PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * ACP Says Administration's Move to Lower Prescription Drug Prices is a Step in the Right Direction * Statement attributable to: Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP President, American College of Physicians WASHINGTON, October 2, 2025--The American College of Physicians is encouraged by the Trump administration's announcement on Tuesday about a pricing deal with  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 [Category: Political] (TNSrep) -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release: * * * ADL Report Reveals Significant Extremist Activity in Pennsylvania * Philadelphia, PA, September 29, 2025... A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) reveals a significant uptick in antisemitic and extremist activity in Pennsylvania be more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files Brief Defending Jeffrey Clark Against Weaponized Bar Disciplinary Process and Unconstitutional Sanctions * Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed an amicus brief in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals urging the Court to reject partisan attempts to suspend and punish former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official Jeffrey Clar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * As the New Term Kicks Off, the Conservative Supreme Court Majority is Poised to Keep Rubber Stamping Trump's Anti-Constitutional Agenda * To: Interested Parties From: Tony Carrk, Executive Director, Accountable.US Date: October 2, 2025 Re: On Monday, the Supreme Court will begin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Arizona Joins Call for Action Against GOP Lawmaker Who Called for Execution of Congresswoman * The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined some 30 statewide advocacy organizations in urging Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives to tak more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Condemns Trump Administration's Attacks on Campus Free Speech Following Investigation into CSU * The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today condemned the Trump administration's continued attacks on free speech and academic freedom on university and college campuses, following a systemwide investigation into Californ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * Fred Taylor's world war against energy A mysterious American billionaire has become one of the major funders of the climate nonprofits fighting a global war against nearly 90 percent of the energy that makes civilization possible. By Ken Braun Australia is a land mass of nearly 3 million square miles--almost as large as the 48 contiguous American states. But in addition to its strange and venomous cre more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Commerce Department Announces Second Inclusion Process for Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Derivative Products * President Trump issued new Section 232 tariffs on imports of timber, lumber and other wood products. Additionally, the Department of Commerce has announced new Section 232 investigations into several different imports that could affect marine manu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * AGOA's Uncertain Future: What's at Stake for U.S.-Africa Trade By Oge Onubogu The Trump administration has signaled support for a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which expired on September 30, 2025. AGOA is often described as the cornerstone of U.S. commercial engagement with Africa, providing duty-free access to the U.S. markets more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Assessing China's New Climate Commitments By Ilaria Mazzocco and Deborah Seligsohn On September 24, 2025, China's President Xi Jinping announced his country's new nationally determined contribution (NDC) climate targets for 2035 via video during the UN Climate Summit. In 2020, Xi announced in a similar format at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) that China would peak e more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Why Trump's Executive Order on Qatar Marks a Historic Shift By Mona Yacoubian On September 29, President Trump signed an executive order entitled "Assuring the Security of the State of Qatar" that recognizes the "enduring alliance" between the United States and Qatar and provides Qatar an explicit security guarantee in the event of "external attack." The executive o more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * DOE Slashes Crucial Grants for Manufacturing, Grid Upgrades * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to cut $7.5 billion in grants yesterday, threatening projects that would support U.S. manufacturers, lower energy costs for Americans, and create hundreds of thousands of high-quality domestic jobs. The cuts appear to target blue states a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Florida Gets U.S. Funds for Everglades Detention Center Hit by Lawsuit * MIAMI-- The state of Florida has been awarded $608 million in reimbursement funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for building and running mass detention centers, including the sprawling facility called "Alligator Alcatraz" in Big Cypress National Preserve in the heart of the Everglades. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Free Press, CPJ Sound Alarm as Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation for His Reporting Extreme state action against Guevara should send chills through all reporters and individuals who record law enforcement and ICE activities * Free Press and the Committee to Protect Journalists express deep concern after a U.S. Appe more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 3 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Replacing Climate Change Act is political vandalism that would abandon future generations Kemi Badenoch's plan to replace the Climate Change Act is anti-science, anti-business and turns its back on those at the sharp end of climate breakdown now and future generations, says Friends of the Earth. * The Climate Change Act, which the Conservative Party campaigned for alongside Friends of the Earth, has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Greenpeace USA rejects presidential attacks on nonprofits, urges resistance Today, as more than 3,700 organizations from all sectors of civil society across the U.S. release a letter rejecting presidential attacks on nonprofit organizations, Folabi Olagbaju, Democracy Campaign Director more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Must Conduct Required Consultation on Refugee Resettlement with Congress and Restore Refugee Admissions In the wake of the Trump administration's failure to consult with Congress or issue annual goals on refugee resettlement by the September 30 statutory deadline, Human Rights First joins calls on the administration to swiftly schedule the required consultations and restart a true re more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * PRC Investment in Russian Economy Increasingly Important as Sanctions Deepen By John C. K. Daly Executive Summary: * Russia has become increasingly dependent on trade with the People's Republic of China (PRC) since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with more than a third of Russia's total trade turnover being generated by the PRC. * The recent memora more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Justice for Palestinians Can't Wait for a Peace Deal * The calamitous situation in Gaza, with Palestinian civilians facing extermination and ethnic cleansing by Israeli forces, was a major focus of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week. Along with recognition of the state of Palestine by France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada, among others, states made key  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on Trump Administration Ending $8 Billion in Cost-Saving Investments in Blue States * Washington, D.C. -- In response to the Department of Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, announcing the cancellation of $7.56 billion in clean energy program investments in 16 targeted states, the League of Con more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct 2, 2025, to RealClearWorld: * * * Trump's Consistent Policies Against Venezuela's Maduro By Santiago Vidal Calvo and Juan P. Villasmil The New York Times' Sept. 28 piece on "the mood" inside Venezuela portrays a country bracing, confused, and cynical amid Washington's lurches between pressure and engagement. A reading that to a great degree can be attributed to the fact that of the sources the re more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Movement Call Organizes 'Shutdown Showdown' in Defense of Our Health Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wednesday evening, on the first night of the federal government shutdown, a coalition of advocacy organizations including Fair Share America, Indivisible, MoveOn, Public Citizen, Working Families Power, People's Action, Women's March and many others held a mass mobilization call with grassroots acti more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 2 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * New federal law will force 'heartbreaking' decisions, education advocate says * Stacy Michaelson of OSBA (right) appeared Wednesday, Oct. 1, before the Interim House Education Committee with Morgan Allen of the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and Emily McLain of the Oregon Education Association. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Emily McIntire) House Resolution 1, the federa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Women Lose in Shutdown Politics Statement by National NOW President Kim Villanueva * Why is this federal shutdown different from all other shutdowns? Because this one is less about how the government spends its money and more about how much raw power Donald Trump can wield over every aspect of our lives - especially women's lives. Donald Trump wants chaos, not progress. He  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to FDA Approval of New Generic Mifepristone * Washington, DC -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new generic version of mifepristone, a medication that has been safely and effectively used in abortion care and miscarriage management for more than two decades. This approval comes amid re more PR

HARLEM, New York, Oct. 3 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release: * * * REV. SHARPTON SLAMS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER PULLING FUNDS FOR SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY, GATEWAY OVER DEI COMMITMENTS Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), condemned the Trump Administration for pulling billions of dollars in federal funds for the extension of the Second Avenue Subway and Gateway project, citing commitments to procure minority and women-owned b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Seven More Complaints Filed for Trump Administration Hatch Act Violation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Public Citizen filed seven new complaints against the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Justice (DOJ), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the White House  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 2 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ condemns attacks on journalists covering ICE activity * CONTACT: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns recent attacks by federal agents on journalists reporting on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and protests around the country. "These shocking assaults reflect an alarming escalatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Slashes Cost-Saving Projects * Washington, D.C. - As a part of the Republican-led government shutdown, the Department of Energy announced it will cut funding for more than 300 energy projects, worth approximately $7.5 billion. The specifics of the projects getting slashed have not been released. Prior to the DOE announcement, Office of Management and Budget Director Rus more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Yanks Billions in Funding for Cutting-Edge Clean Energy Projects * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (October 2, 2025)--The Department of Energy today announced the termination of financial awards for 223 projects, totaling more than $7.5 billion. This funding was aimed at driving innovation on the frontiers of numerous areas of the clean energy transitio more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Partisan Energy Project Cancellations Will Raise Electricity Costs * "Russell Vought's unlawful attempt to cancel clean energy projects in states that didn't vote for President Trump is going to make everyone's electricity costs even higher. The same week that the Trump administration set fire to hundreds of millions of dollars to prop up the polluting co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Uses Shutdown to Unlawfully Slash Blue-State Clean Energy Projects * WASHINGTON -- On the first day of the shutdown of the Federal government, the Trump administration moved to hurt states led by Democrats, and is preparing plans to make massive cuts to the federal workforce, according to reports. In a late-night announcement on Wednesday, the Department of Energy announced it would end  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * United States: Trump Call to Militarize Cities Risks Abuse * (Washington, DC) - Remarks by United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump at a joint address to top military leaders on September 30, 2025, raise grave concerns that the administration will seek to deploy combat forces in domestic law enforcement roles, Human Rights Watch said today. If implemented, these more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: As Trump Signs "Rare" Military Protection Order For Qatar, Trump & Special Envoy Witkoff Families Have Massive Stake In Businesses Tied To Qatari Government * Washington D.C. - This week, President Trump signed an executive order to " guarantee " Qatar's security in a " rare p more PR