MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 23 -- 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. 22, 2025: * * * 'Theocrat' Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick wants to expel citizens for not participating in prayer FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for his unconstitutional threats to remove members more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * ACP Statement on Revolution Wind Stop Work Order * WASHINGTON D.C., August 22, 2025 -- The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from ACP CEO Jason Grumet after the Department of the Interior issued a stop work order for the Revolution Wind project (off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut): "Revolution Wind has been years in the mak more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 22 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association posted the following news release: * * * AIA Touts Wins for American Aerospace and Defense Industry in U.S.-EU Trade Deal * Arlington, Va - The Aerospace Industries Association today released a statement after President Trump announced a deal with the European Union (EU) to remove tariffs on commercial aircraft and aircraft parts and components, as well as the EU's announcement to make investments into more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 21 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA's Statement on Pause of Work Visas for Commercial Drivers * Aug 21, 2025 Washington -- Following the Trump Administration's announcement that the issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers is being paused, American Trucking Associations President & CEO Chris Spear issued this statement: "ATA supports pausing work visas for commercial driver more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says UN Famine Declaration in Gaza Must Mark End of U.S. Complicity * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the United Nations official declaration that a man-made famine is occurring in Gaza "must mark the end" of the complicity of the Trump administration and Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following wrapup: * * * InfluenceWatch Friday InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watchdog groups. The in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [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 Halts Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Attempt to Gut the Affordable Care Act * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. District Court of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction today, blocking implementation of the Trump-Vance administration's d more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Aug. 21 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * European Union Trade Deal Announced * On Thursday, August 21, 2025, the United States and European Union announced a " Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade." After the European Union follows through on lowering tariffs on American goods, U.S. tariffs on cars and car parts will be lowered to 15%. This is half of the 30% tariff Trump had threated  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 22 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Guidance for tracking local impacts of the federal Justice40 cuts * Just hours after assuming office for his second term on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump ended via executive order one of the most ambitious efforts to embed energy and environmental justice in federal policy, covering hundreds of federal programs across multiple agencies: the Justice40 Initiative. This more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Judge Halts Operations at Everglades Detention Center with Preliminary Injunction * Miami, FL -- A federal judge today ordered the state of Florida and the Trump administration to halt construction, stop bringing new detainees and begin winding down operations at the mass detention center in Big Cypress National Preserve known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The preliminary injuncti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Judge Halts Operations at Everglades Detention Center With Preliminary Injunction * MIAMI-- A federal judge today ordered the state of Florida and the Trump administration to halt construction, stop bringing new detainees and begin winding down operations at the mass detention center in Big Cypress National Preserve known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The preliminary injunction, more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Jueza Detiene Operaciones en el Centro de Detencion de los Everglades con una Orden Judicial Preliminar * Miami, FL -- Una jueza federal ordeno esta noche al estado de Florida y a la administracion Trump detener la construccion, dejar de traer nuevos detenidos y comenzar a reducir gradualmente las operaciones en el centro de detencion masiva en la Reserva Nacional Big Cypress more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Aug. 21 [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. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on Trump Administration Stopping Work on Offshore Wind Project * Washington, D.C. -- In response to today's announcement from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to issue a stop work order on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project, the League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement from Local Clean Energy Deployment Director Kathleen Meil  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 23 -- 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. 22, 2025: * * * N.Y. 'Secularists' legislators want to prohibit religious electioneering The FFRF Action Fund's "Secularists of the Week" are two New York lawmakers who have crafted legislation to ensure that their state prohibi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- America First Policies issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers for Georgia's Working Families Rebecca Yardley August 22, 2025 Here in Georgia, we know the value of hard work. From the fields of South Georgia to the small businesses along our Main Streets, it's working families who keep our state strong. But too often, those same families have watched Washington bureaucrats take a greedy bite out of their paychecks while giving lit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Ruling Stopping Operations at "Alligator Alcatraz" * MIAMI - A federal judge has ordered a stop to expanding operations at "Alligator Alcatraz," the controversial immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The U.S. District Court sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe in ruling that construction at the facility built on an airstri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * The GOP Budget Law is a Working Families Price Hike * # As Republicans continue to run away from facing their constituents, the Trump administration is attempting to rebrand its failing budget law. Regardless of how they spin it, the American people are not buying the GOP's working families price hike. In response, Liz Pancotti, Man more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Trump Economic Agenda Increasing Prices on Families, Driving the U.S. Toward Stagflation * Each week brings more concerning economic news for American families as we enter the seventh month of Trump's second presidential term. During a speech at Jackson Hole, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned the effects of tariffs are weighing on consumers more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 23 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 22, 2025: * * * When Alliances Matter: What the Israel-Iran War Reveals About Alliances Among Authoritarian States By Ondrej Palicka As air raid sirens remain quiet, Israelis and Iranians are looking to repair the damage that was done during the 12-day war in June of this year. For now, the ceasefire between the two enemies seems to be holding. Support from the West played a key role in Israel's success. In con more PR