WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * A Conversation with Investigative Journalist Tim Schwab (Part 1 of 2) * The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the reaction to his book, the degree to which the foundation is representative of establishment philanthropy in America, the recent announcement that the foundation will increase its spend-out rate, and what happened t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * A Conversation with Investigative Journalist Tim Schwab (Part 2 of 2) * The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about Melinda French Gates' grantmaking, as well as potential aggressive policy reforms of philanthropy and whether they could ever be cooperatively pursued by those of different worldviews. Tim Schwab is an investigative  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Trump's Arbitrary Deadlines for "Reciprocal" Tariffs, Don't Fall for His Hype * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, President Trump said his administration will be sending letters to a number of countries this week announcing "tariff levels and/or deals" that would take effect August 1, sparking confusion about his previously-announced deadline of July 9 for reimposing the delayed "reciproc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Another Pause in the Genocide, Another Sham "Ceasefire" Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington to meet President Trump and discuss a potential "ceasefire" in Gaza. For nearly two years, Palestinians have endured a campaign of annihilation and siege that has reduced Gaza to ashes and continues to choke the West Bank. More than a hundred  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Battery Council International issued the following news release: * * * BCI Applauds U.S. Congress and Administration Support for Domestic Battery Manufacturing Preservation of Section 45X credits in landmark legislation strengthens American energy storage leadership * Battery Council International (BCI) commends Congress and President Trump for their decisive action to preserve the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credits for battery manufacturing in the O more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Big Beautiful Bill Expands Tip Tax Credit to Barbershops and Salons By Emma Coyne Provision known as "45b" helps small business barbershops and salons facilitate worker tips, and complements Trump's No Tax on Tips provision * In addition to ending the tax on tips, the Big Beautiful Bill signed into law on July 4 delivers yet another win for taxpayers and small businesses: It expands  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [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 Coalition Secures Injunction Restoring Key Funding to AmeriCorps * Washington, D.C. - A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction halting the Trump Administration's plan to dismantle more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns GHF's Reported Plan for 'Modern-Day Concentration Camps' in Gaza * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration and world leaders to reject a reported proposal by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) to build "modern-day con more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Video: CAIR Joins DC Press Conference Condemning Netanyahu's White House Visit, Demanding Trump Impose Immediate and Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza * Today, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), in collaboration with CODEPINK, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), held a press conference condemning Isr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Canceling TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua is a cruel, unjust, and legally questionable decision Today, the Trump administration announced the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people of Honduran and Nicaraguan origin. This decision puts at risk tens of thousands of people who, for more than 25 ye more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 7, 2025: * * * National teachers' union once again prioritizes political agenda, social activism By Catrin Wigfall While the rest of America celebrated Independence Day, the national teachers' union conducted a day of business during its annual four-day Representative Assembly. This year, the meeti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * The Trump Administration Is Threatening Libraries, Museums, and Other Nonprofits That Support the Arts, Humanities, and Learning By Cristin Dorgelo The Trump Administration is attacking federal support for thousands of community libraries, museums, and other nonprofits that support the arts, humanities, and learning, diminishing programs and services provided daily to families acros more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, July 8 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA APPLAUDS PRESIDENT TRUMP, CONGRESSIONAL GOP FOR NFA TAX RELIEF BELLEVUE, WA - With President Donald Trump's signature on his "One Big, Beautiful Bill," which eliminates the $200 excise tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and firearms classified as "AOW's," he has taken a major step toward dismantling the burdensome and oppres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * Civil Service Appeal Backlog Ballooning Again * Washington, DC -- As occurred during Trump's first term, the federal civil service court has lost its quorum for deciding appeals, sparking a burgeoning backlog of undecided whistleblower appeals and other cases, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). This legal paralysis descen more PR

NEW YORK, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Congressmen Claiming Secret Assurances from President to Flout New Law, Undermine Lower Cost Clean Electricity for Americans * WASHINGTON, August 7, 2025 - Recent press reports quote Members of Congress touting secret, eleventh-hour promises from the President that would further undermine clean energy tax credits. These promises are not incorporated in, or in any way reflected, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 7, 2025: * * * A Parade of Rants By William Alan Reinsch Those of you who listen to the Trade Guys podcast know that both my colleague, Scott Miller, and I frequently rant on various trade subjects--and have a grand time doing it. It turns out we are in good company. You may have noticed that Donald Trump has been known to toss off a rant or two from time to time. Lately, these ha more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 [Category: Electronic Products] -- The Consumer Technology Association posted the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * CTA CEO: Tariff Pause Offers Reprieve, but Uncertainty Still Looms By Carolyn Posner, CTA Director, Executive Communications The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, CEO and Vice Chair, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)(R): "The Administration's decision to extend the tariff 'pause' is a welcome reprieve for American c more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * DOE Takes Step to Extend Lives of Polluting Power Plants Under False Energy Emergency * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a methodology to analyze reserve power margins across the country that systematically undercounts the contributions of clean energy to meet the nation's energy needs and protect system reliability. DOE plans to use this methodo more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Federal Benefit and Workforce Provisions Dropped from H.R. 1 Prior to Passage * President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," on July 4, following Senate passage on July 1 (by a 50-50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance breaking the tie) and House passage (by a 218-214 vote) of the Senate-amend more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 7 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF condemns Abbott's call for prayer after Texas flood disaster, urges investment in science * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for issuing yet another hollow "Day of Prayer" proclamation and for making insensitive remarks following the devastating flooding that claimed dozens of lives in Central Texas. In a for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- 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: * * * Executive Order Hikes National Parks Fees, Revokes Equal Opportunity Memo President announces unpopular proposal in a late pre-holiday announcement * Near the close of business time ahead more PR

NEW YORK, July 8 -- 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 statement on July 7, 2025: * * * Hispanic Federation Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Temporary Protected Status New York, NY - Below is a statement from Jessica Orozco Guttlein, Acting Co-President of Hispanic Federation, regarding the revocation of T more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 8 (TNSxrep) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: * * * US Tariff Policy Weighs Particularly Heavily on Baden-Wurttemberg, Lower Saxony and Saarland America's tariff policy affects the German federal states economically in very different ways, according to a new study by the ifo Institute. "While Saarland, Lower Saxony and Baden-Wurttemberg are losing the most value added, Saxony-Anhalt and the northern German states are shrinking the least," says Marcel Th more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Judge Blocks HHS Mass Layoffs, Rules Trump-Era Reorganization Likely Unlawful * A U.S. district court has halted the mass layoffs initiated by the Trump Administration 's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ruling that the plans to downsize and reorganize the agency were likely unlawful. Judge Melissa DuBose iss more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - July 3, 2025: * * * This Week in Climate Action - July 3, 2025 * QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "We will never stop fighting for our environment and for an equitable clean energy future that lowers costs and ensures access to clean air and water for all for generations to come. We thank all members who opposed this destructive bill, and we will ensure Republi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * List of Tax Cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill By Mike Palicz Income Tax Cuts: Personal Income Tax Brackets and Rates Permanently Extended for Every Income Level The bill makes permanent the lower personal income tax rates and the modified income tax brackets enacted by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It also provides further tax relief with an additional year of inflation adjustment to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of College and University Business Officers posted the following news: * * * Major Reconciliation Bill Becomes Law, With New Policies and Taxes for Higher Education * Congress passed H.R. 1, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and it was signed by President Donald Trump on July 4. The bill includes significant higher education policy changes, tax changes affecting institutions, students, and donors, and spending cuts to more PR

NEW YORK, July 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * The State of the Conservative Legal Movement Is Strong By Ilya Shapiro The Supreme Court has just finished a term that should please conservatives, particularly because of United States v. Skrmetti, which OK'd state laws that restrict gender-related medical interventions on minors, and Trump v. CASA, Inc., which limited district-court power to block administration polic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- National Right to Life, a pro-life organization, issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * National Right to Life Condemns Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Over Defunding National Right to Life today condemned Planned Parenthood's decision to sue the Trump administration over the newly enacted "One Big Beautiful Bill," which strips the abortion industry of taxpayer funding for one year. "Planned Parenthood's priority is abortion--not women's health, not compass more PR

NEW YORK, July 8 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * DHS Terminates TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, Leaving Over 50,000 Immigrants at Risk of Deportation New York, NY--Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua. The move will remove legal status from more than 50,000 current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS holders more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * NIH Will No Longer Seek to Fund Animal-Only Experiments: PETA Statement * Washington - Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy that will prohibit the agency from issuing funding opportunities for projects that would only involve experiments on animals: PETA  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Business] -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: * * * NSSF Applauds President Establishing the 'Make America Beautiful Again Commission' * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NSSF (r), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds President Donald Trump's Executive Order Establishing the "Make America Beautiful Again" Commission. President Trump signed the Executive Order on July 3, which will prioritize expanding public land acce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah Sue Over Congressional Action "Defunding" Planned Parenthood Health Centers BOSTON -- Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and two Planned Parenthood members -- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Assoc more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 7 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * President Trump Enacts the One Big Beautiful Bill, Supporting U.S. Marine Manufacturing for Years to Come * On Friday, President Trump enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill, which preserves key provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act (TCJA). These provisions will continue to support growth, investments and job creation across the marine manufacturing sec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Biology] (TNSrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Report: Trump's Arizona Border Wall Construction Would Block Critical Jaguar Movement Corridor * TUCSON, Ariz.-- A report published today by the Center for Biological Diversity exposes how the Trump administration's plans for new border wall construction in southeast Arizona pose dire and immediate threats to the San Rafael Valley -- one of the last remaining jaguar more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, July 7 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker (https://www.rvia.org/tariff-tracker) * Update-Monday, July 7, 2025: Ahead of Wednesday's deadline there are expected to be multiple updates and additional t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club & Partners Submit Thousands of Comments as PHMSA Comment Period for LNG Safety Rulemaking Closes * Today, the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ended its comment period following an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on safety of methane gas exports, known as LNG. The current safeguards are meant to protect workers and comm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare issued the following news release: * * * SSA Spreads Misinformation About Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Traditionally Apolitical Agency Pushes Propaganda * On July 3, the Social Security Administration (SSA), the agency charged with managing the earned benefits of 73 million beneficiaries, sent a blatantly political and misleading email to an untold number of Americans about President Trump's "Big Beautiful more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 3 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: * * * Taxpayers to Congress: Congrats! Now Get to Work on a Serious Deficit Reduction Plan Following passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Thursday, National Taxpayers Union (NTU) applauded Congress for improving the tax code and urged all senators and representatives to immediately begin work on a serious and sustained deficit-reduction strategy focused on additional spending restraint more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued the following news release: * * * TRCP Applauds Order Establishing Make America Beautiful Again Commission Make American Beautiful Again Commission will seek to advance initiatives that are key priorities for hunters and anglers * On Thursday, July 3, President Donald J. Trump announced the creation of the Make America Beautiful Again Commission by Executive Order. The commission aims to implement a strategic appro more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Begins Process to Reopen Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing * Bozeman, MT -- The Department of Interior has announced planned amendments to two resource management plans for the Powder River Basin, a move that almost certainly seeks to reopen the region to new coal leasing. Notices of intent to begin the amendment process will be published in the federa more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 8 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * VFW Applauds VA for 'Scalpel' Approach to Force Reduction The following is a message from VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt I am pleased to hear today's announcement that through early retirements, deferred resignations, the federal hiring freeze and normal attrition, the Department of Veterans Affairs is on track to reduce its more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * What Trump's Early Judicial Picks Say About His Real Agenda * When most people think of elections, they tend to focus on the big names - presidents, senators, and governors, but one of the most powerful and lasting impacts any president can have is through the judges they appoint to the more PR