WASHINGTON, July 17 [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 Senate Republicans' Violation Of Committee Rules In Trying to Silence Emil Bove Whistleblower And Advance Bove's Nomination * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee attempted to vote through another slate of President Donald Trump's extreme j more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * ADVISORY: Good Trouble Lives On Day of Action * Washington D.C. - Today, more than 1,600 events honoring the legacy of late Civil Rights leader and former Congressman John Lewis will take place across the country as part of the Good Trouble Lives On National Day of Action. This is the fifth annual John Lewis National Day of Action, which has taken place on July 17th each  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Commends Senate Passage of President Trump's First Rescission Package * Washington, DC --Today, the U.S. Senate voted to cancel billions in discretionary spending included in President Trump's first rescission package.  Americans for Prosperity (AFP) praises this move to reduce wasteful government spending and urges the House to swiftly pass this legislation. As AF more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Airlines for America issued the following statement on July 17, 2025: * * * A4A Praises House Appropriators' Investment into FAA Facilities and Equipment * Airlines for America (A4A) released the statement below following the full committee markup of the House Transportation Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill: House appropriators have answered the call of President Trump and Transportation Secretary Duffy to address our aging air traffic control (ATC) s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on July 17, 2025: * * * Scrutiny of Charter and Cox Merger Must Recognize Industry Dynamics By Fred Ashton and Jeffrey Westling Executive Summary * On May 16, Charter Communications announced plans to acquire Cox Communications in a $34.5 billion deal that would create the largest cable and broadband provider in the United States. * The deal could receive regulatory scrutiny from both the Federal Communication more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 18 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Michigan League for Public Policy condemn the Trump administration's move to share Medicaid data with ICE LANSING, Mich. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Michigan League for Public Policy strongly condemn a newly revealed agreement between the Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security and the Center more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency? * DALLAS, July 17, 2025 -- In light of reports from the White House that President Donald J. Trump has been diagnosed with Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI), the American Heart Association is sharing important information on the condition and its association with cardiovascular risk factors, disease and increased risk of death. Acc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- American Oversight issued the following news: * * * American Oversight Sues More Than 20 Federal Agencies for Withholding Records on Secretive DOGE Teams Officials are exercising sweeping authority to execute Trump's DOGE agenda -- and American Oversight is demanding transparency. * On Wednesday, nonprofit watchdog American Oversight filed an expansive set of lawsuits against more than 20 federal agencies for failing to release records about groups of Department of Go more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * Annual Revenue of Nuclear Energy Enemies Tops $2.8 Billion--but That May Be as Good as It Gets for Them * Last week, Sierra Club executive director Ben Jealous was placed on leave. According to the New York Times, since his 2023 arrival Jealous has endured a "rocky tenure" that involved disputes with "some employees and the organization's union." From 2008 to 2013 he appeared to en more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Brady Highlights Trump Administration's Cruelty Toward LGBTQ+ Americans with Termination of Federal Suicide Prevention Hotline With LGBTQ+ youth disproportionately vulnerable to firearm suicide because of discrimination, bullying, and systemic oppression, federal government should not turn its back on providing mental health support * Today, the Trump administration closed the speciali more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 17 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * Call to Action: Urge the White House to Release FY25 Title Funds * We need your help to urge the Trump Administration to release FY25 funds that are being withheld from public schools. Contact your members of Congress and urge them to request the immediate release of these funds (see resources below). Background: On June 30, the Administration n more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Private Equity Executive Order Would Fulfill Industry Goals, But Will It Matter? News outlets (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-order-help-open-up-retirement-plans-private-markets-wsj-reports-2025-07-15/) are reporting that President Trump will soon sign an executive order that directs the Labor Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide guidance to  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 17, 2025: * * * As federal cash dries up, Minnesota's rail mania recedes Derailed By John Phelan The fever for spending vast sums of taxpayer's money on rail projects of dubious value which has afflicted policy makers in Minnesota in recent years seems to be breaking. Last September, Ramsey Coun more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 17, 2025: * * * Paused federal dollars make up 0.5 percent of Minnesota education revenue By Catrin Wigfall On June 30, the U.S. Department of Education announced it was pausing an estimated $6.8 billion in federal funds that were expected to be dispersed to states in varying amounts on July 1. I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Arms Control Association issued the following news release: * * * Civil Society Leaders Issue "New Call to Halt and Reverse the Arms Race" Over the decades, civil society organizations around the globe have successfully pushed governments to take steps to reduce the nuclear danger, agree to cut the number of nuclear weapons, halt and then ban nuclear explosive testing, curb the spread of nuclear weapons, and to conclude the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: * * * Consequences of "Defunding" Planned Parenthood and What Comes Next Planned Parenthood Federation of America and two local Planned Parenthood 501(c)(3) members are currently in court fighting against the Trump Administration and Congress' unlawful attempt to "defund" Planned Parenthood health centers through the reconciliation law and strip more than a million people of access to their  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 17, 2025: * * * Preemptive Strikes, Deterrence, and Denuclearization: Ascertaining Pyongyang's View of U.S. Use of Force Against Iran's Nuclear Program By Sydney Seiler The U.S. bombing of key sites related to Iran's nuclear program has, not surprisingly, generated much debate over the wisdom of such strikes in light of their justification, efficacy, impact on Iran's capabilities more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 17, 2025: * * * Violence Escalates as Israel Intervenes in Southern Syria By Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman After days of escalating sectarian violence in southern Syria, Israel struck various Syrian government targets on July 16, 2025, including the ministry of defense and an area close to the presidential palace in Damascus. The strikes followed an escalating tit-for-tat betwee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Democrats Must Continue To Fight Against Trump's Loyalist Judicial Nominees Today, MAGA Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee steamrolled committee rules and their Democratic colleagues, ignoring a request to hold a hearing with the DOJ whistleblower who brought forward alarming evidence of misconduct by Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove III, and forcing through a questionable vote on his nom more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- American Oversight issued the following news: * * * DOGE's Smoke and Mirrors: How the Agency Deliberately Avoids Transparency DOGE's responses to American Oversight's FOIA requests and litigation highlight how the agency twists its mandate to shield itself from scrutiny. * The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has taken a hatchet to the federal government, eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs, shuttering entire government agencies, and slashing more PR

FREDERICK, Maryland, July 18 -- The Engine Technology Forum (formerly the Diesel Technology Forum) issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Advanced Engines Powering Standby Generators Ready to Support U.S. Leadership on AI and Data Centers WASHINGTON - Following yesterday's announcement in Pittsburgh of more than $90 billion in commitments to artificial intelligence and energy initiatives, Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Engine Technology Forum issued the followin more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 17 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Seeks to Delay Monitoring and Clean up Requirements for Toxic Coal Ash, Adopting the Wishes of the Coal Power Industry * Washington, D.C. -- Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it intends to grant the wishes of the coal power industry and extend compliance deadlines for monitoring and cleaning up coal ash, effectively allowing coal plant owners to sta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Fact Sheet: Crypto Lending Puts Retail Investors at Severe Risk * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy for Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with Better Markets ' new Fact Sheet, " Crypto Lending Pos more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * House Follows the Senate and Claws Back All Federal Funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting The president's rescission request now heads to the Oval Office as the Trump administration declares a big win in its war against being held accountable * Early Friday morning, a House Republican majority voted to accept President Dona more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Gut Funding for NPR and PBS Stations Following Contentious Vote on Trump Rescission Package Early Thursday morning, a Senate Republican majority voted to accept President Donald Trump's recommendation to strike $9 billion from the previously approved federal budget. The measures passed the Senate 51-48 as members voted  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork's Jacquez Slams Senate Republicans for Codifying DOGE Cuts, Failing to Deliver Lower Costs * Today, Groundwork Collaborative's Chief of Policy and Advocacy Alex Jacquez shared the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to approve the Trump administration's rescissions package, clawing back funding from critical fe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Statement on Nomination of Julie Callahan as USTR Chief Ag Negotiator * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, commended the Trump Administration for nominating Julie Callahan to be the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR's) next chief agricultural negotiator. "The Trump Administration i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * House Caves to Crypto Lobby, Fails to Stop Trump's Grift * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House passed a package of bills to promote cryptocurrency. This includes the Genius Act, a bill dealing with a type of cryptocurrency called a stablecoin. President Trump recently introduced a stablecoin (the Trump meme coin) with an infusion of $2 billion from a middle eastern sovereign wealth fund. Sin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * HUD's Plan to Weaken Flood Protections on Hold--for Now * Washington, DC -- In the wake of horrific flooding in Texas hill country, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has put the brakes on planned easing of flood protections for public housing, affordable housing, and other HUD-assisted projects, including levees and other flood prote more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Establish Digital Asset Regulatory Framework and Bar U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency * Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2025)-- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on House passage of the GENIUS Act (S. 1582), the CLARITY Act ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute for Higher Education Policy issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * IHEP Informs Senator Warren's Oversight Report on Trump Administration's Efforts to Dismantle Education Department Washington, DC (July 17, 2025) - Responses from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) informed a new oversight report released today by the Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) regarding the impacts of dismantling the U.S. Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Church World Service issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Key Victory for Refugee Resettlement Means Holding Administration Accountable Church World Service today celebrated last night's ruling in the Pacito v. Trump case establishing a review process to identify, on a case by case basis, refugees who should be resettled in the United States in spite of the White House's near universal ban on refugees. The order also clarified that the June 4 tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Aims to Protect Oregon Coast Red Tree Voles * PORTLAND, Ore. -- Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying protections to the imperiled North Oregon Coast population of red tree voles. The voles spend most of their lives in the upper branches of the Oregon Coast's mature and old-growth forests. The Service's 2024 decision to deny more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 18 -- Oregon Wild posted the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Lawsuit Aims to Protect Oregon Coast Red Tree Voles PORTLAND, OR -- Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying protections to the imperiled North Oregon Coast population of red tree voles. The voles spend most of their lives in the upper branches of the Oregon Coast's mature and old-growth forests. The Service's 2024 decision to deny life-saving Endangered Spe more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 17 [Category: Media] -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * Local Public Television Stations at Risk of Closing After U.S. Senate Votes to Rescind Essential Funding * WASHINGTON - July 17, 2025 - Kate Riley, President and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, made the following statement on the U.S. Senate vote to approve H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which will completely defund public media in our country.  more PR

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release: * * * Maine Family Planning Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Defunding The largest network of reproductive healthcare centers in Maine is challenging President Trump's sweeping bill, which immediately prohibits them from accepting Medicaid patients * Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case in federal court in Maine on behalf of Maine Family Planning (MFP), the largest network of  more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, July 17 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) Joins Good Trouble PERSISTs. * VIRTUAL, UNITED STATES - On Thursday, July 17, Good Trouble PERSISTs. will bring together advocates, artists, and elected leaders for a powerful virtual rally, joining over 1,600 events nationwide to honor the legacy of C more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Nation Urgently Needs Federal Heat Standard as Trump's Cuts Further Endanger Outdoor Workers During Heat Waves * WASHINGTON--Asuncion Valdivia was only 53 years old when he died of heat stroke after working a 10-hour shift picking grapes in 105-degree temperatures. Yesterday, Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Judy Chu reintroduced the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following news: * * * NIAC Sends Letter to State Department on the Travel Ban and Warnings Against Travel to Iran NIAC sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressing the contradiction between the administration's warnings against travel to Iran and its restrictive visa policies, particularly the June 2025 travel ban on Iranian nationals. NIAC emphasizes that while it supports educating the community on the ris more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 18 -- Oregon Public Broadcasting issued the following news release: * * * President's Update: Federal funding for public media eliminated On July 18, Congress eliminated federal funding for public media - an unprecedented action against communities that rely on our network of factual journalism and programming, freely available to everyone. President Donald Trump will soon make this defunding final. In this challenging moment, OPB will not back down. I arrived here te more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * People For the American Way Responds to Senate Judiciary Committee's Advancement of Emil Bove Nomination * Washington, DC - In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee pushing through the nomination of Emil Bove after the Republicans violated Committee rules over the strenuous objections of Democrats on the Committee, People For the American Way President Svante Myrick released more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 17 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Applauds Congressional Letter Calling on NIH to End Funding for Animal Experimentation in Foreign Labs * Washington - PETA applauds a letter sent today to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, urging the agency to stop funding for experiments on animals conducted in foreign laboratories. The letter, signed by Rep. Troy Nehls  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 18 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * POLL: Majority of Michiganders Oppose Line 5 Oil Tunnel Project MICHIGAN - Progress Michigan's monthly Lake Effect poll tracks public opinion about a variety of issues in Michigan. The most recent poll found that a majority of Michigan voters overall--includ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), titled "The Science vs. the Narrative vs. the Voters: Clarifying the Public Debate Around Energy and Climate," reveals a significant disconnect between public opinion, scientific consensus as summarized by the IPCC, and the prevailing mainstream media narrative on energy and climate issues. Authored by Roger Pielke Jr. and Ruy Teixeira, the report, released in July 2025, emphasizes that understanding vote more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 14 -- Rand issued the following commentary to Foreign Policy: * * * Iran and the Logic of Limited Wars By Raphael S. Cohen Israel's air war against Iran--"Operation Rising Lion"--may be over, but the controversy surrounding the attacks lives on. One key question is whether the U.S. strikes on the Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer," succeeded in obliterating the deeply buried Fordow site or merely incapa more PR

HARLEM, New York, July 18 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release: * * * REV. AL SHARPTON CONDEMNS US DOJ OVER REQUEST OF ONE-DAY SENTENCE FOR OFFICER CONVICTED IN 2020 MURDER OF BREONNA TAYLOR Police Shooting, Alongside Killing of George Floyd, Sparked Global Protests * Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of National Action Network (NAN), today blasted the U.S. Department for requesting just one day in prison for the Louisville Police Officer who was convicted more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * Hinson & Houchin Champion Women's Leadership in Congress "It's the best opportunity in the world to be able to serve your nation and be able to work in this capacity and really effect change." * U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (IA-02) and Erin Houchin (IN-09) addressed The Ripon Society at a breakfast meeting Tuesday morning, outlining their legislative priorities and committee work. The congresswomen, who  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * Scrutiny of Charter and Cox Merger Must Recognize Industry Dynamics * On May 16, Charter Communications announced plans to acquire rival cable provider Cox Communications, a deal valued at $34.5 billion that would create the largest cable and broadband provider in the United States. In a new insight, Director of Competition Policy Fred Ashton and Director of Technology and Innovati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * SEC's Paul Atkins Pushes Out Nation's Top Auditor * WASHINGTON, DC -- On Tuesday, July 15, Trump's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins forcefully removed the top official overseeing audit firms yesterday, following a pattern of aggressive rollbacks limiting oversight and regulation of Wall Street and big corporations. Atkins's move against Public Company Accounting more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * SENATE COMMITTEE ADVANCES JANUARY 6 APOLOGIST FOR LIFETIME JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT Today, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee rubber-stamped the nomination of Emil Bove - Trump's personal lawyer and MAGA loyalist - to a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Alliance for Justice, an organization committed to fortifying the progressive movement through its focus on federal and state courts and building power by providing resources to maximize nonprofits' advocacy capacity, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Senate Republicans Abandon All Integrity in Judicial Nomination Vote This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider the nominations of Emil Bove and several of President Trump's oth more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 [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: * * * Senate Vote to Defund NPR and PBS Betrays Local Communities Across the U.S. * (WASHINGTON)-- PEN America released the following statement today in response to the 51-48 vote in the Senate to claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that receives congre more PR

PARIS, France, July 17 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Six months of Trump's war on the press: importing and exporting authoritarian tendencies * Six months into US President Donald Trump's second term, his administration has become increasingly hostile towards the press, both mimicking and inspiring authoritarian and quasi-authoritarian regimes around the world. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns of the dangers of a transnational anti-press more PR

ROSEMONT, Illinois, July 18 -- The Society for Vascular Surgery issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Society for Vascular Surgery Responds to Public Awareness of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Following President Trump's Diagnosis Rosemont, Ill. - July 17, 2025 -- The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) acknowledges the increased public attention surrounding chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) following news reports of President Donald J. Trump's recent diagnosis, as confirme more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 18 -- Consumer Watchdog issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Surveillance Pricing Bill Passes Out of CA Senate Judiciary Los Angeles, CA--California's bill regulating surveillance pricing, AB 446 (Ward), moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee after passing the Senate Judiciary Committee late yesterday by a vote of 10 to 2. "Every person has a price," said Justin Kloczko, tech and privacy advocate for Consumer Watchdog. "Based on mounta more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, July 18 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: * * * Trump Administration Shut Down the National LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Hotline - But Help Is Still Available By Cecil Robinson In its latest attack on LGBTQ+ communities, the Trump administration is shutting down the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline as of July 17. In a statement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the organization publicized that t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) argues that the recent shift to a deficit in the US agricultural trade balance, despite alarm from some policymakers, is not a cause for concern. The report, "Is a Negative US Agricultural Trade Balance a Cause for Concern?" authored by AEI nonresident senior fellow Joseph W. Glauber, explains that the deficit largely reflects complementary trade patterns and differing price trends between exported and imp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Vance Promotes Tax Cuts for Families and Workers in Pennsylvania By Jack Putrino On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance gave a speech championing the now passed and signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act at Don's Machine Shop, a manufacturing facility in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. Vance, who cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate required to pass the bill, highlighted how the legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [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 9th Circuit Judicial Pick Eric Tung's Deep Ties to Crypto Industry Could Benefit President's Vast Crypto Empire * Washing D.C. - This month, President Trump announced his first Ninth Circuit judicial pick of his second term, Eric Tung, while neglecting to mention that T more PR