third Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade, Being Pregnant in America is More Dangerous Than Ever; Reproductive Freedom more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 24 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Researchers fast track treatment for Down Syndrome Regression Disorder * A novel treatment for Down syndrome regression disorder * Jonathan D. Santoro, M.D., pediatric neurologist; director, Neuroimmunology and Demyelinating Disorders Program; director of research, Neurologic Institute at Children's Hospital Los Angeles; associate professor of neurology and pediatri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * Latest Ripon Forum Examines What America Means to the Free World With essays by Paul D. Miller, Don Bacon, Dusty Johnson, and Jen Kiggans, among others; plus, a profile of Ashley Hinson * WASHINGTON, DC -- Less than a week after American bombers struck three nuclear weapons facilities in Iran, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines what the United States means to the free world with a series of essays  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Senate Parliamentarian Ruling Against Public Lands Sales, "Pay To Pollute" Provisions in GOP Budget Reconciliation Package * Last night, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled against multiple provisions included in the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee's portion of Donald Trump's so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill," including the fire sale of millions of ac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * State, Federal Officials Urged to Ban Utility Shutoffs, Protect Workers From Deadly Extreme Heat * As extreme heat gripped most of the country today, more than 150 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged federal, state and local elected officials to ban utility disconnections, tax polluters to finance renewable energy and strengthen worker protec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Dangerous Utah Oil Shipments * SALT LAKE CITY-- The Trump administration has launched a 14-day approval process to expand the Wildcat loadout, a fossil fuel facility near Price, Utah. The expansion would quintuple the volume of oil that can be loaded on trains headed along the Colorado River to Gulf Coast refineries. The Bureau of Land Man more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Trump administration must give full support to response in Gaza that is grounded in reality -- Oxfam In response to reports that the Trump administration will fund the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Oxfam America President and CEO Abby Maxman said, "The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is the most urgent it has been in the past two years, as the government of Israel continues to block food, water, m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * USDA Jeopardizes Protections for Millions of Acres of National Forests * Washington D.C -- In response to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and the Trump administration rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects 58.5 million acres of national forests, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Senior Vice President of Governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * Whistleblowing Surges as Avenues for Relief Dwindle * The volume of federal employees who are disclosing wrongdoing is surging as are the numbers who report retaliation for making such reports, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC). At the same time, the Trump White House has removed the leaders of entities such as O more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * 58+ million acres of public forests at risk of logging, development * USDA Secretary Rollins announced the administration's plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule across the National Forest System including in the Tongass National Forest, one of the last remaining intact temperate rainforests in the world.  Josh Hicks, conservation campaigns director at The Wildernes more PR

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * World Jewish Congress Supports Israel-Iran Ceasefire Agreement Following an announcement by President Trump of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), issued the following statement: "The ceasefire between Israel and Iran announced and brokered by President Trump and Qatar is nothing short of heroic. If both parties a more PR