WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * "This is No Time for Just a Barbecue" : Labor & Community Groups Plan "Workers Over Billionaires" Rallies, Canvasses and Other Mobilizations * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Building on actions from Hands Off to May Day to No Kings, Good Trouble, and others, workers across the country are calling for 2,000+ rallies on Labor Day (September 1) this year. Unions and community groups planned May 1st to ex more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned and the Dismantling of Disaster Response * In the two decades since Hurricane Katrina, major policy reforms strengthened disaster response at every level, bolstering the capacity of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and setting higher standards that have kept communities safer. While there was still muc more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 15 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * ADF commends Bank of America's step toward preventing discriminatory debanking The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Engagement Jeremy Tedesco regarding Bank of America's update to its Code of Conduct, which provides new protections more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Alliance for Retired Americans issued the following news release: * * * Retiree Activists Mark 90th Anniversary of Social Security with Nationwide Call to Action From Connecticut to California, retiree activist members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are rallying at more than 50 events to demand that Congress and the Trump Administration protect and strengthen Social Security as the program marks its 90th anniversary. "For 90 years, Social Security has been a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Announcing PESP's first-ever impact report We're proud to share with you the first-ever Private Equity Stakeholder Project Impact Report (https://pestakeholder.org/about-us/pesp-annual-impact-reports/). Private equity and other private funds have grown into a $22 trillion industry that now employs tens of millions of workers and buys up large and growing parts of the housing market, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * Banks Respond to FTA Letter that Seeks to Mislead Trump Administration about Open Banking * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Financial Technology Association (FTA) teamed up with an interesting mix of data aggregators and fintech companies to issue a letter to the President today urging the Administration to undermine free markets and engage in government price fixing. The Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * Banks Respond to FTA Letter that Seeks to Mislead Trump Administration about Open Banking * WASHINGTON -- The Financial Technology Association teamed up with an interesting mix of data aggregators and fintech companies to issue a letter to the President today urging the Administration tto undermine free markets and engage in government price fixing. The American B more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release: * * * Bishop Eaton Sends Letter to President Trump and Congress Addressing Situation in Gaza CHICAGO -- ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a letter to President Donald Trump and members of Congress expressing support of "our Jewish-American and Israeli siblings who have suffered because of the Oct. 7 attacks," yet voicing "profound horror regarding the catastrophe in Gaza  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls New Israeli Settlement Plan a 'Death Blow' to Palestinian State * Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on all members of Congress to condemn plan, oppose military aid to Israel, and express support for U.S. recognition of Palestinian state The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Some thoughts on the gerrymandering wars Legally and geographically, Texas Republicans have a lot more room to maneuver than California Democrats. And look to Iowa to truly limit gerrymandering. By Michael Watson * Texas and California, states once so close that the star on California's state flag honors the Lone Star on Texas's flag (this is a true story), are fighting again. This ti more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 15 -- Black Voters Matter, a voting rights and community empowerment organization, issued the following news: * * * CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR REDISTRICTING IN BLUE STATES AHEAD OF 2026 ELECTION NATIONAL - On Wednesday a coalition of several next-generation civil rights and democracy organizations, who collectively represent millions of voters across the nation, sent a letter to the Governors and legislative leaders of 15 states demanding that they immediately  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following news: * * * Coalition Submits Letter to Treasury Urging Preservation of 45Q Beginning of Construction Guidance On August 12, the Carbon Capture Coalition sent a letter to the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) requesting it maintain the "beginning of construction" guidance and existing safe harbors relating to the Section 45Q carbon sequestration credit. Taxpayers have long relied on this existing guidance to plan an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release: * * * Competitive Power Suppliers Welcome New FERC Chairman David Rosner Statement From EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler * President and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) Todd Snitchler issued the following statement on President Trump's appointment of David Rosner as the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "EPSA congratulates David Rosner on more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Costs Accelerate Again In July For Nonresidential Construction Materials As Tariff Drive Up Prices For Aluminum, Steel And Copper Items * Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:51 Largest Increase in Two and a Half Years Comes as Construction Officials Urge Administration to Finalize Negotiations with Key Trading Partners to Ease Punitive Tariffs Levels that Went into E more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [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 Rules for Public Schools and Educators, Rejects Trump-Vance Administration's Unprecedented Assault on Public Education * Decision Represents First Final Judgement on "Dear Colleague Letter" and Certification Requirements Amid Several Cases  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * COURT WATCH: Numerous Trump Judicial Nominees Hold Ties to This Hate Group * New report is part of Accountable.US's new investigative newsletter series "Court Watch" Today, a new Accountable.US research investigation has uncovered that so far four of President Donald Trump's judicial more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * What Would a Ceasefire in Ukraine Look Like? By Benjamin Jensen As the United States and Russia prepare to engage in a historic meeting in Alaska about the future of the war in Ukraine, a major technical issue remains unresolved: What will a ceasefire look like? Ceasefires are one of the most dangerous moments in a conflict cycle. While both sides are often exhaus more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY: LCLAA DEMANDS END TO FEDERAL POWER GRAB IN D.C. AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) expresses its opposition to the recent decision by President Donald Trump to seize control of the Metropolitan Police Department, (MPD), and deploy National Guard troops throughout Washington, D.C. This is not leadership more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [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 Demands Transparency on President Trump's Federalization Plans * Freedom of Information Act Requests Filed with the District of Columbia, Federal Agencies Washington, D.C. - As the Trump-Vance administration continues its danger more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * New report examines economic conditions for Black Americans in 10 U.S. metro areas--and underscores the threat of Trump's anti-equity agenda A new Economic Policy Institute analysis (https://www.epi.org/publication/a-tale-of-10-cities-metro-areas-signal-whats-at-stake-for-black-americans-under-trumps-anti-equity-agenda/) of U.S. metro areas with the largest Black populations signals what's a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSbrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * New EPA data shows 7M more people exposed to 'forever chemicals' in U.S. drinking water New data (https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-08/ucmr5-data-summary_0.pdf) released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows an additional 7 million Americans have drinking water contaminated by the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. It brings the total number of people at risk of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news on Aug. 13. 2025: * * * Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to Use Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement in 20 States Sacramento, CA - The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) welcomes yesterday's decision by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria to temporarily block the Trump administration from sharing Medicaid recipients' confidential information with immigration enforcement agencies. The rulin more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Orders Terminated USDA Farmer and Community Grants to be Reinstated * Washington, DC -- Today, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order, following a motion for preliminary injunction, granting the restoration of six USDA grants for farmers and communities. As the June 5, 2025 lawsuit alleges, following several Trump administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Food Safety Advocates Urge Trump Administration to Respect Union Contracts for Meat Inspectors * Washington D.C. --Members of the Safe Food Coalition, a partnership of consumer, public health, research, and labor organizations that advocates for improvements to the food safety system, expressed alarm in response to reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Human Rights Reports Exemplify Trump Administration's Destructive, Hypocritical Stance on Rights Human Rights First deeply opposes the Trump administration's dramatic cuts and politically driven revisions to the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (human rights reports) for 2024, which were released yesterday. "Gutting and rewriting the State Department's annual human rights reports more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -- The New York State Nurses Association issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Hundreds of NYSNA Nurses Gathered to Launch NYC Private Sector Contract Campaign to Defend NYC's Healthcare 20,000 NYSNA Nurses at 12 Private-Sector Hospitals Launched Campaign to Defend New York's Healthcare System and Ensure There Are Always Enough Nurses to Care for Our City Amidst Looming Medicaid Cuts That Threaten Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers, "Nurses C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Independent Report Finds that the Trump Administration's Orders to Keep Coal-fired Power Plants Running Could Cost Consumers between $3-6 Billion a Year * Washington, D.C - If the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) mandates that the large fossil fuel power plants scheduled to retire between now and the end of 2028 continue to operate, the cost to ratepayers could exceed $3.1 billion per year. more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Independent Report Finds that the Trump Administration's Orders to Keep Coal-fired Power Plants Running Could Cost Consumers between $3-6 Billion a Year * If the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) mandates that the large fossil fuel power plants scheduled to retire between now and the end of 2028 continue to operate, the cost to ratepayers could exceed $3.1 billion per year. If DO more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Independent Report Finds that the Trump Administration's Orders to Keep Coal-fired Power Plants Running Could Cost Consumers between $3-6 Billion a Year * If the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) mandates that the large fossil fuel power plants scheduled to retire between now and the end of 2028 continue to operate, the cost to ratepayers could exceed $3.1 billion per year. If D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * It's Time for the FTC to Do Its Job and Protect Americans From Corporations Exploiting Tariffs to Juice Their Profits Margins * Washington, D.C. -- Following new Producer Price Index (PPI) data indicating that prices are increasing while corporations' margins are holding strong, the day after the Trump administration reversed the Biden-era Executive Order on a whol more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow's Mouthpieces Claim Russia Has Already Won Ahead of Alaska Summit By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Moscow believes the upcoming Alaska summit will end Russian President Vladimir Putin's international isolation, taking note of its location in Alaska, which Russia once owned. * Russian commentators are interpreting the summit as U.S. acceptance of Mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Latest Producer Price Index numbers show a 0.9 percent increase, tariffs to blame: CEI analysis * July's Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers show a 0.9 percent increase in final demand prices, up 3.3 percent over the past 12 months. CEI senior economist Ryan Young warns that this report is a sign of things to come for Trump's tariffs' effect on prices. "Tariffs raise pr more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 13, 2025, to the Boston Globe: * * * Trump Is Right to Send the National Guard to Washington By Heather Mac Donald The reaction of Democratic politicians and the mainstream media to Trump's announcement exemplifies the defining deviance down reflex. The era of defining crime deviancy down is over. That is the most important message to come out of President Trump's deployment of the National Gu more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 14, 2025, to Newsweek: * * * Hungary Offers Model for Conservative Higher Ed Reform By Ilya Shapiro and Charles Yockey Across the West, universities have ceased to be neutral institutions. Once dedicated to the pursuit of truth, they have become fortresses of ideological conformity. Anyone who diverges from progressive orthodoxy is excluded from faculty ranks, free inquiry is subordinated to ac more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (TNSbrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * New Report: Barriers to Inpatient Psychiatric Care in the U.S. A 1965 Medicaid provision is limiting treatment options for serious mental illness * NEW YORK, NY - Last month, President Trump signed an executive order to address homelessness and public disorder in America. In the order, President Trump acknowledged the reality of untreated serious mental illness driving the probl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New Federal AI Platform Risks Corporate Capture, Worker Displacement, and Equity Blind Spots * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Trump administration's General Services Administration (GSA) announced the launch of USAi, a closed platform allowing federal employees to experiment with generative AI tools from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta. The agency dubiously claims the platform will protec more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * On Its 90th Birthday, A Better Wisconsin Together Calls on Lawmakers to Protect Social Security Amid Attacks from Trump and Wisconsin Republicans * MADISON, Wis. -- On the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, and just weeks after Wisconsin's Republican delegation in Congress voted to pass Trump's budg more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Over 80 CEOs Call on President Trump to Oppose Exorbitant Consumer Data Access Fees CEOs urge President Trump to take action as fees are set to impact the market in September * Today, the Financial Technology Association (FTA) released a public letter from over 80 business leaders calling on President Donald J. Trump to oppose exorbitant consumer data access fees that would  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * President Trump Signs Executive Order to End Debanking By Andrew Gins On August 7th, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending the practice of debanking, an insidious trend initiated by regulators pressuring banks to sever account access without notice for law-abiding bank customers on the basis of nebulous criteria such as reputational risk. This practice has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Governor Newsom's Push for a Special Election to Redraw California Congressional Maps Amidst GOP Attacks on Voters * : Thursday, August 14, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is calling on the state legislature to pass more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Sen. Warren is Wrong about Raising an Additional Bank Capital Buffer By Andrew Gins In a letter addressed to Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook on August 7th, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma.) urged the board to activate a regulatory mechanism known as the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB). Senator Warren seeks a solution to an imagined problem. The data do  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Ruling Stripping Endangered Bird Species of ESA Protections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal court in Texas has granted the Trump administration's request to remove protections for the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. The ruling came in a lawsuit by the State of Texas and various oil and gas industry groups against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- SAFE, an organization that says it unites military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America's energy security by curtailing dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of domestic energy resources, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: SAFE Applauds the Department of Energy's Announcement of Actions to Secure American Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chain In response to the Department of Energy's announcemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - August 14, 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 fight to protect public lands, climate protections, and democracy. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok. QUOTES  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Three Years After the Inflation Reduction Act Became Law, Trump Raises Energy Costs on Working Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- August 16, 2025, marks the three-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act -- a historic piece of legislation that lowered costs for American families, created good-paying jobs for American workers, and spar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Trump Says Cannabis Rescheduling Decision Is Forthcoming * Washington, DC: President Donald Trump affirmed at a news conference Monday that his administration is "looking" at federally reclassifying cannabis and that it would "make a determination over the next few weeks." He said that the subject is "complicated." While he acknowledged hearing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Applauds White House Revocation of Biden Order on Competition * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President for Antitrust Sean Heather issued the following statement applauding the revocation of the Biden era competition executive order. "The success of the American economy is built upon free enterprise. The last administration sought to orche more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 15 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * WildEarth Guardians Slams Water Quality Control Commission for Fast-Tracking Toxic Fracking Waste Rule Commission Ignores Public Outcry, Tribal Rights, and Science to Advance Oil & Gas Agenda * SANTA FE, N.M. -- In a move that defies public will, science, and the law, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) has voted to advance an oil and gas industry-backed rule to expand the reuse  more PR