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Tipoffs: President Trump & Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2025-07-31 ( 59 items )  
2025 Drone & AAM Policy Symposium: Michael Robbins Keynote Remarks (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 -- The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * 2025 Drone & AAM Policy Symposium: Michael Robbins Keynote Remarks Keynote remarks delivered by AUVSI President and CEO Michael Robbins at the Drone & AAM Policy Symposium on July 29, 2025: Good morning, everyone. It is great to be with you here at Nationals Park for the 2025 Drone and AAM Policy Symposium. The venue is a little different th more PR

Accountable.US Statement on Senate Republicans Confirming Trump's Defense Attorney Emil Bove to Lifetime Judicial Appointment (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [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 Confirming Trump's Defense Attorney Emil Bove to Lifetime Judicial Appointment * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Republicans just confirmed Emil Bove, one of President Donald Trump's most controversial judicial nominees, to a lifetime app more PR

AEA's Statement on EPA Draft Rule Withdrawing Endangerment Finding (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * AEA's Statement on EPA Draft Rule Withdrawing Endangerment Finding Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its proposed rulemaking to withdraw the 2009 endangerment finding for greenhouse gases. Concurrently, the Department of Energy released a separate report on the state of climate science. American Energy Alliance President Tom Pyle released the following statement more PR

American Action Forum: Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Impact on Canned Food (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The American Action Forum issued the following research: * * * Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Impact on Canned Food By Jacob Jensen Executive Summary * President Trump has doubled down on the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed during his first term, increasing the rate from 25 percent established in March to 50 percent as of June 4, and ending the company exclusion process, general product exemptions, and country-specific agreements. * As was the case during President T more PR

Are Trump's Crypto Grifting and Crypto Cheerleading Connected? Nah! (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Are Trump's Crypto Grifting and Crypto Cheerleading Connected? Nah! * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The White House is expected to release a report today with recommendations for promoting cryptocurrency markets. Bartlett Naylor, financial policy advocate for Public Citizen, released the following statement: "In a bold move that clearly must be unrelated to Donald Trump's sprawling crypto grifting, th more PR

AUVSI Commends the Reintroduction of Legislation to Secure U.S. Infrastructure From Adversary LiDAR Threats (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 -- The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * AUVSI Commends the Reintroduction of Legislation to Secure U.S. Infrastructure from Adversary LiDAR Threats The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) commends the reintroduction of the Securing Infrastructure from Adversaries Act by Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD). This legislation would prohibit the U.S. Department o more PR

Bessent: Trump Tax Scam Opened the Door to Privatize Social Security (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Bessent: Trump Tax Scam Opened the Door to Privatize Social Security * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted the Trump tax scam created a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security." The shocking confession comes just months after Bessent wa more PR

BlueGreen Alliance: Trump Administration's Latest Bad Move Will Roll Back Efforts to Fight Climate Change, Grow Clean Energy and Clean Manufacturing (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Latest Bad Move Will Roll Back Efforts to Fight Climate Change, Grow Clean Energy and Clean Manufacturing The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that would roll back the 2009 "Endangerment Finding." The finding is the main federal tool for regulating greenhouse gases (GHG), like methane and ca more PR

CAIR Reiterates Call for Firing of Anti-Muslim Extremist Shaun Maguire After He Denigrates U.S. Veteran Exposing War Crimes in Gaza (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Reiterates Call for Firing of Anti-Muslim Extremist Shaun Maguire After He Denigrates U.S. Veteran Exposing War Crimes in Gaza * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its call for the firing of Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire after he accused a US veteran o more PR

CAIR-New Jersey, Palestinian Families Urge US Intervention in Israel's Deliberate Starvation in Gaza (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-New Jersey, Palestinian Families Urge US Intervention in Israel's Deliberate Starvation in Gaza * The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today joined Palestinian American families and community leaders to call on U.S. officials to intervene and allow aid to enter Gaza as the death toll from the Israeli-driven starvation more PR

Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on Trump Administration's Proposal to Rescind the Endangerment Finding (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following statement on July 30, 2025: * * * Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on Trump Administration's Proposal to Rescind the Endangerment Finding The following statement may be attributed to Jessie Stolark, executive director of the Carbon Capture Coalition (the Coalition), a non-partisan collaboration of companies, labor unions, and NGOs building support for carbon management policies. This statement provides the Coalition's  more PR

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: What's Behind the GDP Numbers - Revisited? (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 30, 2025: * * * What's behind the GDP numbers (revisited)? By John Phelan Back in May, when the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that "Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March)," many commenta more PR

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Senate Fully Funds WIC But Serious Threats to Nutrition Aid Remain (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on July 30, 2025: * * * Senate Fully Funds WIC But Serious Threats to Nutrition Aid Remain By Ty Jones Cox The fiscal year 2026 Agriculture appropriations bill recently approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee includes full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), maintaining the nearly 30-year commitment to provide enough funding to s more PR

City Tech CUNY Abuses Title IX to Railroad Biology Professor (10)
NEW YORK, July 30 -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * City Tech CUNY Abuses Title IX to Railroad Biology Professor The National Association of Scholars calls for President Trump to Investigate * On June 12, City Tech CUNY Biology Professor Mosaab Elshaer was told by the CUNY Office of Diversity and Compliance that a female student had accused him of sexual misconduct. This same student had asked him just two months earlier to cha more PR

Congressional Democrats Announce Bill to Block Medicaid Cuts in Trump Tax Scam (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Announce Bill to Block Medicaid Cuts in Trump Tax Scam * The bill would protect Medicaid coverage for 10 million Americans and preserve expiring ACA premium tax credits WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and congressional Democrats announced more PR

Construction Employment Stalls With Only Half Of Metro Areas Adding Jobs From June 2024 To June 2025 As Industry Is Stuck In A "Holding Pattern" (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 30 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Stalls With Only Half Of Metro Areas Adding Jobs From June 2024 To June 2025 As Industry Is Stuck In A "Holding Pattern" * Wed, 07/30/2025 - 13:04 Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.Va. and Las Cruces, N.M. Again Lead in Number and Percentage of Yearly Job Gains, While Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Niles, Mich. Ha more PR

CPA Applauds President Trump for Closing De Minimis Loophole Permanently (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * CPA Applauds President Trump for Closing De Minimis Loophole Permanently * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded President Trump for signing an executive order ending the de minimis trade loophole for low-value packages shipped from all countries. Previously, the administration had taken decisive action to eliminate the de min more PR

CPA Praises President Trump's Historic Tariff Protection For Copper Supply Chain (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * CPA Praises President Trump's Historic Tariff Protection For Copper Supply Chain * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) strongly supports the Trump administration's decisive move today to extend tariff protection against imports of semi-finished and copper-intensive products. This action, taken under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, a more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 30, 2025: * * * The Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft By William Alan Reinsch A trade issue quickly moving to the front page is the president's use of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to launch investigations into whether imports in specific sectors of the U.S. economy pose a national security threat. Since any tariffs imposed under this statute will  more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: U.S.-EU Trade Deal - Geopolitical Victory and Economic Uncertainty for the United States (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 30, 2025: * * * The U.S.-EU Trade Deal: Geopolitical Victory and Economic Uncertainty for the United States By Federico Steinberg There are few certainties in the global economy. But one of them is that President Trump has decided to set the average U.S. tariff at around (or above) 15 percent, some 10 points higher than before his second arrival at the White House. Although some more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: United States Cannot Win the Twenty-First-Century Innovation Race With a Twentieth-Century Playbook (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 30, 2025: * * * The United States Cannot Win the Twenty-First-Century Innovation Race with a Twentieth-Century Playbook By Sujai Shivakumar and Julie Heng For most of the twentieth century, U.S. technological leadership was taken for granted. During the Cold War, the United States established itself as the world's premier engine of scientific discovery and advanced manufacturing. more PR

De Minimis Loophole Closed (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, July 30 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * De Minimis Loophole Closed * Update-Wednesday, July 30th, 2025: On Wednesday, July 30th, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the de minimis exemption, applying tariffs to low-value imports from all trading partners. The measure will be effective on Aug. 29 and apply to all goods that are valued at or under $800 that previously qualified for that tax-fr more PR

Earthworks: EPA Methane Rules Delayed, Trump & Zeldin Let Polluters Off the Hook (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * EPA Methane Rules delayed, Trump & Zeldin Let Polluters off the Hook Background: On July 29th, 2025, the EPA formally announced a rule extending the deadline for compliance for national methane standards for new and existing oil and gas facilities, known as Section 111, OOOOb/c of the Clean Air Act. In addition to harming efforts to slow climate warming, the delay will have negative impacts on public health since emiss more PR

Earthworks: Trump EPA Attacks Foundational Scientific Finding That Protects Climate, Health (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA attacks foundational scientific finding that protects climate, health Background: On Tuesday, July 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed the announcement of a draft rule eliminating the 'endangerment finding,' a foundational scientific finding that carbon dioxide, methane, and other climate-changing pollutants are dangerous to our health and well-being and must be regulated under the C more PR

Emil Bove Cannot Be Trusted to Serve the People Faithfully (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Emil Bove Cannot Be Trusted to Serve the People Faithfully * Washington, D.C. -- In response to last night's U.S. Senate vote to confirm Emil Bove's nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Director of Judiciary & Democracy Doug Lindner : "Senate Republicans more PR

EMILYs List Endorses JoAnna Mendoza For Election to Arizona's 6th Congressional District (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses JoAnna Mendoza For Election to Arizona's 6th Congressional District * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed JoAnna Mendoza for election to Arizona's 6th Congressional district. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to endorse JoAnna Mendoza for Arizona's 6t more PR

EPA Rescinds Endangerment Finding, Rolls Back Vehicle Pollution Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * EPA Rescinds Endangerment Finding, Rolls Back Vehicle Pollution Standards * Washington D.C.- In response to EPA rescinding the landmark 2009 Endangerment Finding and rolling back vehicle pollution standards, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and Chispa released the following statements: "LCV is appalled by the Trump administration's decision to once again turn its more PR

EPA's Proposed Repeal of the Endangerment Finding and Clean Vehicle Standards Is Contrary to Law, Sound Science, and Common Sense (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Proposed Repeal of the Endangerment Finding and Clean Vehicle Standards Is Contrary to Law, Sound Science, and Common Sense WASHINGTON - U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed to repeal the federal "Endangerment Finding," as well as clean car, and clean truck standards. These statutory, science-based determinations require EPA to set greenhouse gas reduction standards appli more PR

FFRF Action Fund Opposes Latest Set of Trump Judicial Nominees (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 31 -- 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 opposes latest set of Trump judicial nominees The FFRF Action Fund stands firmly in opposition to the third round of judicial nominations from the Trump administration. Joshua Dunlap, Eric Tung and Chad Meredit more PR

FFRF Action Fund: Bove's Confirmation Shows Fealty to Trump Instead of the Constitution (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 31 -- 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 on July 30, 2025: * * * Bove's confirmation shows fealty to Trump instead of the Constitution The FFRF Action Fund strongly condemns the Senate's vote last night to confirm Emil Bove to a lifetime federal judgeship to the 3rd U.S. Circu more PR

FFRF joins 1,000 nonprofits defending Johnson Amendment's nonpartisan rules (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 30 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF joins 1,000 nonprofits defending Johnson Amendment's nonpartisan rules * * * * * * Photo by Edoardo Cuoghi on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its legislative arm, the FFRF Action Fund, are proud to be among some 1,000 nonprofit organizations signing onto a public letter calling on President Trump and Congress to champion nonpartisan more PR

GDP grew by three percent in the second quarter of 2025: CEI analysis (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * GDP grew by three percent in the second quarter of 2025: CEI analysis * The GDP grew by three percent in the second quarter of 2025, marking a return to growth after first quarter shrinkage. CEI senior economist Ryan Young says this news will likely affect the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting later today. "Second quarter GDP grew at better-than-expected 3.0 perc more PR

GreenLatinos: EPA's Methane Delay Is a Dangerous Betrayal to Frontline Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * GreenLatinos: EPA's Methane Delay Is a Dangerous Betrayal to Frontline Communities The Trump administration moves to delay the implementation of the EPA's 2024 methane sta more PR

Groups Legally Challenge EPA's Latest Attack on Clean Air Protections (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 30 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups Legally Challenge EPA's Latest Attack on Clean Air Protections * Washington, D.C. -- On behalf of community groups and organizations in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Earthjustice challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's recent action to delay air pollution compliance rules for steel mills. The move calls for EPA to address air pollution standards from these f more PR

HPE CEO and Deal Lawyers Must Be Subpoenaed to Find Out if Bribery Allegations Are True (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * HPE CEO and Deal Lawyers Must Be Subpoenaed to Find Out if Bribery Allegations Are True * Washington, D.C. -- Following new reporting from Sohrab Ahmari and UnHerd, which shares fresh insights into how the controversial settlement agreement for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-Juniper Networks merger was coordinated through "boozy backroom meetings between company la more PR

ICYMI: Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Certifications and Restrictions on Funding for Critical Services for Survivors, LGBTQI+ Youth, and Unhoused Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [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: Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Certifications and Restrictions on Funding for Critical Services for Survivors, LGBTQI+ Youth, and Unhoused Communities * Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward and a nationwide coalition of d more PR

ICYMI: Faith Groups Sue Department of Homeland Security to Block Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [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: Faith Groups Sue Department of Homeland Security to Block Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman : "Raids in churches and sacred spaces violate decades of norms in both Democratic and Republi more PR

Latest Tariff Developments (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, July 30 [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. View the Tariff Tracker Tariff Letters and Deals Below is an update of ongoing deals that have been announced so far. It is important to note that there are more details to co more PR

Magazine editor shares how he got access to health insurer's darkest secrets (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 30 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Magazine editor shares how he got access to health insurer's darkest secrets * How does a magazine copy editor get former executives to reveal the unsavory details of the U.S. health insurance industry? For Chris Stanton, an editor at New York Magazine who also writes about culture, politics and health insurance, the answer is twofold: First, be prepared for the unex more PR

Members of Congress Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [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: * * * Members of Congress Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. - A dozen individual members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sued the Trump-Vance administrati more PR

Members of Congress Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- American Oversight issued the following news on July 30, 2025: * * * Members of Congress Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities The Trump-Vance administration has blocked members of Congress from inspecting ICE facilities, in violation of federal law. A dozen individual members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sued the Trump-Vance administration, challenging its unlawful obstruction of congressi more PR

National Parks Conservation Association: Senate Committee Moves Bill to Protect National Park Staffing and Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * Senate Committee Moves Bill to Protect National Park Staffing and Funding In a bipartisan vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved its Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, sending a strong message of support for America's national parks at a time of mounting challenges. The bill includes flat funding for the operation of th more PR

NCTO Commends President Trump for Taking Action to Close De Minimis Loophole for Commercial Shipments Globally (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Council of Textile Organizations issued the following statement on July 30, 2025: * * * NCTO Commends President Trump for Taking Action to Close De Minimis Loophole for Commercial Shipments Globally The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber, yarn and fabrics to finished sewn products, issued the following statement from President and CEO Kim Glas today, regarding President Donald Trump's more PR

New CNAS Report Outlines Strategy for US AI Leadership Through Global Partnerships (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Center for a New American Security issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * New CNAS Report Outlines Strategy for US AI Leadership Through Global Partnerships Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Global Compute and National Security: Strengthening American AI Leadership Through Proactive Partnerships (https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/global-compute-and-national-security), by Janet Egan. The re more PR

Oil and Natural Gas Trades Support Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America posted the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Oil and Natural Gas Trades Support Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today highlighted their strong support for the bipartisan "Standardized Permitting and Expediting Development Act" (SPEED Act). In a letter, the group wrote that the bill introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce more PR

Oil and Natural Gas Trades Support Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform (10)
DENVER, Colorado, July 31 -- Western Energy Alliance posted the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Oil and Natural Gas Trades Support Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform WASHINGTON -- A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today highlighted their strong support for the bipartisan "Standardized Permitting and Expediting Development Act" (SPEED Act). In a letter, the group wrote that the bill introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce West more PR

Over 1,000 Charitable Nonprofits Launch National Sign-On Letter to Defend Nonpartisanship and Public Trust (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Over 1,000 Charitable Nonprofits Launch National Sign-On Letter to Defend Nonpartisanship and Public Trust * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the National Council of Nonprofits, American Humanist Association, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Independent Sector, Interfaith Alliance, Public Citizen, and other leading nonprofit organizations launch more PR

Proposed 'Rigged Districting' Map Represents Trump's Interests, Not the Will of Texas Voters (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Proposed 'Rigged Districting' Map Represents Trump's Interests, Not the Will of Texas Voters * AUSTIN, Texas -- Today, Texas Republicans released a proposed congressional map that caves to President Trump's demand for skewed districts that would help him keep control of the entire federal government and dodge real accountability. The proposed map for the U.S. House of Representatives could  more PR

Rethink Trade Celebrates End of Dangerous De Minimis Trade Loophole After Years of Advocacy (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Rethink Trade Celebrates End of Dangerous De Minimis Trade Loophole After Years of Advocacy * Calls on Trump Administration to Strengthen Customs Enforcement so End of Duty-Free De Minimis Access Translates into Safer, Fairer Trade Washington, D.C. -- In response to the administration's announcement today that it would extend to the entire world its May 2025 term more PR

SEMA Statement on Proposed Repeal 0f 2009 GHG Endangerment Finding (10)
DIAMOND BAR, California, July 30 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following statement on July 29, 2025: * * * SEMA STATEMENT ON PROPOSED REPEAL OF 2009 GHG ENDANGERMENT FINDING WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2025) - The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) beginning the rulemaking to overturn the 2009 "endangerment" finding on greenhouse gases and repeal the greenhou more PR

Senate Republicans Confirm Trump Loyalist Emil Bove To Lifetime Judgeship On The Third Circuit (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm Trump Loyalist Emil Bove To Lifetime Judgeship On The Third Circuit Today the Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Emil Bove III to a lifetime judgeship on the Third Circuit, despite multiple whistleblower allegations that Bove misled the Judiciary Committee during his hearing and, in his role at the DOJ, suggested that the administration defy court orders. Demand Justice Inte more PR

Sierra Club Statement on Senate Hearing on USDA Reorganization (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Senate Hearing on USDA Reorganization * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate held a hearing to review the Trump administration's proposed reorganization of a critical federal agency. In a hastily scheduled session, Senators debated the White House's controversial plan, revealed last week by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, which would move around 2,600  more PR

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Impact on Canned Food (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Impact on Canned Food * President Trump has doubled down on the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed during his first term, increasing the rate from 25 percent established in March to 50 percent as of June 4. In a new insight, Trade Policy Analyst Jacob Jensen discusses the likely outcome of these tariffs on the canned food industry, which occupies a marke more PR

Thanks to Trump CFPB's Actions, More Than $360 Million Owed to Americans is at Risk, New Investigation Reveals (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Education] -- Student Borrower Protection Center posted the following news release: * * * Thanks to Trump CFPB's Actions, More Than $360 Million Owed to Americans is at Risk, New Investigation Reveals * July 29, 2025 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than $360 million in redress owed to Americans is at risk due to actions taken by the Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a new investigation released by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Stu more PR

The ASAM Weekly for July 29th, 2025 (10)
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, July 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for July 29th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly We have a mantra at the ASAM Weekly--"52 weeks-a-year"--and for the last year and a half, the 3 ASAM Weekly co-editors have been pulling their weight plus one to keep this publication going. It's a rewarding role but an unrelenting schedule (at times) to search, evaluate, and summariz more PR

Trump's Emergency Declaration on Brazil Is a Shameless Power Grab (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Emergency Declaration on Brazil Is a Shameless Power Grab * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order that levies 50% tariffs on products from Brazil beginning on August 6, claiming a "national emergency" based on an ongoing criminal case against former Brazilian President Bolsonaro and Brazil's regulation of the digital ecosystem. Trump has express more PR

Vote Expected Today on Jacobs' Nomination for NOAA Administrator. The Stakes for Science, People Couldn't be Higher. (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Vote Expected Today on Jacobs' Nomination for NOAA Administrator. The Stakes for Science, People Couldn't be Higher. * WASHINGTON--The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is expected to vote today on moving Dr. Neil Jacobs' nomination forward. If confirmed, he would lead the nation's foremost atmospheric and oceanic science agency--the more PR

Watchdog: Accountable.US Releases Latest Round of "Judicial Nomination Watch" Reports on Trump's Dangerous Judicial Picks (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: Accountable.US Releases Latest Round of "Judicial Nomination Watch" Reports on Trump's Dangerous Judicial Picks * Washington, D.C. - Today, ahead of Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for President Donald Trump's latest slate of judicial nominees, Accountable.US i more PR

With Bove Confirmation, Senate Republicans Abandon Integrity of Federal Courts (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- 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 29, 2025: * * * With Bove Confirmation, Senate Republicans Abandon Integrity of Federal Courts Today the Senate approved the confirmation of Emil Bove to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit with onl more PR