WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Must Immediately Release Months-Delayed 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a letter sent today to the director of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Public Citizen called for the immediate release of the AHRQ'S 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities report. The Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Steel] -- The American Iron and Steel Institute posted the following news release: * * * AISI Applauds Announcement on Additional Section 232 Coverage for Steel Derivative Products * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, today applauded the announcement by the Department of Commerce on adding hundreds of steel derivative products covered by Section 232: "AISI welcomes this announcement by the Trump admin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Statement on Florida's Turnpike Crash * Aug 18, 2025 Washington --Following the arrest of a semi-truck driver involved in a fatal crash on Florida's Turnpike, American Trucking Associations Chief Operating Officer Dan Horvath issued this statement: "This is a horrific tragedy that should never have happened. While an investigation is underway, this d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Rubio to Address Whether He Spoke with Laura Loomer Before Banning Gaza Medical Visas * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address whether he spoke directly with anti-Muslim extremist Laura Loomer, as she claims, befor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on World Community to Stop Israel's Newly-Announced Ethnic Cleansing of Northern Gaza * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the international community -- including the United Nations, the Trump administration, and any nations committed to human rights --  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, August 17, 2025 * CAIR: Hundreds join "Stop Starving Gaza" march in New York City - CBS Video: CAIR, CAIR-NY Take Part in NYC Rally Against Gaza Genocide CAIR: VIDEOS & PHOTOS - Thousands gather in New York for "Stop Starving Gaza" march - Roya News CAIR: As one injured Gazan boy heals in Chicago, US State Department halts visas for others more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says Israeli General's Call for Killing 50 Palestinians for Every Oct. 7 Victim is Further Evidence of Genocidal Intent * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said an Israeli general's call for the mass killing and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is further evidence of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says State Dept. Ban on Gaza Visas Shows Trump Admin's 'Complicity with Genocide,' 'Intentional Cruelty' * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said an announcement by the U.S. Department of State that it is halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza is the latest exam more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * The New York Times v. history: Five years after the 1619 Project Despite absorbing heavy criticism from prominent mainstream historians familiar with its subject matter the NYTimes won a Pulitzer for the 1619 Project. By Ken Braun Today is the fifth anniversary of the release of the 1619 Project, a New York Times Magazine feature that attempted to recast the American founding as a triu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Smart Decision or Big Shakedown? By William Alan Reinsch The recent announcement that the Trump administration would license the export of Nvidia H20 chips and similar chips from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) to China, with the two companies agreeing to pay 15 percent of their revenue from the sales to the government, has raised many eyebrows. There appear to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Church World Service issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * CWS Responds to Reporting on FY 2026 Refugee Admissions Target Church World Service today expressed its dismay over a new report suggesting the Trump administration is considering dramatically reducing its annual target for refugee admissions in the coming year. The organization notes that the report also indicates the administration will continue to focus resettlement resources on white  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. 18 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Enviro Groups Move to Defend Preeminent New York Climate Resiliency Law * Climate Change Superfund Act Being Challenged by Trump; Law Requires Fossil Fuel Companies to Help Pay for Climate Crisis Costs New York - On Friday, Aug. 15 the environmental organization Food & Water Watch moved to intervene in the effort by the Trump administration to strike down New York's Climate Change S more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 19 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Court Should Throw Out Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution The agency issued this rule without meaningful public input as required by law. This has left those most affected with no voice. ELPC joined a dozen health, environment and community groups in asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to throw out a Trump EPA Rule delaying more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Federal Appeals Court Blocks Oak Flat Land Exchange in Arizona * PHOENIX-- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency injunction today blocking the Trump administration from handing Oak Flat over to a private mining company while three lawsuits challenging the land exchange proceed. Without the injunction, the public lands about 40 miles east of Phoenix were  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 18 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF denounces Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick's threat to expel citizens for not joining prayer * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to retract a recent unconstitutional threat to eject citizens from the state Senate chamber if they do not stand during official prayers. During the Senate's Aug. 15 session, Sen. Angela Paxton de more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * From Antitrust to Patent Taxes: Washington's Latest Threats to Growth By Adam Radman The latest episode of Leave Us Alone takes on some of the strangest policy moves coming out of Washington. ATR President Grover Norquist and his team explain how American antitrust enforcement has become even more extreme than Europe's, with regulators redefining markets to justify breaking up success more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Groups Ask Court to Block Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution * (Washington, D.C. - August 18, 2025) A dozen health, environment and community groups are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn a Trump EPA Rule delaying the 2024 methane standards for the oil and gas industry - standards that keep dangerous poll more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups Ask Court to Throw Out Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution * Denver, CO -- A dozen health, environment and community groups are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to throw out a Trump EPA Rule delaying the 2024 methane standards for the oil and gas industry - standards that keep dangerous pollution out of our  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Human Rights First Urges U.S. to Protect Refugees Facing Persecution, Reject Politicization of Resettlement In response to reports that the Trump administration is considering capping refugee resettlement at 40,000 refugees or less for fiscal year 2026, with a majority of spots given to white South Afrikaners, Human Rights First called on the administration to use refugee resettlement to bring to safety Afghan, Nicarag more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: NEW STUDY WARNS OF WIDESPREAD HARM OF "DEFUNDING" PLANNED PARENTHOOD NEW YORK, NY -- A new paper (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2837601) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that blocking Planned Parenthood health centers from Medicaid reimbursement would leave millions without access to essential health ser more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Aug. 18 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments * To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker Tariff Letters and Deals Below is an update of ongoing deals that have been announced so far. It is important to note that there are more details to co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Details Trump EPA's Illegal Delay of Methane Pollution Limits * WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity joined environmental and public health groups in a legal motion today asking a federal court to stop President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency from delaying critical limits on super-polluting methane and other pollution from oil and gas operations more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LWV Statement on Mail-in Ballots and Voting Machines * WASHINGTON -- The League of Women Voters CEO, Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to President Trump's vow to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines: "Free, fair, and accessible elections are the cornerstone of a healthy democracy. President Trump's call to eliminate vote-by-mail is a dire more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * People For the American Way Responds to Trump's Expanded Use of National Guard Troops in Washington, D.C. * Washington, D.C. - In response to news that additional National Guard troops will be sent to our nation's capital from Ohio, West Virginia, and South Carolina as part of President Trump's efforts to expand federal control over law enforcement in Washington, D.C., People For more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Steel Manufacturers Association issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2025 : * * * SMA Applauds New Section 232 Tariff Coverage of Steel-Containing Products SMA President Philip K. Bell issued the following statement today: "The Steel Manufacturers Association congratulates President Trump and the Department of Commerce on a robust inclusions process identifying additional steel-containing products to be covered by the steel tariffs. "The steel tariffs are necessa more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Refusing Public Testimony, Texas House Committee Advances Redistricting Bill The Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting today advanced a proposed redistricting bill, HB 4, without public testimony. * The Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting today advanced proposed redistricting legislation, House Bill 4, which would redraw Texas' congressional voting ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Tries to Shift Blame for Rising Energy Prices * Washington, D.C. - In an interview with Politico, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright tried to blame rising energy costs on Democratic policies, rather than the slew of attacks his department and the Trump administration has launched on renewable energy--the cheapest form of energy. The Trump administration has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Quietly Removes Public Comment Tool * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As of August 15, the General Services Administration (GSA) quietly removed a tool from Regulations.gov that allows advocacy groups and other third-party organizations to collect and submit public comments to federal agencies. Removing this tool - the POST Application Programming Interface (API) - makes it much harder for individua more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Carson City Chamber Host U.S. Representative Mark Amodei for Roundtable on Tax Reform * CARSON CITY, NV - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Carson City Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative Mark Amodei (R-NV-02) for a roundtable discussion in Carson City, Nevada with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President T more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * UCSIS and FEMA End Collective Bargaining Following EPA and VA * As of this month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have revoked collective bargaining rights for federal employees, immediately canceling union contracts, official time, grievance procedures, and more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 18 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * USA : RSF calls for National Guard to respect press freedom while deployed to Washington, DC * At the order of President Donald Trump, 800 members of the US National Guard have been deployed to Washington, DC. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of 12 press freedom groups call for the National Guard to respect journalists working in the capital city. RSF sent a letter, signed  more PR