ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- The Association for Career and Technical Education issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Advance CTE & ACTE Statement on Education & Workforce Development Investments in FY26 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Proposal Advance CTE and the Association for Career Technical Education (ACTE) release the following statement regarding the FY26 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations proposal: "Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Co more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Advocates Take Legal Action Over Trump Administration's Backtracking on Slaughterhouse Water Pollution * Washington, D.C. -- A coalition of 10 organizations filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging the Trump Administration's recent decision to abandon EPA regulations that would have stopped millions of pounds of pollutants from being dumped by slaughterhouses and meat pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Calls on U.S. Department of Justice to Investigate Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for Illegal Discrimination * America First Legal (AFL) has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for an immediate investigation and enforcement action against Washington University Sc more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 16 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * America Moves Because of Truck Drivers * Sep 16, 2025 America's $30 trillion economy depends on the safe, reliable movement of goods. And behind every product on a store shelf, every package delivered to a doorstep, every meal served at a dinner table, there is a truck driver who made it happen. Quite simply: without trucking, we would have nothing. This more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * As Latest Executive Order Shows Mayor Leading with Moral Courage in the Face of Trump Threats, Chicago Teachers Union Says Budget Taskforce Has to Mirror the Moment, Put Working Chicagoans First * As Mayor takes steps to further protect Chicagoans and their rights, budget taskforce needs to provide similar leadership to generate solutions to tax billionaires instead of putting more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [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: * * * Broad Coalition of Faculty, Staff, Students, and Unions Unite to Defend University of California System From Trump-Vance Administration Assault Lawsuit Challenges Administration's Intimidation and Targeting of Higher Education *  San Francisco,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Endangered Species Status Sought for Declining Desert Thrashers * SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission today to protect two declining species of desert songbirds, Bendire's thrasher and LeConte's thrasher, under the state's Endangered Species Act. Bendire's thrasher and LeConte's thrasher  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * A Taft-Hartley roundup of recent labor news for September 2025 Big Labor bosses have enjoyed an elective dictatorship over the political speech of their members. But the workers have been pushing back. By Michael Watson In June, we took a quick survey of recent union-related stories through the lens of the "Taft-Hartley Consensus" that has defined conservatives' relationship with lab more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * The top financiers of the U.S. Intifada By Ryan Mauro In the past 18 months, a network of U.S.-based nonprofit organizations has emerged as a critical support system for groups publicly aligned with Hamas. This pro-Hamas Intifada has openly praised the terrorist organization or defended its actions in public statements and messaging. At the center of this network are fiscal sponsors more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Urges U.S.-UK Tech Pact to Advance Progress on Outstanding Digital Trade Barriers * London - The U.S. and UK are expected to sign the U.S.-UK Tech Pact, a bilateral investment framework that will advance cooperation in AI, quantum, and space technology through partnerships on R&D, procurement, and skills. The Pact, which would be signed so more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Comments from White House "Shocking, Undemocratic" Threat to Civil Society * (WASHINGTON)-- In response to recent comments made by senior Trump Administration officials on podcasts, social media and in official communications, PEN America's Hadar Harris, managing director of the Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Drone Substitutes: Rethinking Landpower for an America First Foreign Policy By Benjamin Jensen Next Army is a collaborative series by CSIS Futures Lab and the Modern War Institute launched in honor of the U.S. Army's 250th birthday and the Army Transformation Initiative. The commentaries explore how emerging technologies, organizational reforms, and major shifts more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Industrial Roadblocks: Producing at Scale and Adopting New Technologies This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Defense and Security Department entitled War and the Modern Battlefield: Insights from Ukraine and the Middle East (http://features.csis.org/war-modern-battlefield). By Cynthia R. Cook Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Febr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Introduction: How to Think About Modern Warfare This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Defense and Security Department entitled War and the Modern Battlefield: Insights from Ukraine and the Middle East (http://features.csis.org/war-modern-battlefield). By Eliot A. Cohen It is a long-standing habit of military historians to describe changes i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * New Thai Prime Minister and the Fall of the Shinawatras By Japhet Quitzon and Gregory B. Poling Thailand's parliament on September 7 elected Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, as prime minister after months of political turmoil. As the third prime minister in just over a year, Anutin will lead a minority government with the two largest parties more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Returning to an Era of Competition and Nuclear Risk This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Defense and Security Department entitled War and the Modern Battlefield: Insights from Ukraine and the Middle East (http://features.csis.org/war-modern-battlefield). By Heather Williams, Joseph Rodgers and Elizabeth Kos U.S. strategic thinking in the C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Uganda's 2026 Elections: Rising Authoritarianism and Declining U.S. Engagement By Cameron Hudson As Uganda approaches its January 2026 general elections, the country's political landscape bears a troubling resemblance to previous electoral cycles, but with an intensified authoritarianism that signals a deepening crisis of democratic governance. President Yoweri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Business] (TNSrpt) -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * Federal Government Could Save $3 Billion Annually by Increasing Competition in Government Software, Finds New Report * A new report by government procurement lawyer and software industry expert Michael Garland, published by NetChoice, reveals that the federal government's broken sof more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police issued the following news release: * * * FOP Applauds Passage of D.C. Public Safety Bills Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the passage of two public safety bills in the U.S. House of Representatives today - H.R. 4922, the "D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (DC CRIMES) Act," which passed on a 240-179 vote, and H.R. 5140, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Backtracking * 10 Organizations Petition Federal Court Over EPA's Abandonment of Rules to Reduce Pollution from Meat Processing Industry Washington, D.C. - A coalition of 10 organizations filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging the Trump Administration's recent decision to abandon EPA regulations that would have stopp more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Statement on EPA Reallocation Proposal * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule regarding reallocation, and how it will account for gallons lost due to small refinery exemptions (SREs) u more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Backs Anti-Crime Legislation to Make D.C. Safe for All Americans * WASHINGTON-- Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2.5 million activists nationwide, today announced support for legislation advanced by the U.S. House Oversight Committee to crack down on rampant crime in Washington, D.C. Heritage Action, with policy recommendations from le more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Heritage Foundation Releases Abraham Accords Report on Fifth Anniversary of Historic Agreement Today, The Heritage Foundation released The Abraham Accords Report (https://static.heritage.org/-2025/AbrahamAccordsFiveYearReport.pdf?_gl=1*767swo*_gcl_au*MTczODA4NjI3OS4xNzU0NjA2MTM1*_ga*MTMxODk3MDk3OC4xNzU0NjA2MTM1*_ga_W14BT6YQ87*czE3NTgwOTU1NjAkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzU4MDk1ODA1JGo1OSRsMCRoM more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Judge rules that probationary federal workers were fired illegally -- AGU's plaintiff coalition prevails The Trump Administration receives harsh rebuke in a case brought after more than tens of thousands of probationary federal workers at NOAA, NSF and other agencies were fired "for cause." * In a blistering decision, a federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump Administration ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA's Axing of Protections to Reduce Meat Processing Pollution * SAN FRANCISCO-- Community and conservation groups are suing the Trump administration over its recent decision to abandon protections that would have stopped millions of pounds of pollutants from being dumped by slaughterhouses and meat-processing plants into waterways across the U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [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: * * * Leading Pro-Democracy Legal Organization Files Brief Highlighting Errors in "Dangerously Incorrect" Department of Justice Legal Opinion * Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward today submitted a friend of the court brief in support of the District o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters Denounces National Guard Deployment in Memphis as Dangerous Overreach * MEMPHIS AND WASHINGTON, DC -- The League of Women Voters of Memphis-Shelby County, League of Women Voters of Tennessee, and League of Women Voters of the US issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump and Governor Bill Lee's plan to deploy the National Guard in M more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 16, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Earnings Reports Don't Need to Be Quarterly By Allison Schrager If less frequent reporting requirements lure some private companies into public markets, then it could help both businesses and investors alike. Once again, the president is questioning what purpose is served by publicly traded companies issuing quarterly earnings reports. Not only did Donal more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * New Tools Show How Trump EPA Funding Cuts Harms Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two companion maps published today--the narrative Stolen Futures StoryMap and the data-rich Stolen Futures grants dashboard --show how the Trump administration's funding cuts are harming communities across the nation. Stolen Futures maps spotlight communities relying upon $37 billion in pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * On National Voter Registration Day, Stand Up America Calls on Americans to Fight Back Against GOP Attacks on Voting Rights Today, on National Voter Registration Day, Stand Up America is urging Americans to take action by reg more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * President Trump's Lawsuit Seeks to Punish Publishers and the Press for Questioning His Narratives * (WASHINGTON)-- PEN America released this following statement in response to President Trump's defamation lawsuit against publisher Penguin Random House and The New York Times, in which th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Protect Borrowers Testimony Before U.S. Senate Reveals Trump's OBBBA Will Force Hundreds of Thousands of Students Into Private Loans and Force Millions of Borrowers and Families to Pay Thousands in Additional Student Loan Costs Every Year OBBBA Will Also Raise Federal Student Loan Costs for Millions of Existing Borrowers * Moments ago, Aissa Canc more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Sept. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * The FAMILY Act - Introduced in the U.S. House & Senate Today - Would Boost Families, Communities, Businesses, and Our Economy * Statement from leaders of MomsRising, the national online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the reintroductio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Starts Building Destructive New Arizona Border Wall * TUCSON, Ariz.-- Staff from the Center for Biological Diversity documented Monday that construction has begun on a new segment of border wall through the San Rafael Valley in Arizona's Sky Island region. This biodiversity hotspot includes the most significant wildlife corridor remaining along the Ari more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Trump Lawsuit Against New York Times Weaponizes Defamation Law to Silence Critics, Knight Institute Says * NEW YORK--President Trump late last night filed a lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House seeking $15 billion, alleging defamation and accusing the news outlet of being a "virtual mouthpiece" for the Democratic Party. The foll more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: New Accountable.US Investigation Exposes The Partisan Ideological Records of Trump's Latest Judicial Nominees * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Accountable.US is releasing research investigations into President Donald Trump's latest extreme judicial nominees. The new research report more PR