ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * 3% GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations as Economic Confidence Soars * # Jul 31, 2025 by AFP Arlington, VA- After months of uncertainty over a potential historic tax hike, the certainty and eventual passage of the OBBBA have restored confidence for American families and businesses. This clear, predictable economic path -- combined with the deregulatory agenda of the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The American Association of University Professors issued the following news on July 30, 2025: * * * AAUP Letter Supports CUNY Law Professor Ramzi Kassem Yesterday the AAUP sent a letter of support for Ramzi Kassem, professor of law at the City University of New York, to CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez and CUNY School of Law Dean Natalie Gomez-Valez. In a recent hearing of the US House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Representative Elise Stefanik urged  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [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 Donald Trump's Latest Crypto Giveaway * Today, President Donald Trump unveiled a roadmap laying out his administration's plans to cozy up even further to the cryptocurrency industry. In response, Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk issued the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Washington Institute for Near East Policy issued the following news release: * * * Amb. James Jeffrey Rejoins Washington Institute as Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow Washington, DC - Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, one of America's most experienced diplomats, is rejoining The Washington Institute as its Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow, the research organization announced today. A veteran of the Institute from 2013 to 2018, Ambassador Jeffrey will focus on U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news on July 30, 2025: * * * AU joins 1,000 nonprofits to launch national effort to defend Johnson Amendment Today, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the National Council of Nonprofits, American Humanist Association, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Independent Sector, Interfaith Alliance, Public Citizen, and other leading nonprofit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, July 31, 2025 * CAIR-CT: CT Palestinian Americans seek political help after young man's death - Hartford Courant CAIR-NJ: Advocates in New Jersey urge US to step in to help aid flow into Gaza - ABC 7 NY CAIR-New Jersey, Palestinian Families Urge US Intervention in Israel's Deliberate Starvation in Gaza - Insider NJ CAIR-NJ: N.J. families d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Canada's Planned Recognition of Palestine, Calls Out President Trump's 'Israel First' Response * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Canadian government's announcement that it plans to recognize the State of Palestine and called President Trump's imp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * House Bill Would Leave Over 400,000 More People Without Stable, Affordable Housing By Sonya Acosta and Erik Gartland Affordable housing is a basic human need and rental assistance is proven to make housing more affordable. But a House committee recently passed a bill that could result in about 411,000 fewer people receiving housing vouchers to help them afford stable housing. (See F more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Community Advisory: CAIR Encourages Mosques to Promote August Recess Advocacy * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged mosques and Islamic centers nationwide to encourage American Muslims to meet with their members of Congress during the August congressional recess. CAIR al more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 31, 2025: * * * Routine Immunizations on the Precipice: Forestalling the Worst Outcomes in the Current Vaccine Landscape By Katherine E. Bliss Protecting the health of Americans means strong state and local-level immunization programs, coupled with initiatives that prioritize limiting the international importation of vaccine-preventable diseases. Adequately funded and well-managed more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 31, 2025: * * * South Korea Gets Its Trade Deal with the United States By Victor Cha and Andy Lim On July 30, South Korea reached a trade deal with the United States after several months of frenetic negotiations across two different South Korean administrations. The framework agreement averts Trump's 25 percent tariffs before the August 1 deadline with South Korea's most important more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU Statement on Congressman Danny Davis' Retirement CHICAGO -- Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates issued the following statement on Congressman Danny Davis' decision to retire from Congress at the end of his term:  "For decades, Congressman Danny Davis has been an unwavering voice for those who have been forgotten, ignored, and left behind. He understood that  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Demand Justice Launches New Accountability Tracker On Trump's Judicial Nominees Yesterday evening, the Senate voted to confirm Emil Bove III to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by the slimmest of margins-putting an infamous Trump loyalist, and one that faces serious allegations of misconduct by multiple whistleblowers, in a lifetime seat. His nomination, and confirmation, underscored more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump Further Obstructs Wind Energy Development * Washington, D.C. - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has rescinded all designated wind areas on the outer continental shelf. Over 3.5 million acres of public waters that had gone through a thorough vetting and approval process to be leased for offshore wind projects are no longer eligible for federal leases. Currently, wind ene more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Duty Exemption That Rocketed SHEIN and Temu to Retail Dominance Ends U.S. manufacturers will see a more level playing field. * President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on Wednesday that ends the de minimis exemption for goods valued under $800 for all countries, starting Aug. 29. The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) and a coalition of retail, law enforcement more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * ELPC Challenging Trump EPA's Delay of Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution Beyond driving climate change, this pollution degrades the public health, well-being, and quality of life of Midwest residents ELPC joined 11 health, environmental, and community groups in filing a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's delay of the 2024 methane standards for the oil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * New EPI resource provides state solutions to the U.S. workers' rights crisis As the Trump administration weakens federal worker protections, a new Economic Policy Institute series of policy briefs (https://www.epi.org/holding-the-line-state-solutions-to-the-u-s-worker-rights-crisis/) identifies how state lawmakers can step in to maintain and strengthen safeguards for workers. Most recently,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S., issued the following news release: * * * The escalating use of the National Guard and military for immigration enforcement is yet another marker of an authoritarian regime In response to news that the Trump administration is deploying the National Guard to assist in processing people for immigration detention in 20 sta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * FTA Statement on CFPB Motion to Stay Open Banking Litigation Today, the Financial Technology Association (FTA) filed a response following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)'s filing requesting a stay in the Forcht Bank, NA vs. CFPB open banking case. FTA also released a statement on the CFPB's filing addressing the Bureau's effort to reopen and revise the rule.  more PR

NEW YORK, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA's Delay of Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution * (Washington, D.C. - July 31, 2025) A dozen health, environment and community groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's delay of the 2024 methane standards for the oil and gas industry - standards that keep dangerous pollution out of our air and red more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA's Delay of Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution * Denver, CO -- A dozen health, environment and community groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's delay of the 2024 methane standards for the oil and gas industry -- standards that keep dangerous pollution out of our air and reduce wasted energy f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Welcomes New Trade Agreement with EU * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, welcomed news of yet another trade deal recently announced by President Trump and the White House, this time between the U.S. and the European Union. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Human Rights First Deplores Use of Global Magnitsky Sanctions to Support Impunity for Political Allies Human Rights First regrets that the Trump administration's first use of Global Magnitsky sanctions, which targeted the Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes for alleged arbitrary detention, served primarily to highlight the administration's pursuit of impunity for close political allies. The sanctions ag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [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: Members of Congress Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman : "This lawsuit goes to the heart of our democracy. These individu more PR

NEW YORK, July 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 28, 2025, to First Things magazine: * * * Mamdani and the New Phase of Wokeness By Gregory Conti What happened to wokeness? This is one of the most insistent questions in political commentary today. Do Donald Trump's reelection and the much ballyhooed "vibe shift" mean that wokeness is gone for good? Or is it just in remission, soon to return as strong as ever? Zohran Mamdani's victory over An more PR

NEW YORK, July 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 29, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Violent Crime Is in Decline. Why? By Jason L. Riley Protests and passive policing added to the problem during Covid, not illegal immigration. Crime tends to rise with the thermostat. The summer months mean no school and more idle young people. Violent criminals typically know their victims, and warm weather is when we gather for family reunions and b more PR

NEW YORK, July 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 30, 2025, to the Washington Post: * * * Tariffs Will Pay for Tax Cuts? The White House Can't Be Serious. By Jessica Riedl Trump officials say trillions of dollars in tariff revenue will pay for their tax cuts. Don't hold your breath. After passing tax cuts that will likely cost $5.5 trillion over the coming decade, the Trump administration is under increasing pressure to rein in soaring budget more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The National Association of Manufacturers's Tax, Technology and Domestic Economic Policy issued the following statement on July 31, 2025: * * * Manufacturers: Let's Lower Health Care Costs, American-Style--with Real PBM Reform Importing European-style price controls won't help Americans access medicines or make them cheaper * National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement in response to today's White House announcem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Realtors posted the following news release: * * * NAR Secures Win for Veterans as VA Home Loan Reform Act Becomes Law * WASHINGTON (July 31, 2025) - Yesterday, President Trump signed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Reform Act, into law, which aims to make permanent the VA's temporary policy allowing veterans to directly compensate their real estate agents, ensuring they can participate in the housing market on equal footi more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, Aug. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on July 30, 2025: * * * Farmers Would Feel Impact if MAHA Commission Targets Pesticides, Survey Shows In a new survey, American corn growers say they would face higher costs and reductions in crop yields if they were to lose access to key herbicides like atrazine and glyphosate. The survey comes after the Make America Healthy Again Commission released its preliminary report questioning t more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release: * * * Mayor Adams Chooses Criminalization Over Protection for NY Street Vendors New York, NY--Yesterday, Mayor Adams vetoed Introduction 47-B, a legislation that would have removed criminal penalties for unlicensed street vendors across New York City and would instead have replaced them with civil fines. Last month, the New York City Council passed the bill with a 40-member majority. Murad Awawdeh, Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news on July 31, 2025: * * * NSF Budget Protected in Senate, Slashed in House Congressional appropriators in both the House and Senate recently advanced their fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) bills. While the Senate bill preserves funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) at $9 billion, the House bill proposes a $7 billion budget. Alt more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Over 1,000 Charitable Nonprofits Launch National Sign-On Letter to Defend Non-partisanship and Public Trust 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 launched a nat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following news release: * * * Partnership for Public Service launches new Federal Harms Tracker to measure the impact of Trump administration cuts * New data finds over 148,000 federal employees have left government since January WASHINGTON - Ahead of President Trump's 200 th day in office, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today launched the Federal Har more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association issued the following statement on July 31, 2025: * * * PCMA Statement on Trump Administration's Actions to Lower Drug Prices for Americans The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's actions today to outline the steps that drug companies must take to lower the prices of prescription drugs for Americans: "PCMA commends the president for his continued comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * President Signs Law to Prevent Veteran Foreclosure VFW commander calls on veterans to thank legislators for unanimous support to protect veterans' homes * Yesterday President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Protection Act (H.R. 1815) into law, alongside the bill's author and VFW Life member, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-3) and House Co more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * President Trump Announces Additional Tariff Actions, including Copper Products and Brazil Imports * Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced additional plans to impose new tariff rates on imports from Brazil and semi-finished and derivative copper products. The President also suspended the de minimis exemption for commercial shipments. The executive o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrpt) -- Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * Report: Private Equity Delivers High Risk, Low Returns and Costly Fees Private equity does not deliver the superior returns that its advocates insist justify pension fund investment in this sector, and such investment would be highly risky for retail investors, according to a new report published by the AFT and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. The stakes could more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 31 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Save the Sound Reacts to Proposed Repeal of Endangerment Finding: "Overwhelming evidence that greenhouse gas emissions" endanger human health After Tuesday's announcement that the Trump administration intends to repeal the endangerment finding, which is foundational to the federal government's ability to enforce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, Charles Rothenberge more PR

TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, Aug. 1 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Southern Shrimp Alliance Applauds Announcement of 25% Tariffs on Indian Imports Trump Administration Taking Significant Steps to Encourage U.S. Seafood Production * The Southern Shrimp Alliance declares its strong support for President Trump's statement that an additional 25% tariff will be imposed on imports from India beginning on August 1. India is the single largest more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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 30, 2025: * * * STAND UP AMERICA APPLAUDS SENATE HSGAC DEMOCRATS FOR ADVANCING CRITICAL CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING BILL Today, Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, along with Republican Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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 29, 2025: * * * SENATE CONFIRMS LAWLESS MAGA LOYALIST FOR LIFETIME JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT Tonight, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Emil Bove III - Trump's personal lawyer and MAGA loyalist - to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit Court  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Earthday.org, part of the environmental movement, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT FROM DENIS HAYES, ORGANIZER OF THE FIRST EARTH DAY & KATHLEEN ROGERS, PRESIDENT EARTHDAY.ORG EARTHDAY.ORG joins leaders from across the United States to unequivocally condemn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding * EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO) condemns EPA Administrator Zeldin's announcement that he plans to dismantle the EP more PR

HARLEM, New York, Aug. 1 -- The National Action Network issued the following statement on July 30, 2025: * * * STATEMENT FROM REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid. "Sixty years ago, this nation made a promise. Medicare and Medicaid were not just government programs.  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following statement on July 31, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Andrea Lucas EEOC Confirmation Threatens Civil Rights Protections for Workers Statement from Noreen Farrell, Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates, on today's Senate confirmation of Andrea Lucas to serve a second term as a commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission * SAN FRANCISCO - This evening, the Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas, in a vo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release: * * * Trump White House Officially Ends Direct File Program Trump Makes Filing Taxes More Costly and Difficult for Taxpayers, Benefiting the Multi-Billion Dollar Tax Preparation Industry * Earlier this week, Trump's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Billy Long revealed in a Senate hearing that they have officially shut down the free direct-file service. This service allowed qualified taxpayers in c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Caldwell Chamber Host U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher for Roundtable on Tax Reform * CALDWELL, ID - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID-01) for a roundtable discussion in Caldwell, Idaho with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President Trump's One Bi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 [Category: Media] -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Fails to Restore Essential Funding for Local Public Broadcasting Stations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2025 - Kate Riley, President and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, made the following statement on the U.S. Senate Appropriations action that fails to restore essential funding for local public broadcasting stations  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * We Need Drug Pricing Legislation, Not Flimsy Letters to Trump's Big Pharma Buddies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the White House announced that President Trump sent letters to 17 pharmaceutical companies, demanding they offer "most favored nation" pricing to Medicaid and will not offer other developed nations better prices for new drugs than prices offered in the United States. The announcem more PR