WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Amid Refusal to Fully Prosecute D.C. Gun Laws and Unconfirmed Reports of Arming National Guard Members with M17s, Brady Condemns Any Efforts to Add More Guns to D.C. Streets Reporting indicates that the Trump administration is walking back previous statements that guard members would not carry firearms, abruptly ending enforcement of restrictions on civilians carrying shotguns and rifles more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Congress to 'Recognize Gaza Genocide' After Secret Israeli Data Shows 83 Percent of Those Slaughtered Were Civilians * Classified Israeli data shows Palestinian civilians being slaughtered 'at a rate with few parallels in modern warfare' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns State Dept. Firing of Press Officer Over Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the firing of Shahed Ghoreishi, the State Department's top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs. over how to characterize Trump administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-WA Calls on Federal Authorities to Release Muslim Veteran taken into ICE Custody at Citizenship Interview * The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Federal authorities to release prominent community member and veteran  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 21, 2025: * * * Ruby Ridge, Waco and other bad days for the FBI By Ken Braun On this day in 1992, Federal Marshals in the Idaho panhandle attempted to serve a warrant on Randy Weaver, touching off a deadly confrontation and standoff that soon involved the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team. The InfluenceWatch profile of the Federal Bureau of Investigation provides this description of the violent controversy:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * CBA Welcomes CFPB's Decision to Revise Biden-Era Section 1033 Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Lindsey Johnson today released the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) decision to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to substantially revise the Biden-era Se more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 [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: * * * Ceres urges EPA to maintain the Endangerment Finding to keep American businesses competitive and economy strong * Ceres Senior Director of Federal Policy Zach Friedman testified today in front of the U.S. Environmental Protecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * New report examines how U.S. investment in public education is at risk A new Economic Policy Institute report (https://www.epi.org/publication/u-s-investment-in-public-education-is-at-risk-vouchers-state-budget-austerity-and-federal-attacks-on-the-department-of-education-threaten-childrens-futures/) details the threats to U.S. public K-12 education resulting from state budget cuts, the rise  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Federal Gunmen Shoot Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Pup, Target Second Wolf * SILVER CITY, N.M. -- Newly released records reveal that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to kill two genetically valuable Mexican gray wolves. One of them -- a 3-month-old female pup on the Gila National Forest in New Mexico -- was shot from the  more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Federal Gunmen Shoot Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Pup, Target Second Wolf * SILVER CITY, N.M. -- Newly released records reveal that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to kill two genetically valuable Mexican gray wolves. One of them -- a 3-month-old female pup on the Gila National Forest in New Mexico -- was shot from t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release: * * * FTA Statement on Release of Section 1033 ANPR The Financial Technology Association (FTA) issued the following statement on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) soliciting comments and feedback to guide reopened rulemaking under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act: "Open banking drives American innovation and competitivene more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Health Research Groups Sue HHS For Halting Grantmaking at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, nonprofit organizations Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) and North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) sued Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for halting all grantmaking at the Agency for Health Resear more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Human Rights First calls for strong and urgent U.S. diplomatic and resettlement initiatives to protect Afghans at risk of Taliban persecution In advance of the Government of Pakistan's September 1, 2025, deportation deadline for Afghan refugees, Human Rights First urges the Trump administration to press the Government of Pakistan to refrain from returning Afghans in danger of Taliban persecution and implement swift res more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Statement on the CFPB's Proposed Rule to Implement Section 1033 Standards on Sharing Consumer Financial Data * Washington, D.C. (Aug. 21, 2025) -- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule to implement Section 103 more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 21 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Making Tax Cuts Permanent Keeps America's Supply Chain Moving * Aug 21, 2025 When trucking rolls, America wins. When President Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill into law, it did more than reform our tax code. It prevented the largest tax hike in American history. Here's why: without the Trump administration's bold legislation, working Americans, smal more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 21, 2025: * * * The Evil Idea That Has Taken Over the Woke Right By Josh Appel The coming of 'critical religion theory' Anyone paying attention the past year has surely noticed a surge in online conspiratorial narratives. It seems as though every week the usual suspects--Tucker Carlson, Darryl Cooper, Alex Jones, Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, and Ian Carroll--connect new dots to uncover secret  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release: * * * NBAA Welcomes Framework With Return to Zero-for-Zero Tariffs with EU on Aircraft and Parts * C ontact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org Washington, DC, Aug. 21, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commends the Trump Administration on the release of a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade announced t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All California Sounds the Alarm on GOP Efforts to Undermine Elections Amid New Ballot Measure on the State's Congressional Map * : Thursday, August 21, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Sacramento, California - Today, Reproductive Freedom for All California thanks Governor Newsom for his leader more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club, NRDC Call for Investments in Public Transit, EV Charging, and Low-Carbon Materials in Transportation Bill * WASHINGTON, DC -- The Sierra Club and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) are calling for growing federal investments in public transit, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and low-carbon building materials like cement and steel in federal funding for transpor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Aug. 21, 2025: * * * This Week in Climate Action - August 21, 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 attacks on clean energy development from the Trump administration and efforts to raise awareness of the harms of Tr more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Issues Another Mandate to Extend Expensive, Polluting Michigan Coal Plant Past Retirement * (WASHINGTON - Aug 21, 2025) Yesterday, the Trump administration issued another illegal emergency order for the J.H. Campbell power plant in Michigan to operate past its planned retirement for another 90 days, until November 19. In May, the Department of Energy ord more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Orders to Keep Fossil-Fired Power Plant Running Will Increase Michigan Electricity Costs * LANSING, MI - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency federal order, again, late on August 20, requiring the J.H. Campbell coal plant to remain operational, despite plans to close the facility by May 31, 2025. An independent report fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Prolongs Illegal, Costly Coal Plant Extension * West Olive, MI - Last night, the Trump Administration issued another expensive, unnecessary, pollution-causing, and illegal emergency order for the J.H. Campbell power plant in Michigan to operate past its planned retirement for another 90 days. On May 23, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright ordered the Campbell more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Prolongs Illegal, Costly Coal Plant Extension * West Olive, MI -- Last night, the Trump administration issued another expensive, unnecessary, pollution-causing, and illegal emergency order for the J.H. Campbell power plant in Michigan to operate past its planned retirement for another 90 days. On May 23, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * U.S. and EU 'Deal': Smoke and Mirrors, Ongoing Secretive Talks * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the United States and European Union published a joint statement outlining terms for ongoing trade negotiations. Melinda St. Louis, Global Trade Watch Director at Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response: "Trump's chaos-creating tariffs once again haven't delivered anything meanin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * US/EU trade agreement underwhelms: CEI analysis * As a follow up to last month's US/EU trade agreement that set 15 percent blanket tariffs on EU exports to the US (among other provisions), today the two sides revealed additional details about the trade framework, including questions concerning pharmaceutical and semiconductor tariffs and automobile and environmental stan more PR