WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Is the $750B U.S.-EU Energy Deal a Fantasy? By Shuting Pomerleau and Jacob Jensen Executive Summary * The United States and the European Union (EU) have reached a trade agreement in which the EU pledged to purchase $750 billion worth of energy products (natural gas, oil, and nuclear fuel and reactors) from the United States over the next three years. * Notably, the United States exported  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Andrea Lucas Puts Her Political Agenda Before the Rights of Workers and Will Continue to Undermine the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Anti-Discrimination Mission Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families * Andrea Lucas was confirmed to serve a second term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following news: * * * Assessing the Fallout of Israel-U.S. Strikes on Iran Iran's Nuclear Program was Significantly Damaged But Not "Obliterated" Much of the public debate in the United States over the June 2025 military attack on Iran has focused on whether the Iranian nuclear program was "obliterated." While this question risks obscuring broader strategic evaluations of the merits of the strike, the preponderance of evi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Rescinds All Designated Wind Energy Areas, Continues War Against Offshore Wind The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) rescinded all Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf this week. WEAs were created to establish large areas that could be designated for offshore wind development. This an more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Executive Order 175 - a firm yet compassionate strategy to fight the chaos of vagrancy on our streets By David Zimmer President Trump issued Executive Order Number 175 last week. It was signed without much fanfare, but it may end up providing valuable momentum in the effort to effect more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Administration's ACA Marketplace Rule Will Raise Health Care Costs for Millions of Families By Gideon Lukens and Elizabeth Zhang Millions of people will pay higher premiums, deductibles, and other health costs starting in just a few months under a rule the Trump Administration has finalized for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces./[1] While the details are technical, the resu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Favors the Wealthy and Leaves Millions of Working Families Behind The harmful Republican megabill gives huge tax breaks to wealthy individuals, businesses, and large corporations while leaving behind or raising costs for millions of working families. Here are some of the impacts: Under the enacted law, the average family earning less than  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 1 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Inches Up By 2,000 Jobs In July, While Spending Declines By 0.4 Percent In June As Owners Defer And Cancel New Projects * Fri, 08/01/2025 - 12:21 Year-over-Year Gains in Employment Slow Sharply from Previous 12 Months; Private Residential and Nonresidential Outlays Decline from May and from June 2024, Offsetting Small Gain in Pub more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * The Dangerous Allure of Myanmar's Rare Earths By Gregory B. Poling Early this week, Reuters reported that the Trump administration has been approached with two different proposals to shift U.S. engagement in the four-and-a-half-year Burmese civil war, to access Myanmar's substantial reserves of rare earths. The former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release: * * * De Minimis Executive Order Risks Disrupting E-Commerce Without Fixing Enforcement Gaps, Says ITIF * WASHINGTON--In response to President Trump's executive order suspending the de minimis exemption for commercial shipments globally, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology polic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [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: * * * Democracy Forward's Skye Perryman Named to NonProfit Times' Annual Power & Influence Top 50 List * Washington, D.C. - The NonProfit Times (NPT) today named Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, to the " Power & Influence Top 50," an more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 2 -- Equality California issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Equality California Applauds Attorney General Bonta and Multistate Coalition for Suing Trump Administration Over Cruel Attack on Transgender Youth and Lifesaving Healthcare LOS ANGELES -- Equality California Executive Director Tony Hoang released the following statement in response to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a multistate coalition suing the Trump administration for it more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Research, an educational organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing, issued the following news release: * * * FBI Whistleblower Reinstated after Case Exposed Political Bias and Abuse in Security Clearance Process The whistleblower who threw open the curtains on the FBI's weaponization of the security clearance process against Trump supporters, COVID vaccine skeptics, and 2nd Amendm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Forest Congress Resolutions Recognize Role of Public Lands, Environmental Protections * WASHINGTON-- The 9th American Forest Congress has released a slate of principles and resolutions that recognizes the essential role of public lands and conservation in safeguarding the health of the nation's forests. The Forest Congress -- urged by the Center for Biological Diversity an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork's DiVito: The End of Direct File Is a Win for Corporations and Loss for Working People * # This week, IRS Commissioner Billy Long confirmed that the agency is shuttering its Direct File program after just two filing seasons. In its brief tenure, the program saved taxpayers millions of dollars in filing fees and was overwhelm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club 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 reduce wasted en more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Heritage Foundation Applauds Congressional Efforts to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist The Heritage Foundation welcomes congressional efforts to implement a modernized strategy for designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, citing decades of evidence that the group has not only inspired but directly enabled acts of terrorism, war crimes, and persecution of faith worldwide. The more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * HFA Pledges Industry Support for White House Youth Fitness Initiative and Revived National Fitness Council The association's national network of fitness facilities and professionals is uniquely positioned to support this mission. * The Health & Fitness Association today issued the following statement  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release: * * * ITI: Trade and Tariffs Stability is Key for U.S. Competitiveness * WASHINGTON - Today, global tech trade association ITI Executive Vice President of Policy Sean P. Murphy reacted t o the Trump Administration's implementation of broad tariff increases. " While President Trump has achieved interim agreements with several key trading partners, continu ed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Job Market Under President Trump Will Be Boosted by Tax and Regulatory Reform * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that 73,000 jobs were added in July, below market expectations of just 110,000 jobs--ending the trend of beating market expectations during the prior four consecutive months. July saw growth in health care and social assista more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * July Jobs Report is a Wake-Up Call, Says Groundwork's Jacquez * # Trump's Policies Are Dragging Down Our Economy, Steering Us Toward Stagflation This week, economic data painted a dire picture of an economy losing steam under President Trump's management. In July, the economy added just 73,000 jobs -- a sharp slowdown -- and the unem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturers: Let's Lower Health Care Costs, American-Style--with Real PBM Reform * Washington, D.C. - National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement in response to today's White House announcement seeking to impose price controls on biopharmaceutical manufacturers: "Manufacturers support the Trump administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- National Right to Life, a pro-life organization, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * National Right to Life Applauds VA's Proposed Rule to Reinstate Federal Law Providing Pro-Life Protections in Veterans' Health Care Programs The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) today commended the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its proposed rule to reinstate the long-standing exclusion of abortion and abortion counse more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * NCL Sends Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Lowering Healthcare Costs On July 31, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the rising cost of healthcare and the urgent need for patient-focused reform. Lawmakers and expert witnesses discussed challenges with employer-sponsored insurance, the lack of price transparency, and the profit-dri more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: * * * New Hampshire Governor Signs Anti-Trans Youth Healthcare Ban into Law By Emma Chinn In January 2025, a ban on some gender-affirming surgeries for youth went into effect in New Hampshire. In June of this year, two laws passed in New Hampshire (HB 377 and HB 712), which together effectively ban all gender-affirming care for new patients under the age of 18 in the state. Today, both bills we more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * New PPI Report Warns that the U.S. Rocket Launch Market is Heading Toward a Monopoly * WASHINGTON -- As demand for space launches surges -- from satellite constellations to national security payloads -- the U.S. launch market is becoming dangerously concentrated. According to Payload, in 2024, SpaceX accounted for more than 95% of U.S. launches. That includes roughly two-thir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Foreign Trade Council issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * NFTC Statement on the Administration's Tariff Actions National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) President Jake Colvin released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's implementation of country-specific tariffs: "This week's trade deals and new tariff rates mark a significant inflection point for the Trump Administration's trade policy. While it has been encoura more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Nonsensical and Cruel "Reciprocal Tariffs" Diminish America * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Late Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that will levy punishing tariffs on more than 67 countries starting August 7. Most of these new tariff rates are higher than those announced on April 2. In a separate order, he further villainized Canada and increased the tariff rate to 35% (continuing to e more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release: * * * NRF Encourages Open Markets by Lowering Tariffs, Not Raising Them * WASHINGTON - The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from NRF Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French following President Trump's announcement of new tariffs on countries around the world. "We encourage the administration to negotiate binding trade agreements t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Small Business Association issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * NSBA Commends Senate Confirmation of Dr. Casey Mulligan to serve Small Business as Chief Counsel for SBA Office of Advocacy NSBA applauds the Senate for its confirmation Dr. Casey Mulligan to support Small Business as Chief Counsel for Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA). * AUG. 1, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Senate voted to approve Dr. Casey Mulligan as C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for American Progress issued a report titled 'Trump v. United States: Revisiting the Presidential Immunity Ruling 1 Year Later,' authored by Devon Ombres. The document evaluates the consequences of the Supreme Court's holding that presidents possess broad criminal immunity for official acts, a ruling delivered by a 6-3 majority. The analysis was published on July 31, 2025. The report scrutinizes the Supreme Court's controversial finding that, under the more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- A July 2025 document from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and The Arctic Institute, titled 'Restoring Arctic Exceptionalism: The Path Toward Sustainable Cooperation' (Legislative & Policy Note No. 13), outlines the discussions of a workshop and conference hosted by the two organizations. The report, co-authored by Pavel Devyatkin, Anatol Lieven, and Artin DerSimonian, highlights the need to reverse the militarization of the Arctic, pursue cooperation more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- In a report titled 'The United States and the Global South in a Post-Unipolar World,' Sarang Shidore analyzes the shifting dynamics of global power and the implications for the Global South. The report, published in April-June 2025 by CEBRI-Journal, argues that the decline of unipolarity and the rise of multipolarity, particularly with the emergence of China and influential middle powers, are creating serious short-term challenges but also long-term opportunities fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- Resources for the Future (RFF) has published a research report titled 'Will Increased Timber Harvesting on Federal Lands Reduce Growing Wildfire Hazards?' authored by Matthew Wibbenmeyer and David N. Wear, designated as Report 25-13 and issued in July 2025. The document analyzes the potential effects of increasing timber harvests on US federal lands by 25 percent over the next four to five years, following an executive order issued by President Trump on March 1, 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriators protect critical funding for gun violence prevention research GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention group led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement on the Senate Appropriations Committee's advancement of the FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropria more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation of Brian Nesvik to Lead U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Donald Trump's controversial nominee to oversee the country's wildlife agency. In a 54-43 vote, the Senate signed off on Brian Nesvik to run the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. His nomination had been advanced in a narrow, party-line vote in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - July 31, 2025 * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering the latest attacks on our environment and democracy from the Trump administration and Congress, including the rescission of the endangerment finding and the conf more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Trade, Industrial Data Show Trump Failing on Trade Goals as U.S. Manufacturing Weakens, Trade Deficit Grows in First Half of 2025 * With the new August 1 tariffs and next Tuesday's first half 2025 trade data release, we prepared this memo with the manufacturing indicators and trade data for Trump's first six months, which show the trends of a bigger deficit and manu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Social Security Works, an organization that says it is fighting to protect and expand Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, lower drug prices, ensure economic justice and guarantee health care as a human right, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * The Trump Administration is Plotting to Privatize Social Security The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Reopens Door to Sulfide Mining Near Boundary Waters * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Trump Administration moved forward a controversial mining proposal that directly threatens the future of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Deputy Interior Secretary Kate MacGregor reinstated a legal opinion from the first Trump administration allowing Twin Metals M more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Aggressive Support of Fossil Fuels Endanger California's Progress on Clean Air * WASHINGTON -- As the Trump administration moves forward with efforts to revoke vehicle emissions waivers and dismantle key electric vehicle tax credits, public officials in California must work to protect the progress the state has made toward better air quality, public health, and equitable more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Firing Labor Statistics Chief For Reporting Job Growth Slump is Orwellian, Authoritarian * WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump has ordered the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, after baselessly accusing her of manipulating job numbers to downplay job growth during his administration. In response to the firing, Public Citizen co-president Robert W more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, July 31 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Trump Imposes Tariffs On Brazil * On July 30, President Trump signed an Executive Order declaring an emergency with respect to Brazil. Invoking a national emergency, the President has declared that the actions of the Brazilian government pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and the economy. The order specifically cites Brazil's c more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- A July 2025 report from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, 'The U.S. and Mexico: A Special Relationship' (Brief No. 80), by Karthik Sankaran, warns that President Trump's policies introduce both risks and opportunities for the vital U.S.-Mexico partnership. The document, issued in July 2025, argues that a lack of predictability in U.S. trade policy is creating contradictory signals that could damage cooperation, security, and prosperity for both nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSrep) -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release: * * * TTP Report: Google's Disappearing DEI Groups Google has sharply reduced its support for nonprofit groups devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion, in what appears to be another sign that the company is falling in line with President Trump's anti-DEI crusade, the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) has found. In early 2025, Google removed more than 200 groups from the list of third-party organiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Reacts to Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Proposal * WASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement in response to President Trump's letters to various life science company CEOs regarding the implementation of Most Favored Nation (MFN) reference pricing: "Importing foreign pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Erie Regional Chamber Host U.S. Representative Mike Kelly for Roundtable on Tax Reform * ERIE, PA - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership hosted U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) for a roundtable discussion in Erie, Pennsylvania with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * US Congressional Delegation Met with Government Officials, Civil Society Groups in Mexico City Washington, DC -- A delegation of US Members of Congress and staff met with government officials and civil society organizations in Mexico City this week to learn about the experiences of migrants, Mexico's efforts to improve trade relations with the US, the Mexican labor movement, and common c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * White House Announces New Tariff Adjustments: What It Means for Marine Manufacturing * Last night, President Trump signed a sweeping Executive Order finalizing modifications to the reciprocal tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), first introduced on April 2. The new order resets tariff rates for dozens of countries a more PR