SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * ADF commends Trump executive order stopping discriminatory debanking The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Brian Knight regarding an executive order President Donald Trump issued Thursday called "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans," an effort to p more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: * * * As Trade-Policy Exemption Scramble Continues in DC, U.S. Families Shoulder Soaring Tariffs on Back-to-School Essentials While DC lobbyists and U.S. trading partners race to negotiate carve-outs from sweeping new tariffs that went into effect at midnight, a new analysis shows American families are paying the price for back-to-school essentials. The analysis of 2025 tariff rates as of August  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The American Securities Association issued the following news: * * * ASA Applauds Trump EO to Open 401(k) Investment Options The American Securities Association (ASA) today applauded the Trump administration for signing an executive order to increase choices for investors in 401(k) plans. "ASA applauds President Trump for directing the Department of Labor to expand investment opportunities for American retirement savers and retirees," said ASA President and CEO Chris Ia more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes German Arms Embargo on Israel Over Gaza Genocide, Calls on All Nations to Follow Suit * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a German arms embargo on Israel over its genocide in Gaza and called on nations worldwide to follow suit. SEE: Germany halts arms more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 8 -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following news release: * * * Center for Victims of Torture Responds to Reports on Leaked Chapters of State Department 2024 Human Rights Reports ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) released this statement on reports about leaked chapters of the State Department's 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which indicate that the Trump administration is planning to remove or downplay reports more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [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: * * * Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Restrictions on Violence Against Women Act Grants * Rhode Island -- A federal court today issued a preliminary order blocking the Trump-Vance administration from enforcing many of the new unlawful r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Is Israel Headed for a Forever War in Gaza? By Mona Yacoubian In a marked escalation of the conflict in Gaza, the Israeli security cabinet announced its decision to take control of Gaza City. If implemented, the plan would expand Israel's occupation of Gaza, trigger further displacement, and likely worsen already dire humanitarian conditions. By opting for deepening more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * Newsletter: July 2025 Chip Gibbons joins Majority Report on Trump's war on free speech Defending Rights & Dissent Policy Director Chip Gibbons appeared on Majority Report to discuss the widespread crackdown on free speech in support of Palestine, with particular focus on the arrest and prosecution of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil--who was released last month but continues to fight deportation. Chip drew par more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [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 Files First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Challenging The Trump-Vance Administration's Handling of Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - The nation's leading pro-democracy legal organization is suing the Trump-Vance administration in the first  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Amanda Edwards For Election to Texas' 18th Congressional District * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Amanda Edwards for election to Texas' 18th Congressional District. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Texas is at the epicenter of the fight to stop Donald Trump and Texa more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Abandons Solar for All Program * Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it intends to rescind all 60 grants awarded under the $7 billion in Solar for All Program. The congressionally mandated program was designed to help homeowners and communities across the country get support to install solar panels and save money on their more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 9 [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Overturns U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision Denying Protections for Wolves in the Northern Rockies Today, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Montana vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) decision refusing to restore Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves in the Western United States, siding with Animal Wellness Action, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * GIFFORDS urges SCOTUS to take up federal minimum age for handguns GIFFORDSLaw Center filed an amicus brief in McCoy v. ATF * Today, GIFFORDS Law Center, the legal arm of the national gun violence prevention organization GIFFORDS, filed an amicus brief calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up McCoy v. ATF and affirm the Fourth Circ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Celebrates the RFS on its 20th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Growth Energy--the leading voice of America's biofuel industry--is commemorating the 20 th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which opened fuel markets to competition from homegrown biofuels produced from U.S. farm crops. Joining Growth Energy in cele more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Rallies Behind EPA's Biofuel Volumes * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, will submit formal comments later today in support of the Trump administration's proposal to expand U.S. biofuel production. The comments, responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2026-2027  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Heritage Foundation Applauds President Trump for Historic Progress Towards Peace Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Today, The Heritage Foundation congratulated President Trump, President Aliyev, and Prime Minister Pashinyan on the signing of a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia, brokered by the United States. This agreement formally ends hostilities between the two nations, which have f more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * ICE & BOP Confine NY Congressional Reps & NYIC President, Deny them Entry to Sunset Park MDC New York, NY--This morning, NYIC President Murad Awawdeh joined Members of Congress Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Nydia Velazquez (NY-07), and Dan Goldman (NY10) in an oversight visit to MDC Brooklyn, where over 100 immigrants are now being detained under a new ICE-Bureau of Prisons agreement.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: NYT Echoes Public Citizen Findings that Trump Delayed a Medicare Price Change Following Health Company's $5 million Donation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A New York Times article exposes how President Trump showed preferential treatment on Medicare reimbursement policy for a "skin substitute" company, called Extremity Care, that gave his SuperPAC MAGA Inc $5 million. The Times story echoes P more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * InfluenceWatch Friday * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by ot more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [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: * * * Lawsuit Defends Independence of National Transportation Safety Board After Board Vice-Chair's Unlawful Removal * Washington, D.C. -- Democracy Forward filed a legal brief today on behalf of Alvin Brown, former Vice-Chair of the National Transportati more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International posted the following news release: * * * On a Historic Day for Advanced Aviation, AUVSI Applauds Executive Orders Advancing U.S. Leadership in Drones On Friday afternoon, President Trump signed two sweeping executive orders focused on strengthening U.S. leadership in uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS, or drones). These actions aim to streamline rulemaking for enabling regulations, fortify domestic supply ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- New America Open Technology Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Public Interest Groups Decline to Seek Supreme Court Review of FCC Open Internet Rules Organizations that intervened in legal case will pursue other federal and state solutions rather than relief from the Roberts Court * Today, the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Free Press, New America's Open Technology Institute and Public Knowledge announced that they will not fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Say No to Mutilation: Independent Women Mobilizes Local Voices in Support of FTC Investigation to Abolish Medical Transition Abuse for Minors * "The FTC heard testimony from doctors, medical ethicists, whistleblowers, detransitioners, and parents of detransitioners. That testimony indicated that practitioners of 'gender-affirming care' may be actively deceiving consumers. more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Texas Senate Committee Advances Controversial Redistricting Bill as Quorum Break to Defend Our Voting Power Continues The Texas Senate Committee on Congressional Redistricting today advanced proposed redistricting legislation, Senate Bill 4, which would redraw Texas' congressional voting maps. * AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Senate Committee on Congressional Redistricting today advanced  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Aug. 7, 2025: * * * This Week in Climate Action - August 7, 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 Trump administration's cuts to community solar and holding congressional Republicans and Big Polluters accountable.  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Solar for All Funding Repeal Would Undercut US Energy Affordability * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Aug 7, 2025)--Recent reporting reveals the Trump administration will attempt to claw back some portion of the $7 billion in awarded grants that support making solar energy more affordable for nearly 1 million low- and moderate-income families. The So more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Trump Can't Run From His Disastrous Economic Agenda * # This week, President Trump sought higher ground in an attempt to hide from last week's string of bad economic data. Despite his best efforts, he could not distract, fire, or post his way out of the alarming unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On Thursday, his ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and the GOP Agenda Are Gutting Reproductive Freedom--Latinas Will Pay the Highest Price * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All DATE: August 8, 2025 RE: As state republicans continue to make abortion care less accessible and Medicaid faces devastating cuts, Latina communities across more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Trump's DOJ Makes a Mockery of Civil Rights Law, Brady Highlights Probe into New York Attorney General's Office for successful suits against Donald Trump and the NRA are meant to "instill fear" * Today, Brady, a leading national gun violence prevention group, responded to the Department of Justice probe into the Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James regardin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Texas Gerrymander Is Authoritarian and Anti-Democratic * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Texas Republicans continue attempting to force through a partisan redistricting plan at President Trump's behest, Public Citizen co-presidents Robert Weissman and Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement on the current state of affairs: "Donald Trump's popularity is plummeting and Americans overwhelmin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * UnidosUS 2025 Conference Highlights * KANSAS CITY, MO -- UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, hosted its 2025 Annual Conference, "Beacons of Change" in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 5-7, which gathered approximately 1,500 attendees. The event is one of the largest national gatherings in the Latino community to drive solutions that empower our community  more PR