WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Think Tank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * "Most Favored Nation" Pricing and the Future of Medicare Part D * Executive Summary * The Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program, commonly referred to as Medicare Part D, was created in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 and has delivered competitive forces that control participant and taxpayer costs and provide wide beneficiary choic more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * "Most Favored Nation" Pricing and the Future of Medicare Part D * Following the Trump Administration's executive order requiring drug manufacturers to reduce their drug prices to the level other countries typically pay in accordance with a "most favored nation" policy, the September 29 deadline for drugmakers to have shown progress on this front is upon us. This policy would spell more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * 7 counties help ICE, 80 don't * The Minnesota Star Tribune noticed something today, More Minnesota counties are partnering with ICE Of course, in the Star Tribune 's telling, the cooperation is motivated purely by greed for federal money, not out of any principle or natio more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 26 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Administration Announces New Tariffs on Trucks, Furniture and Pharmaceuticals * President Trump announced via social media this week that new tariffs will take effect October 1 on a range of imported goods, including heavy trucks, furniture, and pharmaceutical products. While NMMA is still awaiting the official announcements, according to the social med more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Advisory: Trump Administration to Enact Sweeping Pharmaceutical Tariffs, Expected to Announce New Phase in Drug Pricing Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Trump is expected to announce a next step in his plan related to "most favored nation" drug pricing, potentially including an unpublished Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services drug pricing pilot program. The White House had previous more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Trump Admin, Congress to Block West Bank Annexation as Israel Plans 'Maximum Land, Minimum Population' * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the White House and Congress to take immediate steps to block Israel's illegal annexation of the occupied West  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on U.S. to Drop 'Neo-Colonial' Proposal for Tony Blair Govern Post-Genocide Gaza * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to drop a "neo-colonial" proposal for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair govern a post-genocide Gaza. Accord more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * What Is the U.S. Posture Toward the United Nations? By Allison Lombardo This week, President Trump spoke before the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time in six years during the annual meeting of heads of state in New York City. The General Assembly is the 193-member legislative body of the United Nations that passes resolutions on a wide range of intern more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Press Freedom Groups Demand Journalist Mario Guevara's Freedom Defending Rights & Dissent has joined more than two dozen fellow press freedom groups in calling for the immediate release of journalist Mario Guevara, who's been detained for more than 100 days and faces deportation to El Salvador after his arrest for covering a 'No Kings' protest in Atlanta on June 14. In a statement released more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [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: * * * Democracy Forward Launches Investigation to Uncover Details of Trump-Vance Administration Request of Top Military Leaders * Records Request Includes Any Assessment of the Risks Being Created by Administration's Directive Washington, D.C. -- Demo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [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: * * * Democracy Forward: Trump Shutdown Won't Stop Work to Protect the American People in Court * Washington, D.C. - This week, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts projected that, should there be a lapse in federal appropriations, the courts' a more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Democrats Have Zero Leverage On The Continuing Resolution Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano issued the following statement on the current impasse over appropriations in Congress as funding is set to run out on Sept. 30: "In 2024, Republicans won majorities in the House, Senate and White House as President Donald Trump pulled off the single more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * DoL Rulemaking Would Strengthen 401(k) Executive Order By Andrew Gins On September 23rd, the Department of Labor (DoL) issued a statement announcing that it would issue a formal rulemaking to implement President Trump's executive order on alternative asset investments for 401(k) participants. The rule would create a path for fiduciaries to include private equity options in 401(k) plans without risking fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Groups Respond to Trump Shutdown Threats, Urge Republicans to Stop Raising Energy Costs * Washington, D.C. -- Today, environmental groups including the Sierra Club, Climate Action Campaign, Climate Power, Earthjustice Action, Evergreen Action, Friends of the Earth Action, League of Conservation Voters, and NRDC Action Fund issued the following statement in response to contin more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * Equality California, Congressional Leaders, and HIV Advocates Urge Governor Newsom to Sign AB 554 and Protect PrEP Access SACRAMENTO, CA -- Equality California joined Assemblymembers Mark Gonzalez and Matt Haney, a coalition of Congressional leaders, and more than 90 state and national HIV advocacy organizations in calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB 554 (Gonzalez & Haney) -- landmark leg more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- 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 Sept. 26, 2025: * * * 'Secularist' Rep. Huffman warns of Christian nationalism threat FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week" is longtime secular ally U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman for his recent Daily Beast op-ed highlighting the dan more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- 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 Sept. 26, 2025: * * * 'Theocrat' Ed Sec McMahon turns history into Christian nationalist propaganda FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is Education Secretary Linda McMahon for recently announcing the Education Department's " more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Free Press and the Committee to Protect Journalists Lead Brief in Support of Detained Journalist Mario Guevara On Friday, Free Press, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Freedom of the Press Foundation, PEN America and Reporters Without Borders filed an amicus brief in support of journalist Mario Guevara's ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Trump Clears Path for Political Allies to Buy TikTok On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that clears a path for the transfer of ownership of TikTok's U.S. operations to a consortium of private equity funds, media corporations and tech companies that Trump's political allies control. In accordan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: ** * Trump's Economic Double Whammy: Soaring Costs, Shrinking Jobs Inflation is climbing, job opportunities are shrinking, and American families are finding it harder than ever to stay afloat. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3% in August and 2.7% over the past y more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Households Across the Country Brace for Up to 600% Spike in Health Care Prices * # As Republicans Threaten to Shutdown the Government Instead of Addressing Health Care Costs, New Polling Data Shows Voters Will Place the Blame on President Trump and Republicans in Congress Ahead of a looming Republican government shutdown, millions  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Presidential Memo Purporting to Counter Domestic Terrorism and Political Violence Threatens Constitutional Protections The Trump administration yesterday issued a Presidential Memorandum titled Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence that presents a serious threat to our core freedoms. The United States has witnessed an increasing amount of politically, racially, or religiously more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reps. Tiffany and Wied Join AFP-WI Roundtable on Federal Permitting Reform * # Sep 26, 2025 by AFP KAUKAUNA, WI - On Thursday, Americans for Prosperity--Wisconsin (AFP-WI) hosted a permitting reform roundtable highlighting the urgent need for Congress to modernize and streamline the federal permitting process and the impact of federal regulations on Wisconsi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Indictment of Comey Is a Perversion of Our Justice System * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier today, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response: "Today's indictment of Jim Comey represents a perversion of our justice system. This vindictive prosecution shows just how far Trump and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky and West Virginia Attorneys General Back Endangerment Finding Reversal * FRANKFORT, KY. - Twenty-six Republican Attorneys General, led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and West Virginia Attorney General John "JB" McCuskey, have submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency in support of rescinding the longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding. The more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 24, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The H-1B Visa Fee Will Cost Us a Pretty Penny By Daniel Di Martino Each visa holder reduces the budget deficit by more than $800,000 in net present value over his lifetime. Samuel Gregg rightly notes that "foreigners often bring rare skills that boost the productivity of their colleagues and companies" ("H-1B Visas Are Good for U.S. Workers," op-e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * New 232 Tariffs Could Stall Manufacturing Investment in U.S. * Washington, D.C. - National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement in response to the Commerce Department's investigation into potential tariffs on robotics and industrial machinery: "Manufacturers are working to increase capacity in the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * New Data Show Trump Administration's Illegal, Targeted Withholding of Funds * Newly released federal data provide evidence of the Trump Administration's illegal withholding of fiscal year 2025 funding that Congress approved and the President signed into law in March, ahead of a critical September 30 deadline to use these funds. Since taking office, the Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * People For the American Way Responds to Trump's Targeting of James Comey and the Open Society Foundations * Washington, DC -- In response to President Trump's "domestic terrorism" executive order and the Trump-ordered indictment of former FBI director James Comey, as well as the impending investigation of the Open Society Foundations, People For the American Way President Svante more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * 25 Years After Its FDA Approval, Mifepristone is Still Safe and Effective 25 years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mifepristone -- one of two medications used in the most common medication abortion regimen -- for use in the United States, expanding access to essential reproductive health care to millions of people. Mifepristone is safe and e more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 26 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Cracks in the Ice: Why Engaging China Can Check Russian Power in the Arctic By Nicolas Jouan, Jan Zelezny and Zdenek Rod The Arctic is no longer a frozen frontier of scientific research and melting ice. Once viewed as a geostrategic backwater, the region has become central to the ambitions of the world's most powerful states. From the United States' push for dominance through icebreaker fleets more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 26 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Mutual Defense Pact: Important to Whom? By Rafiq Dossani The mutual defense pact signed this month between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has largely been interpreted as Riyadh's attempt to secure access to nuclear deterrence, hedging against the possibility of an Israeli strike. But who else is it important to? Western media attention has focused on Israel and the United  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Joins Labor, Reproductive Rights, Civil Liberties Advocates Applaud Massachusetts State Senate's Passage of Data Privacy Legislation New bill includes complete ban on sale of sensitive data * The Massachusetts Senate today passed the M more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Statement on 25th Anniversary of Mifepristone "In a post-Roe world, medication abortion has become a lifeline." * Ahead of Sunday's 25th anniversary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of mifepristone, one of two m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom For All condena la revision peligrosa y sin bases cientificas de la Mifepristona * : Friday, September 26, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, D.C. -- La semana pasada, el secretario de salud y servicios humanos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., y el comisionado del FDA, Martin Makary, confirmaron  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Comey's Indictment Is Nothing Short of Political Retribution * Washington, D.C. -- In response to the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, Ben Olinsky, senior vice president of Structural Reform and Governance at the Center for American Progress, shared the following comments: The prosecution against Director Comey is nothing short of political retrib more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Allows Administration to Flout Congress's Power of the Purse * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court granted the administration's request for a stay of an injunction that would have required the administration to obligate $4 billion of foreign assistance funds, as required by appropriations laws enacted by Congress, before those funds expire on September 30. As a result  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Sept. 26, 2025: * * * TOP NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE # STATE NEWS U.S. CLIMATE ALLIANCE TACKLES CLIMATE POLLUTION AND BOOSTS THE ECONOMY: The U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of 24 governors supporting climate action, released new data this week showing that collectively, their states have reduced greenhouse gas emissions 24% belo more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 26 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Tougher CDL Enforcement and Workforce Investment Go Hand in Hand * Sep 26, 2025 When it comes to safety on America's highways, rules don't mean much unless they're enforced. That's why the Trump administration's decision today to tighten oversight of non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) is both welcome and necessary. A non-domiciled CDL is g more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. District Court for D.C. Affirms President Trump's Removal Powers Following America First Legal's Brief Defending Presidential Removal Power * Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia affirmed the President's constitutional authority under Article II to remove appointed officials. This opinion came after America First Lega more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Sept. 25 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * US Trade Probe Advances, Threatening Duties on Imported Corrosion-Resistant Steel * The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), an independent federal agency, has voted to continue its investigation into imported corrosion-resistant steel products, a decision that sets the stage for imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports from 10 trading partners. O more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Trump Targets Opponents in Sweeping Memorandum * (Washington, DC) - United States President Donald Trump's September 25, 2025, memorandum directing law enforcement to investigate a sprawling, imaginary conspiracy to foment political violence in the United States is a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions, Human Rights Watch said today. President Trump has ordered feder more PR