WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on July 24, 2025: * * * The Trump 2.0 Deregulatory Agenda: A Half-year Check-in By Dan Goldbeck EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * In the first six months of President Trump's second term, fully implemented deregulatory actions containing some measurable economic impact have accounted for an estimated $86 billion in total regulatory cost savings and 52.2 million hours in paperwork reductions. * Much of these savings are tied more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The American Fintech Council, an organization that says it promotes a transparent, inclusive, and customer-centric financial system, issued the following news release: * * * American Fintech Council (AFC) Urges Trump Administration to Defend Open Banking and Protect Consumer Data Rights AFC joins other leading national trade associations in calling for support of Section 1033 amid legal threats and attacks from the nation's largest banks * The American Fintech Council more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- American Oversight issued the following news on July 24, 2025: * * * American Oversight Sues for Records on Trump Policy Reviving WWII-Era Immigrant Registration Law Thursday, American Oversight filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for failing to release records about the Trump administration's sweeping directive  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- American Rivers issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * American Rivers Statement on Trump Administration Expediting River Recovery Steps for the Tijuana The Trump administration announced today, it has reached an agreement with Mexico that would expedite the restoration process for the Tijuana River and increase investments into the critical infrastructure needed to reduce raw sewage and pollution issues -- including aerosolized chemicals in sea spray more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls Israel's Man-Made Famine in Gaza a 'Historic Atrocity' After 113 Palestinians Starve to Death * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government's U.S.-backed, man-made famine in Gaza as a "historic atrocity" after at least 113 people died of sta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns U.S. Negotiators for Giving Netanyahu Cover to Continue Genocide in Gaza * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned U.S. negotiators for withdrawing from Gaza ceasefire talks and trying to give the Israeli government cover to continue its genocide The Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcome Senate Letter Demanding U.S. Probe of Israeli Murder of U.S. Citizen * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a congressional letter led by Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen and signed by 28 senators demanding an independent, US-led investigation into the de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * COURT WATCH: Every One Of Trump's Judicial Noms Refuses To Answer This Question Directly * New report is part of Accountable.US's new investigative newsletter series "Court Watch" WASHINGTON, DC - Today, a new Accountable.US research report has revealed that every one of President Do more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 24, 2025: * * * AI Benchmarking and the Future of Foreign Policy By Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan The Trump administration's new plan on artificial intelligence--Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan--makes a bold assertion: Winning the AI race means shaping the future of power. This vision of AI as a pillar of U.S. geopolitical and economic dominance hinges on more th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 24, 2025: * * * Thailand Launches Airstrikes Amid Border Dispute with Cambodia By Andreyka Natalegawa and Gregory B. Poling On July 24, 2025, Thailand and Cambodia entered open conflict over a long-term border dispute, exchanging gunfire and airstrikes in the deadliest clash between the two countries in over a decade. These developments, which follow months of simmering tensions  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * CSPI calls on Trump admin to focus on less sugar, not different sugar Swapping sugars won't reduce diet related disease * Today, the Center for Science in the Public Interest wrote to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, and FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Kyle Diamantas recommending seven strategies that  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Calls on Congress to Investigate AG Pam Bondi's Role in HPE-Juniper Settlement * Washington, D.C. -- Following new reporting from The Capitol Forum detailing how top leadership at the Department of Justice overruled its own Antitrust Division to force through a last minute-settlement in the $14 billion HPE-Juniper merger, after political operativ more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 25 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Public Advocacy Groups Take Trump Administration to Court for Illegal Coal Plant Extension Washington, D.C. - Today, nine public advocacy groups filed a petition for review at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to the Department of Energy's unlawful and unreasonable extension of the J.H. Campbell coal plant, and the de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Environmental Protection Network Commends Senate Appropriators for Bipartisan Cooperation on EPA Budget Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bipartisan spending bill for EPA and other agencies by a 26-2 vote. The bill proposes a 5% reduction in funding for EPA and the state environmental grants that EPA administers. Although the bill's topline numbers fall short o more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 24 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund launches 2025-2026 Dynamic House Scorecard on state-church issues The FFRF Action Fund is pleased to announce its 2025-2026 Dynamic House Scorecard (https://ffrfaction.org/scorecard/). The Dynamic Scorecard allo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release: * * * Fintech, Crypto, Main Street Business Trades Urge President Trump to Uphold Open Banking Rule amid Anti-Competitive Moves from Nation's Largest Banks The Financial Technology Association (FTA) led a joint trades letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to uphold the Section 1033 open banking rule amid anti-competitive moves by some of the nation's biggest banks to charge for consumer dat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS: Questions every congressional Republican must answer this August recess GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is demanding Republican members of Congress answer for the unwavering support of six months of dangerous, regressive lawmaking under President Trump's anti-safety regime. R more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Praises President Trump for Signing $9 Billion Rescissions Package into Law * WASHINGTON - Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, applauds today's bill signing of President Trump's $9 billion rescissions package, successfully eliminating woke and weaponized government spending, and curbing our exce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Human Rights First Calls for Accountability and Justice for those Disappeared to Torture at the CECOT and Issues Warning for U.S. Democracy With the release and transfer to Venezuela of 252 Venezuelans from the CECOT in El Salvador, where they were tortured and abused after their forced disappearance from the United States, Human Rights First condemns the U.S. government for sending these people to torture in contraven more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: * * * LULAC MAKES HISTORY, CONFRONTS DHS IN FORMAL ACTION OVER ILLEGAL DEPORTATION OF ADRIAN RENGEL Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Leads Call to Protect Millions of Latinos from Government Overreach and Injustice * The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has filed a landmark formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Immigration Forum issued the following news release: * * * The Lifeblood of Care: Immigrants Driving Health Care Forward I. Introduction The focus of this paper is on immigrants in the professional health care sector, particularly physicians[1] and registered nurses.[2] The paper examines the growing need for professional health care workers, the role immigrants already play in the professional health care sector, the important role immigrants can play in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The International Fresh Produce Association posted the following news release: * * * North American Produce Industry Urges U.S., Canada and Mexico Leaders to Resolve Tariff Disputes and Safeguard Fresh Food Access * Washington, DC - The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), joined by more than a dozen other representatives of the North American fresh fruit and vegetable sector, ar more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 25 -- The National Venture Capital Association issued the following news release: * * * NVCA Statement on AI Action Plan WASHINGTON, DC - National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) President and CEO Bobby Franklin issued the following statement in response to the release of the Trump Administration's AI Action Plan: "Venture capital is fueling the AI revolution, backing the startups driving breakthroughs across critical sectors like national security, healthcare,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * People For the American Way Responds to the Advancement of Jeanine Pirro's Nomination for US Attorney * Washington, DC - In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee vote advancing the nomination of Jeanine Pirro for US Attorney for the District of Columbia, People For the American Way President Svante Myrick released the following statement: "Jeanine Pirro is yet another nomi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- 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 24, 2025: * * * New Poll: Michiganders Oppose Medicaid Cuts MICHIGAN - On Thursday, Progress Michigan released additional results from their latest Lake Effect poll. These results focus on public opinion about the cuts to Medicaid that will result from Trump and MAGA Republica more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release: * * * President Trump's AI Executive Orders Will Advance US Goals of Global AI Dominance, Says Center for Data Innovation * WASHINGTON--In response to President Trump's three new executive orders on artificial intelligence (AI), the Center for Data Innovation released this statement from Senior Policy Manager Hodan Omaar: The Trump administration has more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocacy Groups Take Trump Administration to Court for Illegal Coal Plant Extension * Washington, D.C. \- Today, nine public advocacy groups led by the Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed a petition for review at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to the Department of Energy's unlawful and unreasonable extension of the J.H. Campbell co more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocacy Groups Take Trump Administration to Court for Illegal Coal Plant Extension * (WASHINGTON -- July 24, 2025) Today, nine public advocacy groups led by the Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed a petition for review at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to the Department of Energy's unlawful and unreasonable extension  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocacy Groups Take Trump Administration to Court for Illegal Coal Plant Extension * Washington, D.C. -- Today, nine public advocacy groups led by the Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed a petition for review at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to the Department of Energy's unlawful and unreasonable extension of the J. more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocacy Groups Take Trump Administration to Court for Illegal Coal Plant Extension * Washington, D.C. \- Today, nine public advocacy groups led by the Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed a petition for review at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to the Department of Energy's unlawful and unreasonable extension of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSrpt) -- Public Knowledge issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * President Trump's AI Action Plan Misses the Mark, Calls for Action Without Vision The Trump administration's AI Action Plan gives technology companies free rein over how AI develops. * Today, the Trump administration announced its artificial intelligence action plan designed to "accelerate AI innovation" - by stepping aside and giving technology companies free rein over how the technol more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * SEC Abandons Defense of Climate Disclosure Rule, Leaving Corporate Transparency Requirements in Legal Limbo * WASHINGTON, DC -- The Securities and Exchange Commission, chaired by former Wall Street lobbyist and crypto-peddler Paul Atkins, announced yesterday, July 23, that it will not review or reconsider its landmark corporate climate disclosure rules, effectively failing to do its job an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- 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: * * * SENATE JUDICIARY REPUBLICANS ADVANCE NOMINATION OF CONSPIRACY THEORIST JEANINE PIRRO FOR D.C.'S TOP PROSECUTOR ROLE Today, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Jeanine Pirro -- a Trump loyalist best known fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Senators Voting For Trump's Judicial Nominees Are Failing Americans Today, the Senate voted to advance Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove III, Trump's former personal attorney who faces alarming allegations from his time at the U.S. Department of Justice and has been widely opposed by former judges, prosecutors, and the general public as unfit to serve. In addition, new reporting also released today more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Files New Lawsuit Against Trump's DOT for Illegally Withholding Records on Funding Freeze * Oakland, CA -- The Sierra Club has filed its latest FOIA-related lawsuit against the Trump Administration, this time seeking to hold the Department of Transportation accountable for its failure to respond to two Freedom of Information Act requests for DOT's records related to withholding more PR

TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, July 25 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Southern Shrimp Alliance Welcomes New Trade Agreements with Indonesia and Vietnam Trump Administration Imposes Additional Tariffs on Shrimp While Addressing Forced Labor and Illegal Fishing Practices U.S. shrimp industry calls for similar action against Ecuador and India * The Southern Shrimp Alliance applauds President Trump's announcement of breakthrough trade agreem more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 25 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association issued the following statement on July 24, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: NEMA Commends Prioritization of Grid Expansion, Modernization in White House AI Action Plan NEMA President and CEO Debra Phillips issued the following statement today in response to the Trump administration's release of a comprehensive strategy to ensure the U.S. achieves AI supremacy through American energy dominance, support for next-generation  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Remove Three Product Safety Commissioners Without Cause * Washington, D.C. -- In an unsigned brief order yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to proceed with the removal of the three Democratic commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) while legal challenges continue in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * The Trump 2.0 Deregulatory Agenda: A Half-year Check-in * In a new insight, Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Goldbeck takes stock of the deregulatory actions of the second Trump Administration's first six months, comparing them in quality and quantity to those of its last term and predicting what the rest of Trump's deregulatory agenda will entail. Key points: * In the first  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 25 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Thoma Bravo-owned RealPage's latest actions: lawsuits and lobbying As of July 2025, several major cities have passed bans against RealPage, an algorithmic property management software owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo. These cities include San Francisco, Minneapolis, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Other cities such as New Jersey's Hoboken and Jersey City, along with Missoula, Montana more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Trump Admin Guts Policy Meant to Protect Public Lands from Overgrazing * Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chandra Rosenthal, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), (303) 898-0798; crosenthal@peer.org Will Shoemaker, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x210; wshoemaker@advocat more PR

NEW YORK, July 25 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Aid Cuts Lead to Preventable Deaths, Medicine Shortages, Health Worker Layoffs in Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): New PHR Research The abrupt and sweeping cuts to U.S. global health support has led to preventable deaths, shortages of medicines, and reduced access to services for vulnerable communities in both Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to two new research more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * USDA Relocations Will Further Decimate USDA, Science Group Says * U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced today plans to reorganize the agency, including relocating more than half of Washington, D.C., area staff to regional offices in other parts of the country. This echoes a similar move by the first Trump administration to relocat more PR