WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Airlines for America issued the following statement on June 26, 2025: * * * A4A Applauds Senate Commerce Committee for Advancing Bryan Bedford to Serve as FAA Administrator and Urges the Full Senate to Swiftly Confirm Him "We applaud the Senate Commerce Committee for voting to advance the nomination of Bryan Bedford to serve as FAA Administrator. The FAA needs a Senate-confirmed leader now more than ever, and Mr. Bedford's decades of aviation experience and commitment t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * After Overturning Roe, Trump's Justices Allow States To Defund Planned Parenthood-And They Aren't Stopping There WASHINGTON -- In the ten years since he entered politics, Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican allies have taken a wrecking ball to Americans' reproductive rights and freedoms. Thanks to Trump's extreme judicial appointees, Roe v. Wade was overturned three years ago this week, decimating reproductive acc more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 27 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Why we need the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act now more than ever Brooke Rollins, Trump's Secretary of Agriculture, recently announced the administration's plan to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule and open an estimated 58 million acres of public Forest Service land to road-building, resource extraction, and development. The Roadless Rule resulted from extensive inventories of the na more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued a statement condemning Iran's missile strikes on a U.S. military base in Qatar, following what it called President Trump's "uncalculated decision to bomb Iran." * * * Here is the text of the statement: President Donald Trump's uncalculated decision to bomb Iran has set a dangerous cycle in motion, which led to Iran bombing a U.S. military base in Qatar. We condemned Israel and the U.S.' decision to bomb Iran, and n more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Administration Rollback of Gun Industry Oversight, Brady Releases Updated Information, Analysis on the Suppliers of America's Gun Violence Epidemic The Trump administration's proposed cuts to ATF and potential end to the Demand Letter 2 program will substantially decrease inspections of rogue gun dealers and hinder Brady's ability to keep the public informed at GunStoreTranspa more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Homelessness reduction efforts in jeopardy due to budget cuts * Reducing homelessness through Medicaid programs * Moderator: Angela Hart, senior correspondent, KFF Health News * Indu Subaiya, M.D., MBA, MFA, CEO, Healthcare in Action * Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, lecturer & social impact fellow, UC Berkeley School of Public Health * Anna Gorman, MPH, M.S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Bessent, Trump Administration's Tax Deal Massive Triumph for Manufacturing in America * Washington, D.C. - National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons issued the following statement thanking President Donald Trump and Secretary Scott Bessent for achieving a monumental deal with G-7 allies that the OECD Pillar 2 taxes will not apply to U.S. com more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [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: * * * Broad Swaths Of Civil Society From Across The Country Weigh In To Defend Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program * Filings Highlight Significant Harms by Trump-Vance Administration to Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Frankfort, KY - A diver more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Roundup: State Budgets Increasingly Strained as House, Senate Republican Plans Would Impose Major Costs By Wesley Tharpe Senate and House Republican leaders are advancing a massive tax and budget package -- a process technically known as reconciliation -- that features extreme cuts to food assistance and health care for millions of people to help pay for skewed and unnecessary tax  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Chicago Teachers Union President: Blue Cities & States Must Be Models if They're to Resist Trump, Chicago is Epicenter of Country's 'Third Reconstruction' In an address at the City Club of Chicago, Stacy Davis Gates charts how 'Black Americans have always inconveniently insisted on funding the common good from people who have always resisted paying for it.' * Chicago--After winning more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Climate Groups Detail USMCA Trade Agreement Revisions That Support Jobs, Protect Environment * WASHINGTON, DC -- As the Trump Administration's negotiations on a revised United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ramp up, the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and League of Conservation Voters (LCV) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer outl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 25, 2025: * * * NATO's "Brain Death" in The Hague By Max Bergmann It's generally unwise to initiate a fight you are unlikely to win. That is a principle that military officers generally try to adhere to. As for NATO's political leaders, apparently not. NATO has just kick-started a massive guns vs. butter fight in Europe. Not only is this fight largely unnecessary, but it's one NA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 24, 2025: * * * Reign of Error By William Alan Reinsch Every incoming president in recent times--regardless of party--makes two initial mistakes that they then have to spend the next several years cleaning up. The first is that they assume winning the election means they have a mandate to do what they want. We have seen that this year, when Trump justifies his agenda based on his more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 25, 2025: * * * Why the United States Acted Now Against Iran By Kari A. Bingen and Clayton Swope Looking at the strategic chessboard, it's clear why the president seized this moment to strike at Iran's nuclear program. There may never have been a better time. Iran was closer than ever before to having the ability to manufacture an atomic bomb. In the run-up to Operation Midnight  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S., issued the following news release: * * * Immigrant Detention Center in Florida Everglades is Trump's Latest Acceleration in Anti-Immigrant Cruelty Ochopee, Florida--Communities Indigenous to Florida, such as the Miccosukee Tribe, with the support of the Florida Detention Coalition, are resisting the opening of an immi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- In a statement released June 25, 2025, Evan Stone, co-founder and CEO of Educators for Excellence, called on Congress to vote against the proposed budget reconciliation bill. He argued that the legislation, rushed to a vote without public hearings, would betray the nation's children by enacting devastating cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Stone also condemned a provision creating what he termed a private school voucher scheme disguised more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 27 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * Equality California Condemns Department of Education's 'Findings' Targeting Transgender Youth SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Equality California, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ statewide civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to the Trump Administration's Department of Education announcing that California violated Title IX by allowing transge more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Families Over Big Oil Campaign Launches to Expose Fossil Fuel Scam in Reconciliation Bill * Six figure campaign will run in DC, Iowa, North Carolina, Utah, Maine, Kansas Watch campaign's launch ad -- "Follow the Money" Campaign will highlight Senate budget's $18 billion in new oil and gas giveaways- and how families will pay the price Washington, DC -- As the Senate takes up the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Business] -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release: * * * Franchise Small Business Owners Join President Trump at White House Event for Tax Bill * IFA releases new data showing significant impact of key provisions in the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" including the 199A Deduction, Bonus Depreciation, Business Interest Deduction, No Tax on Tips & No Tax on Overtime WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, nine franchise owners from around the c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * Republican and Democratic Senators Denounce Trump's Move to Silence Public-Broadcasting Stations Essential to Many Rural States A Senate Appropriations Committee hearing reveals growing concerns over a Trump scheme to end federal funding for popular NPR and PBS programming. * WASHINGTON -- During a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Appropr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [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: * * * ICYMI: Case Challenges Justice Department and Texas' Effort to Undermine Texas Dream Act * Move Could Endanger Thousands of Texans, Economic Prosperity in the State Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman : "This maneuver is a misuse of t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: How Pharma, Oil, And Wall Street Funded Trump's Tax Scam * Tony Carrk: Years of multimillion-dollar investments by the wealthy, big corporations, and conservative advocacy groups delivered Trump and congressional Republicans' Big Beautiful Betrayal WASHINGTON, DC - Today, The  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: What Mayors Are Saying About Reduction in Crime in America's Cities * Washington, DC -- Last week during the 93 rd Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in Tampa (FL) mayors from across the country gathered to discuss the tremendous progress cities have made in recent years in reducing crime nationwide and their voices represented a consen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * In Blow to the LGBTQ+ Community, the Supreme Court Denies Medicaid Patients the Right to Access Essential Health Care from Providers of their Choice, Including Planned Parenthood Clinics * This decision compromises the right of patients to choose their own healthcare provider and unnecessarily restricts access to essential and necessary healthcare for thousands of Americans, includ more PR

NEW YORK, June 27 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Travel Ban Applies to Refugees, Says Trump Administration IRAP filed new motion to prevent the Trump administration from further restricting resettlement of refugees protected under preliminary injunction * (Seattle, WA) - Last night, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a motion for an emergency hearing in Pacito v. Trump after government lawyers  more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway * U.S. Must Confront Iran Over Human Rights Abuses in Upcoming Talks June 26, 2025--Hundreds of ordinary citizens, members of religious and ethnic minorities, activists, and others are being rounded up and arrested in Iran as the Islamic Republic, facing its most serious challenge to date, moves  more PR

PARIS, France, June 25 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Israel: ruling coalition ups pressure on foreign news outlets amidst conflict with Iran * After making public statements threatening foreign news outlets, the Communications and National Security Ministers are seeking to increase their control over the presence of foreign media in Israel through a proposed amendment to the "Al-Jazeera law", which was discussed in a parliamentary Committee o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 26, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Mobilization Falls Short Ahead of Putin's Summer Offensive By Ksenia Kirillova Executive Summary: * Following Ukraine's successful "Operation Spiderweb" strike on Russian airfields on June 1, the Kremlin dropped its pretense of seriously pursuing peace talks, ramping up retaliatory strikes in Kyiv, Odesa, and other cities. * The Kremlin is counting o more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * 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 Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN), the Haitian American Family of Long Island (HAFALI), community advocates, and t more PR

NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 25, 2025, to the Free Press: * * * Making Sense of Mamdani By Reihan Salam Love or loathe the 33-year-old self-described socialist, you need to understand the hopes, anxieties, and resentments driving his coalition. We know the how. Zohran Mamdani ran an astonishingly powerful and effective campaign. Against a field of aging hacks, earnest nerds, and Paperboy Love Prince, he emerged as New Yor more PR

NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 26, 2025, to the Washington Post: * * * Republicans, Quit Blaming the CBO for Those Big, Ugly Numbers By Jessica Riedl The Congressional Budget Office is being assailed for stating facts about the GOP's tax bill. As Republican tax-cut legislation struggles to get through Congress under the weight of its staggering cost, party leaders have responded to criticism by trying to shift the blame. Th more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed Urging Court to Set Aside USDA's Unlawful Termination of Grants Supporting Farmers and Communities * Washington, D.C. -- Today, plaintiffs in the June 5 th lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), filed a motion for preliminary injunction urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to restore unlawfully  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Political] (TNSrpt) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New Report: How U.S. Trade Policy Fuels Mass Migration and Worker Exploitation * Watch the full video of the report launch: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At the heart of Donald Trump's increasingly vicious crackdown on immigrants is the dangerous lie that they are to blame for working people's frustrations. A new report by Public Citizen and the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA)  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following statement on June 26, 2025: * * * NIAC Statement Opposing ICE Targeting of Iranians Washington, D.C. -- NIAC President Jamal Abdi has released the following statement in response to the mass arrests of Iranians by ICE in the past week: "In the wake of U.S. military strikes on Iran on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security has engaged in racial profiling and indiscriminate mass arrests of Iranians across  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Business] -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: * * * NSSF Applauds Interior Secretary Signing EXPLORE Act Implementation Order * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NSSF (r), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum's signing of a Secretarial Order to begin implementation of key provisions of H.R. 6492, the NSSF-supported Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences ( EXPL more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Travel] -- The U.S. Travel Association posted the following news release: * * * Opinion: Travel Leadership Arrives in Washington Not a Moment Too Soon * This opinion piece was originally authored by U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Geoff Freeman in The Washington Times. For too long, America's travel systems have been pushed to the brink burdened by outdated technology, staffing shortages and inefficient screening. These persistent issues threaten sa more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNSrep) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 - enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development 'abysmally off track' ahead of crunch talks * Oxfam condemns "private finance takeover" of development efforts, as over 3.7 billion people remain in poverty ten years after the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed. * New Oxfam analysis unveils "astronomical  more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 [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: * * * Personal Attacks on Journalists Erode Trust in Fact-Based Reporting and Send the Message that Truth-Telling is Unpatriotic * (WASHINGTON) - PEN America is calling on President Trump and his administration today to end their inflammatory attacks on a CNN journalist, Natasha Bertrand, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * New PPI Report Finds GOP's Medicaid Cuts Reckless and Wasteful * WASHINGTON -- As President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" moves through Congress, one section included in the legislation will not only skyrocket the cost of living for many working-class Americans, but will also impact how they receive critical care. As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congressio more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 27 -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 25, 2025: * * * The Uncertainty in the Aftermath of the U.S. Bombing in Iran By Brian Michael Jenkins The U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites Sunday had a concrete strategic objective: thwart Iran's ability to enrich nuclear material and potentially build nuclear weapons. It was intended to make the world a safer place. At the moment, however, the world remains a dangerous place. This is the case despite a c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * SBE Council and Small Business Owners Join White House Event in Support of "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) and small business members will attend a White House event hosted by President Trump in support of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill." The gathering will bring together a broad  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Association of American Universities issued the following statement on June 25, 2025: * * * Statement of AAU President Barbara R. Snyder on HUD Takeover of NSF Headquarters The following is a statement from AAU President Barbara R. Snyder on the announcement this morning that HUD will be taking over the NSF headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia: The announced takeover of the National Science Foundation headquarters by the Department of Housing and Urban Development  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Consumer Services] (TNSrpt) -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Top Consumer Complaints: CFA Report Reveals Rising Harms Amid Regulatory Rollbacks * Washington, D.C. -- The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released its annual Consumer Complaint Survey Report today, revealing that auto sales, consumer credit issues, and scams and frauds remain some of the most pressing problems Americans face. These findings come as more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill Event" and How the Big Ugly Bill Will Impact Families and Communities * FROM: Matthew Davis, Vice President of Federal Policy, League of Conservation Voters TO: Interested Parties RE: MEMO: Higher Energy Bills, Fewer Jobs, and Polluter Payouts... The Full Big Ugly Bill is Here This afternoon President Trump is holding a "Big Beautiful B more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: Trump Conflicts Appear On Both Sides Of NYSE Filing Asking SEC To Change Rules to Allow Listing of Trump Media's New Crypto ETF Product * Washington D.C. - This week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed a proposed rule change application to the Trump administration Secur more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 26 -- The Chronic Disease Coalition issued the following commentary on June 25, 2025: * * * When Hope Gets Cut: What the NIH Budget Reduction Means for Medical Innovation and Patient Care By Hillary Vrba, CDC Team Member Academic institutions across the country are bracing for the Trump administration's proposed cuts to federal research funding which will likely cause major setbacks in scientific discovery and innovation. The FY26 budget request slashes more than $31  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 27 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release: * * * White House proposes 29% increase in nuclear warhead development and production, largest since 1962 No out-year cost estimates provided; warhead expenses rising exponentially Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) budget to increase by $866 million (18%) YoY to $5.799 billion; all the increase is in nuclear warhead work * * * This press release updates these prior press releases on the sa more PR