WASHINGTON, July 22 -- American Oversight issued the following news on July 21, 2025: * * * American Oversight Statement on Harvard Federal Court Hearing As Harvard University and the Trump administration appear at the federal district court in Boston for a hearing today over more than $2 billion in grants and contracts that the Trump administration has withheld from the university, American Oversight released the following statement from Executive Director Chioma Chukwu: "This is not just a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [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 Nationwide Coalition Sues to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants * New Funding Restrictions Threaten Critical Services for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors, LGBTQI+ Youth, and Unhoused more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Israel's Kidnapping of Rafah Hospital Director, Bombing of Water Plant, Latest Massacre of Aid Seekers * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israel's kidnapping of a top doctor in Gaza, the deadly bombing of a water plant and the latest massacre of inte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Court Orders Trump Administration to Restore Public Database of Federal Spending Information * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a district court judge ruled that information that shows how the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies to spend taxpayer money -- which the Trump administration removed from the OMB website -- must be restored for public access. Citizens for Responsibili more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSrpt) -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Deep sea mining companies exploiting 'national security' fears for profit, according to new Greenpeace USA report "Deep Deception" report refutes claims that deep sea mining is necessary to source critical minerals for U.S. national security and defense. * A new report from Greenpeace USA  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * District Court Grants Partial Relief, Blocks Law "Defunding" Planned Parenthood for Some Members BOSTON -- Today, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the provision in the reconciliation law that attempts to unconstitutionally "defund" Planned Parenthood but only as to some Planned Parenthood members. In the ruling, the court made clear th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee's Cuts to Fair Housing Funding Leaves Disabled Veterans, Seniors, and Others Unprotected from Housing Discrimination Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance(R) (NFHA (TM)) denounced the House Appropriations Committee decision to reject an amendment to restore critical fair housing funding. The FY26 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 21 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * How Trump's budget impacts older adults * Aging services advocates say the FY 2026 budget bill, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid and nutrition services, will mean the upheaval of vital programs keeping older adults healthy and aging in their communities. Journalists can use any of the following tips as a starting point to ask local, state, and federal policyma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on July 18, 2025: * * * Board Decision Will Result in Women and Girls Being Returned to Persecution Today, the Board of Immigration Appeals published a decision, Matter of K-E-S-G-, finding that a particular social group defined by the individual's sex or sex and nationality did not meet the Board's requirements for constituting a particular social group and denied the individual asylum. While the decision hinges on complicat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republicans' SNAP Cuts to Devastate Rural Americans And Access to Affordable Groceries * " The deep cuts Republicans made to federal nutrition programs this summer are poised to devastate independent grocery stores that are central to many low-income communities, including those more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Independent Women Recognizes Six Months of Historic Trump Administration America-First Victories Today, Independent Women, the leading national women's organization dedicated to advancing policies that enhance opportunity and well-being, celebrates the progress for America in the first six months of President Donald Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report released today by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) warns that a potential second Trump administration's aggressive deportation agenda could eliminate nearly six million jobs across the United States, impacting both immigrant and U.S.-born workers. Authored by EPI labor economist Ben Zipperer, the research highlights a stark contrast to claims that such policies would boost employment for American citizens. The report, titled "Trump's deportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * Parks Group Unveils 'Blackwell Blueprint' to Drive Growth for Latino National Park Site Marfa, Texas - The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is proud to unveil a brand-new "Blackwell Blueprint (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GE1hQkKXzk4wt2ArzJw3Mt3YzZcGhkc4/view)," in partnership with the Blackwell School Alliance and Visit Marfa. This groundbreaking plan sets the stage f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Media] -- National Religious Broadcasters issued the following news release: * * * NRB Applauds Congressional Vote to Cut Federal Funding for Public Broadcasters * WASHINGTON, D.C. (NRB) - The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), the world's largest association of Christian communicators, applauds congressional action to cut approximately $1.1 billion of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The legislation now awaits President Do more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Oil and Natural Gas Trades Urge Congress to Push Permitting Reform A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today called on lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to "take swift action on permitting reform." In a letter to Chairman Bruce Westerman ahead of an oversight hearing tomorrow in the House Natural Resources Committee, the coalition u more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 22 -- Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Oil and Natural Gas Trades Urge Congress to Push Permitting Reform DENVER -- A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today called on lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to "take swift action on permitting reform." In a letter to Chairman Bruce Westerman ahead of an oversight hearing tomorrow in the House Natural Resources Committee, the coalition underscore more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 22 [Category: Environment] (TNSrep) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Report Shows Trump Administration Has Carried Out More Than 400 Attacks on Science in Six Months * The Trump administration has carried out more than 400 attacks on science in its first six months, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The report, which tracked attacks between January 20 and June 30, 2025,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [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: * * * School Districts, Parents, Educators, and Advocates Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Unlawfully Blocking Billions in Funding * Without Court Intervention, Unlawful Funding Freeze will Endanger Academic Programs and Staffing Across the Nation Rh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * STATEMENT | EPA Shuts Down Its Scientific Research Office * Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued the following statement in response to EPA's announcement that it is eliminating the Office of Research and Development. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to eliminate the Office of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * There's No Place Like Home: How Trump Is Making Housing Unaffordable * # Today, Groundwork Collaborative released a new analysis showing how President Trump's policies have driven up the cost of housing. By all measures, Trump has failed to deliver on his campaign promise to bring down prices on day one - especially when it comes to m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Terminates Key Grants Supporting Biden Administration Plan to Kill Nearly 500,000 Barred Owls Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle demand that government neither fund nor orchestrate the unprecedented slaughter of North American owls * In an additional blow to the Biden-era plan to shoot over 450,000 barred owls in the Pacific Northwest, the Trump Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [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: * * * Trump-Era CFTC Embraces Deregulation, Raising Alarms About the Next Crisis * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Cantrell Dumas, Director of Derivatives Policy at Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with the release of a new fact sheet warning that more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [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: * * * Trump-Vance Administration's Sudden Moves Regarding Black Site in El Salvador Highlight Importance of Litigation Pressure * Ongoing Litigation Is Exposing Administration's Secret Dealings Washington, D.C. - A number of recent developments in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * What Killed the Teen Summer Job? Big Labor * American Compass, the think tank funded by liberal Big Philanthropy to tell conservatives that the hard left was right about economics all along, recently started publishing a periodic online magazine titled Commonplace. This week, Commonplace published an article that will make people familiar with American Compass's Euro-socialist labo more PR