WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * ABA Statement on Travis Hill Nomination to Serve as FDIC Chairman * "We applaud President Trump's nomination of Travis Hill as chairman of the FDIC. In serving the agency since 2018 in roles that include acting chair, vice chair, and deputy to Chairman McWilliams for policy, Hill has demonstrated a keen understanding of the complex policy issues facing our financial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- America First Policies issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Opposes Government Shutdown, Supports Clean Continuing Resolution The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) opposes the government shutdown and supports a clean Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the federal government. AFPI agrees with President Donald Trump's call for a responsible approach that ends the shutdown while rejecting the Democrats' push for nearly $1.5 trillion in new deficit spending a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 [Category: Energy] -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: * * * AGA Statement on the Government Shutdown * The American Gas Association released the following statement from President and CEO Karen Harbert in response to the government shutdown which began on Wednesday: "Natural gas utilities will continue to deliver the affordable and reliable energy that our customers and communities rely upon. A government shutdown will not impact th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Attacks Continue on Mifepristone Access as Case is Transferred to Missouri * Washington, DC -- Last night, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk transferred Missouri v. FDA from his court in the Northern District of Texas to the Eastern District of Missouri. This move ensures the case, which challenges the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Israel's Threat to Exterminate All Human Life in Gaza City * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli occupation's new threat to exterminate any and all human life that remains in Gaza City. Israel today ordered all remaining Palestinians to lea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * CBA Statement on FDIC Chair Nomination * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Lindsey Johnson released the following statement on President Donald J. Trump's announcement that he intends to nominate Travis Hill to be Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair: "We applaud the nomination of Travis Hill to lead the FDIC, a v more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * Congress Must Protect Access to Health Care and Place Limits on the Administration's Inhumane Immigration Enforcement Actions * Government Shutdown Will Deepen Looming Health Care Crisis and Economic Hardships Across the Nation WASHINGTON, DC -- UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia issued the following statement regarding Congress' inability to keep the federal government open: "As the fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Congressional GOP Shuts Down Government in Attempt to Spike Healthcare Costs for Millions of Americans Tonight, after weeks of refusing to negotiate in good faith, the billionaire-backed GOP majority in Congress forced a government shutdown. They refused to compromise on their cuts to Medicaid and elimination of the health Premium Tax Credits--programs that help millions of Americans acce more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [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: * * * Crucial Lifeline for Tens of Thousands of Older Americans Saved * Complaint Forces Reversal of Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Funding Freeze for Vital Senior Employment Program Massachusetts - Following a class action complaint, the U.S. De more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Federal judge says Trump's arrest of pro-Palestine protesters was illegal Boston, MA - In a new ruling issued today, U.S. District Judge William Young has denounced the Trump administration's arrest and efforts to deport pro-Palestine protesters as a "truly scandalous and unconstitutional suppression of free speech." Defending Rights & Dissent Policy Director Chip Gibbons responded to Judge  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [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 Unveils "People's Guide to the 2025-26 Supreme Court Term" * Resource Tracks Key Cases Nation's Highest Court Will Consider this Term Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward, a leading pro-democracy legal institution, today publishe more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Democrats defend shutdown to save a COVID subsidy they all voted to end By Matt Dean The healthcare "cuts" Democrats are using as an excuse to shut down the government are actually the phase-out of temporary pandemic-era Obamacare credits. Contrary to their current talking poin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S., issued the following news release: * * * End the shutdown without additional funding for Trump's cruel mass detention and deportation agenda In response to the government shut down, Setareh Ghandehari advocacy director of Detention Watch Network, issued the following statement: "The Trump administration is continuing  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Experts Urge Trump EPA Not to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program * (Washington, D.C. - October 1, 2025) Three experts from Environmental Defense Fund joined dozens of other Americans at a virtual hearing today and urged the Trump EPA to abandon its efforts to eliminate our nation's most critical source of climate pollution information. For many years, the Greenhou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Fact Sheet: How Republicans' Government Shutdown Would Hurt Michigan Families The federal government shut down on Wednesday after Washington Republicans, supported by GOP Senate candidate Mike Roge more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Families USA Statement on Congressional Republicans Refusal to Extend Health Care Tax Credits for Millions of Americans, Government Shutdown Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, today released the following statement as Congressional leadership failed to keep the government open and extend enhanced tax credits for the more than 22 million Americans w more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Government Shutdown Begins: Impacts on Recreation, Manufacturing, and Trade * The federal government shut down early this morning, October 1, after Congress failed to agree on a short-term spending bill. This marks the first shutdown of the Trump administration's second term and comes amid disagreements over health care spending and broader budget prioritie more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Government Shutdown: CFA's Impacts on Consumers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The federal government shut down today after lawmakers failed to agree on a funding bill. From day one, The Trump administration has been on a crusade to constrict the essential government services that consumers rely on. This government shutdown will highlight the damage done to consumers when ag more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: * * * GreenLatinos Reacts to Government Shutdown Since January, the Trump Administration has consistently sought to dismantle essential government functions--from proposing budgets that slash age more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork's Owens Says Leaders Should Fight to Protect Health Care, Not Drive Up Prices * # Tonight, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have continued their refusal to negotiate with Democrats to protect health care and keep the government open. This will be the first government shutdown to impact government services since  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Calls on EPA to Follow Through on RVO, Reallocation Proposals * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to finalize its pending Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposals regarding the 2026-2027 renewable volume obligations (RVOs more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action: Democrats' Manufactured Shutdown Crisis Puts Americans Last * WASHINGTON-- Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with millions of activists nationwide, today released the following statement from Executive Vice President Tiffany Justice, denouncing the government shutdown caused by Democrats in Congress: "Yesterday, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jef more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- 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 statement on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * HOURS AHEAD OF A SHUTDOWN, STAND UP AMERICA APPLAUDS DEMOCRATS FOR DEMANDING SAFEGUARDS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Stand Up America Executive Director Christina Harvey issued the following statement after Republicans squandered thei more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Congratulates Travis Hill on Nomination as FDIC Chairman * Washington, D.C. (Oct. 1, 2025) -- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's nomination of Travis Hill to serve as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). "ICBA and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [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: * * * ICYMI: Democracy Forward, Unions Sue to Block Mass Firings During Trump Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), represented b more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [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: * * * In a Victory for Free Speech, Court Affirms First Amendment Rights in AAUP v Rubio * (New York) PEN America welcomes yesterday's forceful ruling in AAUP v. Rubio, holding that non-citizens lawfully present in the United States have the same First Amendment rights to freedom of speech as A more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [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: * * * Latest PEN America Report Finds "Disturbing Normalization" of Book Bans in Public Schools * (NEW YORK)-- In a new report documenting public school book bans over the 2024-2025 school year, PEN America cites alarming censorship pressures on school districts including: new federal efforts t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled Wilson's Phalarope Shorebirds, Who Rely on Great Salt Lake * SALT LAKE CITY-- The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to determine whether the shorebird Wilson's phalarope should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Author Terry Tempest Williams more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Records on USDA's Termination of DEI Programs * WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today seeking public records about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's funding cuts to programs that support marginalized farmers, local food production, and urban green spaces. These programs include measures that educate farmers on c more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on Trump's Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -- In response to Congressional Republicans' and President Donald Trump's government shutdown, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Tiernan Sittenfeld: " Trump and Republicans need to stop gutting essential services that make more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Media] -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * Local Public Broadcasting Stations Begin Eliminating Local Programs and Services Without Federal Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 1, 2025 - Kate Riley, President and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, made the following statement on the start of the first fiscal year that provides no funding for local public broadcasting stations. "For the first time  more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Moms Say: Fund Health Care, Open the Government. * Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the Republican government shutdown: "Republican leaders contr more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * NARFE Continues to Urge Good Faith Bipartisan Negotiations * Alexandria, Va. - In response to the beginning of a government shutdown, NARFE National President William Shackelford issued the following statement: "The consequences of a government shutdown are serious and real - the potential of missed paychecks for million more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * Parks Group Warns Shutdown Impacts Only the Beginning, Urges Congress to Act Immediately National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is sounding the alarm: the government shutdown will leave our parks understaffed and vulnerable, putting our most cherished places and millions of visitors at risk. Under the Trump administration's contingency plan for the National Park Service, thousand more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New Complaint Filed Against Small Business Administration for Hatch Act Violation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Public Citizen filed a complaint against the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a message on its homepage blaming "Senate Democrats" for causing a government shutdown. The complaint alleges this is a violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits the use of taxpayer money for partis more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * New CPA Economic Report Focuses on Growing Crisis for American Shipbuilding Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a new report by its economics team highlighting the causes and possible solutions to America's shrinking commercial shipping industry. Titled "How to Solve America's Shipbuilding Crisis," the report shows  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [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: * * * New Democracy Forward Lawsuit: Trump-Vance Administration Cannot Hide Documents About AI Use in Dismantling Existing Federal Regulations that Protect People * Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward sued four government agencies today, asking that a co more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Government Shutdown Prioritizes Mass Abductions Over Essential Services Today, the federal government shut down at midnight after Congress failed to reach a deal on funding. Court appearances for many immigrants were rescheduled without notice, and immigration courts across the country responded to the shutdown inconsistently, creating chaos in New York courthouses. A government s more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * NY Lawmakers and Advocates Call for State Action on E-commerce Mega-warehouse Pollution * New York, NY -- Following NYC Climate Week, elected officials, transit, and environmental advocates held a news conference and walking tour in Red Hook, a Brooklyn neighborhood inundated with e-commerce mega-warehouses, calling on Governor Hochul and the Legislature to counter the Trump A more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * President Trump Should Direct OPM To Automate 'Emergency Work' Systems During Shutdown Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging President Donald Trump to automate federal government functions during the government shutdown: "Democrats are trying to cripple federal government functions in a bid to permanentl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Citizen FOIAs Pfizer-Trump Deal Text * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Public Citizen sent requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies to release an agreement between Pfizer and the Trump Administration. On Tuesday, President Trump and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla announced a deal on drug prices at the White House in li more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Six Democratic Senators Capitulate to Trump, Vote to Advance Judicial Nominees Who Refused to Tell the Truth About the 2020 Election Results and January 6th Insurrection At a time when Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice - and just days after he personally ordered the indictment of one of his so-called political enemies - Democratic Senators Durbin, Coons, Klobuchar, Schiff, Welch, and Whitehouse c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * Statement on the Federal Government Shutdown * CHICAGO, IL-- The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement on the news of a federal government shutdown: Whether you're an hourly worker punching the clock at Jewel-Osco or a social worker at Solorio High School working your fingers to the bone to keep kids and families safe, Washington has failed us. Our elected lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * STATEMENT | We're Entering Unprecedented Territory With This Shutdown * Statement of Tim Whitehouse, Executive Director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, on the government shutdown: "Buckle up, because we're entering unprecedented territory. This shutdown is not just a budget standoff - it's being weaponized to consolidate power in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [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: * * * Surface Transportation Board Commissioner Challenges Unlawful Firing * President Undermines Agency's Independence and Violates the Law With Removal Washington, D.C. - Unlawfully dismissed Surface Transportation Board (STB) member Robert E. Primus  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * The Trump Administration Must Not Interfere with the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan * ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - Sierra Club Wyoming strongly condemns the Trump administration's attempt to amend the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, which could roll back protections for 1 million acres of public land in Wyoming. After more than 10 years of planning and extensive feedback from develo more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Scores Major Environmental Wins in Summer 2025 * Oct 01, 2025 This summer marked a turning point for the trucking industry's role in America's environmental future. After years of battling misguided, top-down mandates from California regulators, common sense prevailed, freeing fleets, manufacturers, and drivers to pursue real, sustainable p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Puts National Parks, Visitors at Risk During Shutdown * WASHINGTON-- The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it would keep most national parks open with "skeleton crews" during the government shutdown, putting America's prized national parks -- and the countless people who visit them -- in harm's way. The majority of the National Park Service's roughly 16,000 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Shutdown Forces National Parks To Remain Open, Operate With Skeleton Crews * WASHINGTON, DC -- As part of the federal government shutdown that began at midnight on Wednesday, October 1, the National Park Service has been ordered to keep national parks open and to operate them with skeleton crews. Almost 9,300 national park employees are expected to be furloughed, and some may also rec more PR