WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * A Conversation with the Hudson Institute's John Fonte (Part 1 of 2) * The think-tank senior fellow, historian, and teacher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the American story and way of life, conservatism and revolution, progressivism, and progressive philanthropy--specifically including the Mellon Foundation and its attempt to reimagine U.S. history. A senior fellow at the Hud more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * A Conversation with the Hudson Institute's John Fonte (Part 2 of 2) * The think-tank senior fellow, historian, and teacher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about what conservatives and conservative philanthropy should consider doing in these (counter-)revolutionary times. A senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and director of its Center for American Common Culture, John Fonte resear more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The American Action Forum issued the following research: * * * The Cost of a Tomato Tariff By Jacob Jensen Executive Summary * 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. * Undergirding this decision is the Trump Administration's conclusion that Mexican tomatoes undermine domestic producers with "unfairly" low pri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on July 10, 2025: * * * The FTC's DEI for Conservatives By Fred Ashton Executive Summary On June 23, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a consent agreement to resolve competitive concerns related to Omnicom Group Inc.'s $13.5 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. that barred the merged advertising agencies from agreeing with any third party to steer spending away fro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement on July 10, 2025: * * * Animal welfare victory threatened as Trump administration targets voter-approved cage-free laws Legal and animal welfare experts available for interviews on DOJ lawsuit against California's Proposition 12 * Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statement more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Animal Wellness Action Notes that DOJ's Legal Claim Amounts to "Stink Bomb" Thrown into the Center of America's Egg Farms * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) called the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against the state of California "politically driven" and "a set of stink bombs tossed into bosom of America's egg far more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls Israel's Use of Chinese Drone Fleet to Hunt Palestinians a 'Dystopian Nightmare' Straight from 'The Terminator' * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said reports that Israel is using a fleet of armed Chines drones to ethnically-cleanse Gaza is part of a "dystopian  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR Action to Release 2025 August Recess Advocacy Toolkit and Host Webinar on Thursday, July 24 at 6 PM ET * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR Action, will release the 2025 August Recess Toolkit and host an advocacy webinar on Thursday, July 24, at 6 PM ET to prepare American Muslims and allies to engage members of Congress during t more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * Big Beautiful Break for wind and solar? Not quite, says Trump EO By Sarah Montalbano The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed into law on July 4, 2025. With it came sharp rollbacks of some Inflation Reduction Act tax credits but not others. There have been a number of myths circulatin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Trump Rescission Proposal Builds on Illegal Impoundments, Would Undermine Future Funding Deals By Devin O'Connor, Sam Berger and Jacob Leibenluft The Senate is expected to vote soon on President Trump's proposal to rescind $9.4 billion in previously approved spending, which narrowly passed the House on June 12./[1] Congress is considering the spending cuts package under rules estab more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 9, 2025: * * * Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the Mining Sector By Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law. The sweeping legislation enacts major changes across tax and fiscal policy, social safety-net and healthcare programs, and immigration and border enforcement. Notab more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 10, 2025: * * * Iran Conflict: Four Lessons Learned for the Oil Market By Ben Cahill Sometimes long-feared events have little impact. For many years, conflict over Iran's nuclear program threatened to place energy infrastructure in the line of fire and disrupt exports from the world's oil and gas heartland. Yet when this nightmare scenario came to pass, the oil market impact was  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * The Limits of Russia's Friendship: How Moscow Sees the Iran Crisis By Alexander Palmer and Sofiia Syzonenko Russia has not been a good friend to Iran. Moscow gave Tehran little more than rhetorical support during one of the most serious crises in Iran's history. Russia's rhetoric serves as a reminder that the so-called "Axis of Upheaval" was never the type of unifi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * President Trump's "Carrot and Stick" Approach to Africa By Cameron Hudson African leaders and their publics have learned not to expect a lot of focus from U.S. leaders. And President Trump's "America First" approach to foreign policy has left many Africans with even lower expectations of what his approach towards the continent might look like. So far, a focus on se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSrpt) -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * DFI Legal Analysis Finds Transferring Student Loan Program to SBA Requires Congressional Action A new legal analysis released today from the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) finds that the Executive Branch lacks the statutory authority to transfer the federal student loan program from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to the Sma more PR

NEW YORK, July 11 -- 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 10, 2025: * * * Hispanic Federation Celebrates US District Court Ruling Defending Right to Birthright Citizenship Washington, DC - Early today, US District Judge Joseph Laplante issued a nationwide block against President Donald Trump's executive more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on July 10, 2025: * * * Human Rights First Deplores U.S. Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur New York, NY -- Human Rights First today deplored the State Department's misuse of financial sanctions to target a United Nations special rapporteur on the basis of her advocacy for action by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its Palestine investigation. "By sanctioning Francesca Albanese, the Trump administration has broadene more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Congratulates Jonathan Gould on Comptroller of the Currency Confirmation * Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2025)-- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump's nomination of Jonathan Gould to serve as comptroller of the currency more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news on July 10, 2025: * * * JAG Announces Final F&A Model The Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs is a national committee of diverse stakeholder organizations formed to develop a new model for funding indirect costs - also known as Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs - on research grants. This effort is a community response to the NIH guidance that capped the maximum F more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 10, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Polish-Ukrainian Relations Questioned in the Wake of Poland's Presidential Elections By Janusz Bugajski * * * Jamestown Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski just returned from a trip to Warsaw and Kyiv. He is the author of Pivotal Poland: Europe's Rising Power. The book explores Warsaw's determined efforts to shape NATO's eastern policy, to maintain a strong allianc more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, July 9 [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. Update-Wednesday, July 9, 2025: President Donald Trump issued final tariff notices to seven minor trading partners: * Trump said in posts on his Truth Social media platform that st more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Stop Trump Administration's OK of Toad-Killing Energy Project * RENO, Nev. -- The Center for Biological Diversity sent a notice today of its intent to sue the Trump administration for its impending authorization of a geothermal project that would put Nevada's rare Dixie Valley toad on a path to extinction. Today's action, filed with the U.S. Bureau of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Records on Trump, DOGE's Environmental Rollbacks Agenda * WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Office of Management and Budget today seeking the lists of agency environmental safeguards targeted for cancellation or modification by Trump's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency." This information will shed light on the full scope  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * LULAC HAILS FEDERAL COURT VICTORY PRESERVING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Celebrates Ruling Defending Constitutional Rights for Future Generations * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today celebrates a landmark decision by U.S. District Judge Jos more PR

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 9, 2025, to the Civitas Institute: * * * The Current Battleline of the DEI Wars By Tal Fortgang Can the anti-DEI movement present an affirmative vision of justice that resonates with those who intuit that DEI is wrong? No one can pinpoint when the fight against diversity, equity, and inclusion started - if it can even be disentangled from related campaigns against affirmative action, minority  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSrep) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * New analysis finds that Trump's deportation agenda will eliminate nearly 6 million jobs Immigrant and U.S.-born workers will suffer job losses in every state Trump's deportation agenda will wipe out millions of jobs held by immigrant and U.S.-born workers, according to a new Economic Policy Institute report (https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-deportation-agenda-will-destroy-millions-of- more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 10 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * New Tariff Announcements Continue: Brazil and Copper Imports Face 50% Tariff * Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced additional plans to impose new tariff rates on imports from several countries, including Brazil and the Philippines. The President also noted late last night that he will impose a new 50% tariff on copper imports following a Section 23 more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 11 -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025, to RealClearDefense: * * * Golden Dome Could Learn from SDI Politics By William Courtney President Trump has proposed that to "protect our homeland" he would move ahead with a Golden Dome missile defense. The Department of Defense is seeking a hefty budget increase for it next year, but the program is controversial. Missile defense was contentious also in the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan offered  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Report: VP Vance Retained Stake In Venture Capital Fund Invested In Multiple Defense Contractors Awarded Millions By The Trump Administration * WASHINGTON, DC - Vice President J.D. Vance's annual financial disclosure, published in mid-June 2025, revealed that Vance has retained up to $ more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- 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 Urges Abortion Throughout Pregnancy - No Exceptions Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act would remove arbitrary restrictions on access to abortion care later in pregnancy * BOSTON (July 10, 2025) - This morning, the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches Spanish Newsroom, "Sala de Prensa" * Washington, DC -- This week, Reproductive Freedom for All has launched "Sala de Prensa ", the Spanish version of the organization's Newsroom page. The "Sala de Prensa" will feature statements and press resources, such as memos and guidance, fully translated into Sp more PR

NEW YORK, July 10 [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: * * * Rhode Island Freedom to Read Act is First in Nation with Special Guarantees to Writers and Readers Against Censorship * (NEW YORK)-- Joining a growing number of states that are passing laws to protect the right to read, Rhode Island's newly signed Freedom to Read Act provides safeguards  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Donald Trump's Assault on the Federal Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump's mass firings of federal workers could move forward. The ruling reversed lower court injunctions pausing the layoffs and paved the way for federal agencies to implement widespread reductions in force. Exemplified by the so-called Department more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club: "Make America Beautiful Again" Greenwashes Most Anti-Environment Administration in History * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Days after its Congressional allies sought to privatize vast swaths of public lands across the country, the Trump administration is launching a new commission charged with making those landscapes "beautiful." In a brief executive order, Donald Trump called for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Trump's California Lawsuit Will Not Lower Egg Prices * Lowering food prices must begin with addressing food monopoly power -- not gutting critical animal welfare regulations The Trump Administration's Department of Justice has sued the State of California over Propositions 12 and 2, alleging that the state laws, which ban the in-state sale of pork, eggs, and veal from animals "confi more PR

NEW YORK, July 11 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release: * * * UANI Reveals Iranian Regime Clerics and Entities Inciting the Crucifixion and Assassination of President Trump UANI Calls for Sanctions, Law Enforcement Proceedings, and Immigration Reviews (New York, NY) -- United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is identifying Iranian regime clerics and entities responsible for issuing and amplifying fatwas advocating for the torture and assassination of U.S. President Don more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [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's Brazil Tariff Threats Designed to Bolster Fellow Far-Right Insurrection Instigator With Ties to Trump's Media Company, While American Consumers Stand to Lose * Washington D.C. - President Trump is once again putting his personal political alliances and financial inter more PR