WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * "Workers Over Billionaires" Labor Day Events Climb to 500 across all 50 States * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After gathering more than 2,400 people for an incredible virtual call on August 14 featuring multiple labor leaders, "Workers Over Billionaires" events scheduled for Labor Day (September 1) soared to 500 events across the country. On September 1st, the May Day Strong Coalition will continue  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 16 -- 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 on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * 'Secularist' Reps. Huffman and Raskin oppose fed workplace proselytization guidance FFRF Action Fund bestows its "Secularists of the Week" awards to longtime allies, U.S. Reps. Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin, for more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 16 -- 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 on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * 'Theocrat' Hegseth endorses pastor's awful views on theocracy and women's suffrage Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is once again FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" for praising a recent CNN segment with a n more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 16 -- 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: * * * Advocacy groups urge Senate to reject Trump judicial picks absent commitment to Constitution In the wake of Emil Bove's confirmation to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a nomination marked by whistleblower allegations and c more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Applauds Gov. Little's EO Prioritizing Government Efficiency * # Aug 15, 2025 by AFP BOISE, ID -- Today, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed an executive order into law continuing President Trump's mission of improving government efficiency and reducing spending. The order also calls for Idaho government agencies to reduce this fiscal year's spending by 3%. As h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- American Oversight issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * American Oversight Files Administrative Appeal for Records on ICE's New York City Detention Facilities Today, American Oversight filed an administrative appeal challenging the Department of Homeland Security's refusal to expedite the release of records sought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) detention facilities in New York City, includ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeal Launched After Federal Judge Greenlights Oak Flat Land Exchange in Arizona * PHOENIX-- Conservation groups appealed a federal judge's ruling today denying their request to pause the Oak Flat land exchange in Arizona. Without an injunction from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the public lands about 40 miles east of Phoenix are expected to be handed over to a pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, issued the following news release: * * * Appeal's Court Ruling Sides With Administration on Destructive Dismantling of Critical Consumer Protection Agency A panel of the US Court of appeals today overturned an earlier court order halting mass layoffs at the Consume more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Strikes Down Order Protecting CFPB from Being Dismantled by Trump Admin * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Trump administration from taking steps to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including issuing reduction in force notices or terminating any employee f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil to Keynote CAIR 31st Anniversary Gala on Sep. 20th, Receive Champion of Justice Award * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that Palestinian activist and former political prisoner Mahmoud Khalil is scheduled to serve as the keynote speaker at more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Letter to Secretary Rubio Rebuts 'Reckless' Comments Validating Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theory * The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to clarify and retract "dangerously reckless" comments he made during an interview w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * CPA Applauds House Introduction of the Bipartisan 'Secure Trade Act' * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded U.S. Representatives Jared Golden (D-ME-2) and Greg Steube (R-FL-17) for the introduction of th eir bill, the 'Secure Trade Act.' This legislation codifies the President's ten-percent universal tariff, and also repeals  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * D.C. Takes Trump to Court For Unlawful Takeover of Police * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against President Trump over the president taking control of the city's police department, in what the Washington Post describes as "one of the most extraordinary exertions of federal power in the city's half-century of home rule." In response, Pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- 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: * * * ICE detention, the largest detention system in the world, will double capacity to detain more than 100,000 people this year Breaking reporting from the Washington Post reveals what advocates have been sounding the alarm on for months: with the shocking infusion of funding from  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF, UCS Ask Court to Enjoin Trump Administration's Brazenly Unlawful Use of Corrupt "Science" Report * (August 15, 2025) Two leading science and environment groups are asking a federal district court to swiftly block the use of an inaccurate "science" report, developed in violation of federal law, at the center of the Trump administration's attempt to undo EPA's Enda more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * EDF, UCS Ask Court to Enjoin Trump Administration's Brazenly Unlawful Use of Corrupt "Science" Report * BOSTON--Two leading science and environment groups are asking a federal district court to swiftly block the use of an inaccurate "science" report, developed in violation of federal law, at the center of the Trump administration's attempt to undo EPA's Enda more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [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: * * * Former Pardon Attorney Challenges Unlawful Removal, Defends Civil Service Protections from President Trump's Sweeping Power Grab * Washington, D.C. -- Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer filed a legal brief today opposing the U.S. Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Church World Service issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Four Years after the Fall of Kabul, Afghan Allies and Families Still Await Lasting Protection Today, August 15th, marks four years since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Two weeks later U.S. forces would complete the withdrawal from Afghanistan, leaving many at risk for standing with U.S. military and civilian personnel. Since then, millions of Afghan individuals and families were forced more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSxrep) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Friends of the Earth Slams MAHA Commission Report for Putting AgroChemical Profits Over Children's Health USDA cuts to healthy school food programs and conservation contradict report's USDA recommendations * Today, a draft of the Trump Administration's Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission "Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy" was leaked to the media. Over the past s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Health advocates call on Trump administration to finalize proposals for transparency in alcohol labeling Proposed rules would require nutrition facts and allergen information Today, the Center for Science in the Public Interest submitted comments on two proposed rules on alcohol issued by the Treasury Department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB): one t more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Hispanic Federation Condemns Federal Takeover of Washington D.C., Urges Elected Officials to Fight Back Hispanic Federation has become increasingly alarmed by the deployment of the National Guard and other federal agents in Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on Department of Treasury's Guidance Continuing Its Attack on Clean Energy * Washington, D.C.- In response to the Department of Treasury releasing new commence construction guidance that is intended to restrict clean energy development, the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from Vice President of Government Affairs, Sara Chieffo  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * MAHA Commission Succumbs to Pesticide Industry Pressure * WASHINGTON-- A much-anticipated draft action plan from the Make America Healthy Again Commission eliminated any plans for action on pesticides. This report is the follow up to the commission's May MAHA report, which included pesticides and specifically named both glyphosate and atrazine. The threat of any new restr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * More than 250 Organizations and Individuals Demand Gilead CEO O'Day Commit to Rapid Application for Regulatory Approval of Long-Acting Lenacapavir for PrEP in all Low- and Middle-Income Countries * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In an open letter sent today to Gilead CEO Daniel O'Day, activists, academics, policy experts, and civil society organizations from around the world called on O'Day to stop dela more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 16 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * America Should Rent, Not Sell, AI Chips to China By Janet Egan and Lennart Heim President Trump announced Monday that Nvidia will pay the U.S. government 15 percent of the revenue it derives from sales of its H20 chip to China--an unusual arrangement that gives up leverage. The United States could do better: Rather than selling AI chips, the United States should instead rent them to China to per more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Treasury Department Changes to Tax Credit Guidance * WASHINGTON D.C. -- Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on new Treasury Department guidance narrowing "Commence Construction" rules for energy tax credits: "The Treasury Department's new guidance  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Trump administration threatens higher electricity prices by derailing solar, wind tax credits * Ceres issued the following statement after the U.S. Treasury released new guidance that will severely restrict tax credit qualifica more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Tries to Disrupt Solar and Wind Power Tax Credits * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a stunning disregard of the deal reached in Congress this summer, the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance today that would severely restrict the ability of solar and wind projects to qualify for tax credits. The Republicans' tax bill this year phased out incentives for so more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's New Tax Credit Guidance Is "Another Senseless Attack on Clean Energy" * "The Trump administration's new tax credit guidance represents yet another senseless attack on clean energy that will drive up electricity costs, make our energy grid less reliable, harm our economy and lead to more deaths and disease from harmful air pollution. The guidance places s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Executive Order on Competition Reverses Biden-Era Attacks on Free Markets By Rowan Saydlowski A new executive order signed by President Trump reverses an earlier Biden-era executive order that expanded the power of government to go after American businesses under the guise of competition policy. The new executive order, titled "Revocation of Executive Order on Competition," rev more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Trump Slump Rages On As Consumer Sentiment Nosedives: "Families are Footing the Bill," Says Groundwork's Jacquez * # WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today's consumer sentiment report is an eye opener, revealing that consumers are increasingly worried about inflation with sentiment declining for the first time in four months. This troublesome repo more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Aug. 16 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * TRUMP'S STREAMLINING OF D.C. GUN PERMIT PROCESS HAILED BY CCRKBA The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is congratulating President Donald Trump for streamlining the gun permitting process for honest citizens in the District of Columbia, as part of the administration's crackdown on crime in the nation's capital. As reported by Fox N more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Treasury Cuts Access to Renewable Energy Tax Credits * Washington, D.C. - According to reporting, the U.S. Treasury issued new guidance that tightens restrictions for renewable energy tax credits and effectively limits renewable energy projects from accessing tax credits that would help lower the cost of energy and add more reliable and renewable energy to the U.S. electricity grid.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * New Proposed Rule Escalates Attack on PSLF, Targeting Advocacy Organizations Today, the Trump Administration released a draft proposed rule modifying and restoring the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program (https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15665.pdf). This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) comes after President Trump's March executive more PR