WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Statement on Trump-Appointed Judges Blocking "Click-to-Cancel" Consumer Protection Rule * Decision comes on the heels of Trump's Big Ugly Bill stripping a range of consumer protections WASHINGTON, DC - Today, a three-judge panel on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, w more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP to Newsom: Keep Your Progressive Policies Out of the Palmetto State * COLUMBIA, SC - Today, California Governor and presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom, the darling of coastal elites and far-left progressives, will travel the Palmetto State touting the same progressive agenda South Carolinians soundly rejected last November. With Newsom's aspirations for higher office  more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, July 9 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on July 8, 2025: * * * Ag Groups Encourage Trump Administration to Fill Chief Agricultural Negotiator Role A letter with signatures from 42 agricultural associations, led by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), was sent to President Trump today urging him to expeditiously nominate a chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. The group said the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * America's Beverage Companies Launch Good to Know Transparency Initiative Industry delivers more ingredient information with GoodtoKnowFacts.org and announces new commitment to GRAS reform * WASHINGTON - American Beverage announced today the launch of Good to Know, a new transparency initiative designed to empower Americans with easy-to-understand, fact-based information about the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The American Humanist Association issued the following statement on July 8, 2025: * * * American Humanists Decry the Death of the Johnson Amendment The following is a statement from American Humanist Association Executive Director Fish Stark in response to reporting from the New York Times that the I.R.S. is allowing churches and pastors to endorse political candidates, effectively nullifying the 1954 Johnson Amendment for churches, which bans campaigning by nonprofits:  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following statement on July 8, 2025: * * * AU denounces IRS plan to exempt houses of worship from the Johnson Amendment Americans United for Separation of Church and State's President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the Internal Revenue Service's reinterpretation of law to exempt houses of worship and religious organizations from the Johnson Amendment, a federal law that pre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Israeli 'Killing Machine' for Slaughter of 78 in Gaza as Netanyahu Visits Capitol Hill * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli military's "killing machine" for slaughtering at least 78 people across Gaza by since dawn this morning using America more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Center for Constitutional Rights Demands Info from Trump Admin on Funding for Aid Group Behind "Death Trap" in Gaza Israeli forces have killed more than 600 Palestinians waiting for food at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites * July 8th, 2025, New York - The Center for Constitutional Rights yesterday submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records related to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Court Orders Decision on Expanding Endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrel Habitat in Arizona * TUCSON, Ariz. -- A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make a long-overdue decision on whether to expand critical habitat for Arizona's highly endangered Mount Graham red squirrels. The squirrels are the most endangered terrestrial animal in the United States. The more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club 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 methodology to deem  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * Does Trump's Free Speech Order Protect Only Allies? * Washington, DC -- U.S. Administrator Lee Zeldin's recent move to place approximately 140 agency employees on leave for signing a letter of dissent appears at odds with a Trump Executive Order forbidding any official action "that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen," a more PR

NEW YORK, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Strongly Opposes Repeal of Power Plant Pollution Standards at Public Hearing * (Washington, D.C. - July 8, 2025) An Environmental Defense Fund expert joined more than one hundred other Americans at a Trump EPA hearing today and opposed plans to repeal our national climate pollution standards for power plants. Last month the Trump administration proposed eliminating the Car more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 [Category: Environment] -- Joanna Slaney, vice president for political and government affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund, issued a statement on July 4, 2025, criticizing President Trump's signing of a bill that she asserts will increase energy costs, endanger grid reliability, and worsen pollution. Slaney contended that the bill prioritizes fossil fuels over clean energy, unwisely removing tax credits that supported investments in wind, solar, and battery storage. She  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Chemical Lobby's Delay Tactics Rejected, but EPA Must Remain Vigilant to Protect Public Health from Asbestos Hazards In a significant and overdue course correction, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn its plan to rewrite or delay the Biden-era ban on chrysotile asbestos, the last form of asbestos still legally in use in the United States. This shift comes after widespread p more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, July 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Funding must continue for Appalachian Regional Commission, urge government leaders and community groups * APPALACHIA -- This week, more than 80 state and local government officials, educational institutions, businesses, churches and nonprofits sent a letter to members of Congress calling for sustained funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission. The letter was delivered i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Delivers Testimony on EPA 2026-2027 RVO Proposal * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor testified today at a virtual hearing hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its 2026-2027 RVO proposal for biofuel blending obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). During the hearing, Skor emphasize more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [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: United Nations Document Contradicts Trump-Vance Administration's El Salvador Prison Claim * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman: "Since March, the Trump-Vance administration has sought to operate in the shadows without public tran more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 8 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * IRS refusal to act doesn't repeal Johnson Amendment, FFRF asserts * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sharply condemning the IRS's stunning decision to openly abandon enforcement of the Johnson Amendment when it comes to churches, which could effectively turn them into unregulated political action committees subsidized by taxpayers. But the state/church watc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * IRS Reverses 70-Year Ban on Political Campaigning by Churches * WASHINGTON D.C. - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the Trump administration announced plans to roll back the legal restrictions on political campaign activity by tax-exempt churches. The Johnson amendment has prohibited churches in their official capacity from campaigning for or against candidates in exchange for their tax-ex more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Joint Center Launches 2025 Tax Advisory Committee Permanent Extension of the TCJA and Deep Program Cuts Signal Urgent Need for Action * Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies officially launched its 2025 Tax Policy Advisory Committee. This committee will play a critical role in informing the Joint Center's tax research, helping shape public d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on Executive Order to Phase Out Clean Energy Tax Credits * Washington, D.C.- In response to President Trump signing an executive order to phase out solar and wind tax credits, the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from Vice President of Government Affairs, Sara Chieffo : "On the heels of the passage of the Big Ugly Bill, which i more PR

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, July 8 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release: * * * MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association Highlights Enactment of Critical Tax Policies for the Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. - MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association, welcomes the enactment of the pro-manufacturing tax policies included in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. After passing the Senate and House last week, the bill more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * NOAA Needs a Strong Leader. Cutting-edge Science, People's Lives are at Stake. * WASHINGTON--President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Neil Jacobs, will appear before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee tomorrow for his confirmation hearing. Dr. Jacobs served as acting N more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- ONE Campaign issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Meeting between US-Africa leaders offers critical opportunity for partnership President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations - Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal - this week to discuss "commercial opportunities." The President previously announced plans to host a larger US-Africa Summit later this year. "We're hopeful this first convening of African leaders in more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now President: "Big, Beautiful Bill"? More Like "Big Abortion Ban." With Donald Trump's signature on the 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' abortion access will be decimated nationwide * BOSTON (July 7, 2025) - Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Republican Jewish Coalition issued the following news: * * * Republican Jewish Coalition Launches "Peacemaker" Ad, Highlighting President Trump's Bold, Decisive Leadership The Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement announcing the launch of a new broadcast television ad, "Peacemaker", highlighting President Trump's bold, decisive leadership in obliterating Iran's nuclear weapons program. The ad begins running today, July 8, 2025, to coincide with more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * RFA Supports EPA 2026-27 RVO Proposal, Urges SRE Caution * In testimony today before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper expressed strong support for the agency's proposed renewable volume obligations for 2026 and 2027, calling the proposal "an important step toward achieving President Trump's vision for lower gas p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Statement from the National Council of Nonprofits on IRS Request to Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following statement today in response to the Internal Revenue Service's request to allow churches and other houses of worship to endorse political candidates, an action that carves out an exemption from the longstanding pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [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: * * * Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump's Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds * Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court's Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies Washingto more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, July 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court intervenes to allow Trump's unlawful reorganization of the Federal Government to continue as case proceeds * Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court's Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from the Trump-Vance administration to stay the injun more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump's Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds * Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from the Trump-Vance administration to stay the injunction two lower courts had approved in AFGE v. Trump that halted the unlawful reorganization of the federal govern more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * The Cost of a Tomato Tariff * On July 14, the Trump Administration is set to impose a 21-percent antidumping tariff on imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico, terminating the Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) last renewed in 2019. In new research, Trade Policy Analyst Jacob Jensen estimates the forthcoming tariff's costs to U.S. consumers. An excerpt: Undergirding this decision is  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs; Implementation Delayed to Aug. 1 * Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced plans to impose new tariff rates on imports from several countries starting on Aug. 1, citing what he described as unfair trade practices and persistent trade imbalances. The tariffs, ranging from 25% to 40%, were formally communicated  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Defends American Business Interests in Europe By Caden Hubbs In a recent press conference, President Trump reaffirmed his hardline stance in negotiations with the European Union, signaling progress despite years of what he called "bad treatment." Trump revealed the administration was just "two days off from sending them a [deal]," suggesting that a breakthrough is near in resolvi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Trump FTC's Delay of Click to Cancel Rule Clears the Way for the Chamber of Commerce to Kill It In Court * Washington, D.C. -- Following a new ruling from United States Court of Appeals for Eighth District that vacates the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Negative Option Rule (or Click-to-Cancel Rule) on pure procedural grounds, effectively killing the rule before i more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Trump's budget bill could cost lives, put 5 million in debt: How to cover the story * As many as 17 million Americans will lose their health insurance and many others will incur more medical debt under the budget bill President Trump signed into law last Friday. The tax bill, or the " One Big Beautiful Bill Act," would cut more than $1 trillion in federal spending ove more PR