WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Trump's Political Tax on Nvidia Chips to China By Jeffrey Westling Executive Summary * The Trump Administration recently announced a deal with Nvidia to allow the company to sell to China its H20 chips, which were designed to comply with previous export restrictions, overriding the Trump Administration's own export controls put in place due to national security concerns. * While reversi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- American Oversight issued the following news: * * * American Oversight Calls for Congress to Investigate IRS Commissioner's Ousting IRS Commissioner Billy Long was removed from his position after a dispute with the Trump administration over ICE's data-sharing agreement. * Following a bombshell report from the Washington Post that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Billy Long was removed just two months after his confirmation following his refusal to provide I more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Amidst Water Crisis, EPA Rescinds Iowa Impaired Waters Listings * Central Iowa's major urban drinking water supplies are dangerously contaminated with high levels of toxic nitrates, routinely in excess of federal safety thresholds Des Moines, IA -- Today, news broke that EPA has rescinded its November 2024 decision to add seven new impaired waterways to Iowa Department of Natural Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Brady Responds to Trump's Federal Takeover of D.C. Law Enforcement And Mobilizing National Guard After Vow to "Stop Violent Crime" Today, Brady, a leading national gun violence prevention group, released a statement responding to President Trump's order taking over District of Columbia law enforcement and deploying National Guard troops in a supposed attempt to crack dow more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * A legacy erased: Happy birthday, George Soros The famous lefty billionaire turns 95 today, but it's not a happy birthday for the Soros & Son legacy. By Parker Thayer George Soros turns 95 today, and for his birthday present America brought him the annihilation of his legacy. Soros has been known for two things: making money and spending it on political influence. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * CBO: Trump's Tax Scam Will Funnel Money from the Poor to the Rich * Over 2 million fewer Americans will receive food aid while the top 10% of earners in the country will see a boost of over $13k WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Common Cause Launches Fairness Criteria to Counter Mid-Decade Power Plays * Nonpartisan watchdog launches new f airness c riteria to hold all parties accountable, protect fair representation. WASHINGTON -- Common Cause today reaffirmed its commitment to fair, people-powered democracy, making clear that independent redistricting commissions remain the gold standard for ending partisan gerryma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Sending the National Guard into D.C. Is the Wrong Solution to a Crime Problem By Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park Deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., is the wrong solution to a perceived crime problem. Military forces are unsuited for law enforcement and can easily make the problem worse. A better approach would be to strengthe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Despite Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda, the IRS Must Resist Pressure from ICE, DHS to Share Taxpayer Data En Masse * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Donald Trump is still trying to steamroll the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into sharing private taxpayer data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a mass scale. In Public Citizen's lawsuit se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS data--it won't work By Josh Bivens Yesterday, Trump announced that he will nominate E.J. Antoni as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Antoni has repeatedly and unfairly attacked the agency he'd be set to run, contributed to the right-wing Project 2025 policy blueprint, and in his r more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * EDF, UCS File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Secret Convening of Climate Skeptics, Use of Their Hidden "Science" Report in Attempt to Overturn Endangerment Finding * BOSTON--Two leading science and environment groups are going to court to challenge the Trump administration's use of a secretively convened group of climate skeptics to prepare a now widel more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF, UCS File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Secret Convening of Climate Skeptics, Use of Their Hidden "Science" Report in Attempt to Overturn Endangerment Finding * (August 12, 2025) Two leading science and environment groups are going to court to challenge the Trump administration's use of a secretively convened group of climate skeptics to prepare a now widely dispara more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision By John Kartch Laser Marking Technologies LLC (Caro, Michigan) -- Facility expansion: Expensing "will allow us to invest into the future and immediately allow us to double our manufacturing space." "If I can expense our manufacturing additions and new buildings that we need to build so we can su more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release on Aug 11, 2025: * * * Extremist Content Online: ISIS Content Located on Instagram, Founders of The Base and Active Club Movement Release Videos (New York, N.Y.) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In searches of Instagram on August 7, CEP researchers located ten accounts that pos more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 13 -- 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 applauds Huffman and Raskin pushback on new fed work guidance The FFRF Action Fund applauds Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin for pressing the Trump administration on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS responds to Trump takeover of DC law enforcement GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the federalization of Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and deployment of National Guard troops into the cit more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Coke Oven Emissions * Washington, D.C. -- A coalition of clean air and health advocates challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's recent move to delay air pollution compliance for coke oven plant s, m assive coal-burning facilities used for steelmaking that spew deadly chemicals into the air. Earthjustice and Environmental Integrity Project cl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Heritage Foundation Congratulates EJ Antoni on Nomination to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics WASHINGTON-- The Heritage Foundation is proud to congratulate Chief Economist EJ Antoni on his nomination to become Commissioner of Labor Statistics. Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, added: "Having worked closely with EJ Antoni at both the Texas Public Policy Foundation and The Herit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Investment Company Institute issued the following news release: * * * ICI Applauds DOL Action On Including Alternatives In 401(k) Plans * Washington, DC; August 12, 2025 --Today, Investment Company Institute (ICI) President and CEO Eric J. Pan released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor's (DOL) announcement today that the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has rescinded a December 2021 supplemental more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [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: Democracy Forward Files First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Challenging The Trump-Vance Administration's Handling of Epstein Files * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman : "President Trump has repeatedly said he would release the Epstein fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Responds to Encouraging Inflation Report for July * Slowing inflation delivers much-needed relief to families sending their children back to school. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) on all items, increased by 2.7% for the 12 months ending in July, unchange more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release: * * * ITI Releases Strategic Cybersecurity Roadmap for ONCD and the Trump Administration * WASHINGTON - Today, global tech trade association ITI released strategic cybersecurity policy recommendations to help recently-confirmed White House National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross and the Trump Administration deliver results to strengthen America's cyber defense more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Records on Trump Energy Order to Gut Environmental Protections * WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today seeking public records on actions related to the so-called energy emergency. On day one of his second term, Trump ordered his administration to compile lists of actions that could be expedited to boost producti more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 13 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Los Alamos Lab to build new power line through culturally-significant recreation area to power nuclear bomb factory, computers NNSA says it needs more reliable, redundant power sources for new national security missions; secret agreement made with tribes, agencies Previously: Gigantic Department of Energy program to make plutonium warhead cores ("pits") has overshot its bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Making America Healthy Will Require Big Ag Confrontation, Not Capitulation * Today's White House MAHA Commission report is expected to pull punches on pesticide regulation as Bayer lobbies to limit liability nationwide Today, the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) Commission's strategy report outlining the Trump administration's priorities for policies to overhaul the food system a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Statement on Trump Threatening to Take Over D.C. * August 11, 2025 Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON -- Today, President Trump announced that he would deploy the National Guard to take federal control of the Washington, D.C. police department as an unfounded effort against crime in the nation's capital. NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, released the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP to Organize Nationwide Town Halls to Defend Civil Rights and Mobilize Volunteers Ahead of 2026 Election * August 11, 2025 Contact: communications@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON - The NAACP, the nation's largest and most influential civil rights organization, is set to launch a nationwide series of town halls rooted in the legacy of resistance and grounded in our vision for political accountabil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * NAIC President Jon Godfread: 'State-Based Regulation Isn't Just Keeping Up. It's Leading the Way.' * On Monday, Aug. 11, NAIC President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread delivered the keynote address at the NAIC's 2025 Summer National Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Said Commissioner Godfread: We've now pass more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * OPM Issues Guidance on Schedule G * Recently, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new Guidance on Executive Order Creating Schedule G in the Excepted Service. Schedule G is a new hiring authority in the excepted service for political appointees whose roles are of a policy-making or policy-advocating character. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's Fair Banking Executive Order Takes a Necessary Step to Rein in Regulators * Washington D.C. - In response to President Trump's recent executive order, Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) President & CEO Karen Kerrigan issued the following statement commending the order's focus on more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft has released a brief titled 'The Fading of Old Irritants: U.S.-Turkiye Relations in a Post-Assad Landscape.' Authored by Adam Weinstein and Steven Simon, the report argues that the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024 offers a chance to reset the historically strained U.S.-Turkiye partnership. It states that the Trump administration should seize this opportunity to build a more stable and cooperative rela more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft has issued a brief titled 'Desecuritizing the Belarusian Balcony: Principles for U.S.-Belarus Relations.' Written by Mark Episkopos, the document outlines a strategy for the U.S. to reengage with Belarus to stabilize NATO's eastern flank. The Quincy Brief No. 81, dated August 2025, proposes a "low-cost, low-risk roadmap" for sustained diplomatic efforts. This approach aims to leverage the inherent divisions between th more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Dissecting America's AI Action Plan: A Primer for Biosecurity Researchers By Jordan Despanie and Jay Atanda Recently, the Trump administration unveiled its AI Action Plan (PDF). While there are throughlines linking this to the last administration's policies, this new plan emphasizes AI "opportunity" over AI "safety," a recalibration previously signaled by Vice President J.D. Vance at the AI Acti more PR

HARLEM, New York, Aug. 12 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * REV. AL SHARPTON ADMONISHES TRUMP TAKEOVER OF WASHINGTON, D.C. AS PRESIDENT'S DESPERATE DISTRACTION ATTEMPT Brands Deployment of National Guard as an Attack on Majority Black Cities, Citing Falling Crime Numbers in Nation's Capital; Warns of Erosion to First Amendment Rights * NEW YORK, NY (August 11, 2025) - Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Networ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Association of American Universities issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Statement of AAU President Barbara R. Snyder on the Executive Order on Federal Grantmaking The following is a statement from AAU President Barbara R. Snyder on President Trump's executive order, "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking": For decades, the United States has been the world's indisputable leader in science, technology, and innovation. But that leadership now  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Trump's BLS Nominee Is An Assault on Independent Analysis, Says Groundwork's Jacquez * # WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Trump nominated Dr. E.J. Antoni as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The nomination of an economist from the right-wing billionaire funded Heritage Foundation comes after Trump fire more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Federal Takeover of D.C. Police Department and the Deployment of the National Guard is Reckless and Harms our Civil Rights * Washington, D.C. -- In response to Trump ordering the deployment of the National Guard to D.C. and Attorney General Pam Bondi to oversee the federal takeover of the capital's Metropolitan Police Department despite the fact violent crime in D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Trump's pick for Bureau of Labor Statistics should update data collection methods, not play politics * CEI labor and economy experts say President Trump's nominee to head the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics should improve data collection for jobs and unemployment reports - not halt or politically fix the data we use to evaluate how our economy is performing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Political Tax on Nvidia Chips to China * In late July, the Trump Administration announced a reversal of its own policy banning the sale of Nvidia H20 chips to China, originally justified for national security reasons, in return for a 15-percent share of the sales revenue. In a new insight, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Jeffrey Westling discusses the concernin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog Public Comment Urges SEC to Reject Trump Media's Crypto ETF Product on New York Stock Exchange * Washington D.C. - Today, government watchdog Accountable.US submitted a public comment to the Securities and Exchange Commission urging the agency to reject Proposed Rule SR-NYSEAR more PR