PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee posted the following statement on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * AFSC's statement on Gaza cease-fire * AFSC welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and a potential end to the genocide. For two years we have called for an end to Israeli attacks, the release of all people held captive, and full humanitarian access to Gaza. The agreement announced yesterday is a move towards achieving those goal more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Steel] -- The American Iron and Steel Institute posted the following news release: * * * AISI Applauds USTR Leadership At Global Steel Forum * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, today applauded remarks presented by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to the Global Steel Forum on Excess Capacity (GFSEC) ministerial meeting, which took place in South Africa this morning. Dempsey made the follo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * American Consumers Sour on Trump's Economy as Health Care Costs Climb * # Consumer sentiment dropped for the third straight month in October as rising health care costs deliver a fresh fright. Americans across the country are already getting hit with notices announcing that their insurance premiums will spike in the new year. Millions more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR Calls on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Machado to Renounce Her Support for European Fascism, Likud Party and Anti-Muslim Bigotry * Muslim civil rights group says Nobel Prize committee's decision to award supporter of anti-Muslim fascism and Israel's far right over opponents of Gaza genocide 'insulting and unacceptable' The Council on American-Is more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on DHS to Lift 'Un-American and Unconstitutional' Security Grant Funding Freeze for American Muslim Nonprofits * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lift its "un-American and unconstitutional" funding freeze of  more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 10 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Ceasefire in Gaza: Israeli authorities must end media blockade * The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, confirmed on Friday, 10 October, comes after two years of unprecedented massacres against the press in Gaza. Since October 2023, the Israeli army has killed nearly 220 journalists, including at least 56 slain due to their work. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has filed f more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * China tightens grip on rare earth elements By Sarah Montalbano This week, China announced new, tightened export restrictions on rare earth elements. It's the latest "escalation in tensions" between China and the U.S. in the race to secure critical minerals supplies. Rare earths ar more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 10 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following statement on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * CODEPINK Celebrates Ceasefire Agreement - Hope For a Lasting Reprieve On October 8th, 2025, exactly two years since Israel's genocidal aggression began in the Gaza Strip, a seemingly permanent ceasefire agreement was announced to the world by U.S. President Donald T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * DOJ Targeted Soros Based on Smear that Right-Wing Group Admits Showed No Lawbreaking * A Justice Department official recently urged (link is external) federal prosecutors to target philanthropist George Soros and consider a range of criminal charges against the Open Society Foundations, citing a report from the right-wing Capital Research Center that smeared Soros and OSF for all more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Statement on President Trump's Weaponization of the Justice System Against New York Attorney General Letitia James * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, the Trump-led Justice Department at Donald Trump's behest indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James simply because she did her job as attorney general. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "This is more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [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: * * * Federal Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants * Rhode Island -- Today, a federal judge in Rhode Island entered an order preliminarily blocking the sweeping and unlawful restrictions the Trump-V more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 11 -- 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 Oct. 10, 2025: * * * 'Secularist' Rep. Ansari opposes Trump administration's Christian nationalism FFRF Action Fund honors Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., as its "Secularist of the Week" for spearheading a resolution that defends stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Hatch Act Complaint Filed Against Agencies Blaming Democrats for Shutdown * WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity filed complaints under the Hatch Act today against the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Health and Human Services for displaying partisan banners on their websites blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. "Trump's political appointees more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Political] -- 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: * * * JD VANCE RETURNS TO INDIANA AS TRUMP'S HATCHET MAN - BUT INDIANA LEGISLATORS AREN'T BUDGING * INDIANAPOLIS --Today, Vice President JD Vance is making a second visit to Indiana to pressure state legislative leaders to red more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Oct. 10 [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

HERNDON, Virginia, Oct. 10 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Lauan Subject to Reciprocal Tariffs Beginning October 14, 2025 * On September 29, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on specified imports of softwood timber and lumber, upholstered furniture, and kitchen cabinets and vanities. While the Administration exempted lauan from the 232 plywood tariffs, the language of the more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Mass Firings of Public Servants Make Every Single American Less Safe * "The mass firings ordered by President Trump's budget director, Russell Vought, are a continued attack on public service and expertise," said Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs at Environmental Defense Fund. "The people protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, the more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * NARFE Denounces Illegal Firing of Federal Workers Due to Lapse in Appropriations * In response to the reports of federal agencies issuing reduction-in-force (RIF) notices to federal employees impacted by a lapse in appropriations, NARFE National President William Shackelford issued the following statement: "President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * No One Should Fear Criminal Prosecution for Standing Up to Donald Trump * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in Alexandria, VA, in yet another instance of Donald Trump's Department of Justice targeting his political opponents for retribution. Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement in response: "Yet again, the ven more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following news release: * * * Partnership for Public Service statement on first missed payday for federal employees during government shutdown * WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in response to the first missed paycheck for most federal civil servants during the government more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Science] -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release: * * * President Trump: Don't fire, deny pay to federal food safety workers * With Congress gridlocked over whether to extend critical subsidies for health insurance, the government is now 10 days into a shutdown. This means that Congressionally funded services not deemed "essential" because they don't prevent "imminent threats" to human life or property have been frozen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- America First Policies issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Reducing Federal Civilian Workforce Will Save Taxpayer Money Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Matthew Henderson, Interim Chief Government Affairs Officer, regarding the ongoing government shutdown as the Office of Management and Budget announces reduction-in-force plans: "President Trump promised to shrink government as part of a broader eff more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Trump's Indictment of New York Attorney General Tish James * : Friday, October 10, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Today, Reproductive Freedom for All condemned Donald Trump's Department of Justice for its politically motivated indictment of New York Attorney Gen more PR

HARLEM, New York, Oct. 11 -- The National Action Network issued the following statement on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * REV. SHARPTON CONDEMNS DONALD TRUMP'S HIGHLY POLITICIZED INDICTMENT OF NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the reported indictment of New York State Attorney General Letitia James. "Donald Trump just used his new favorite weapon in the Justice Department to attack the right more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 11 -- 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: * * * Secular Voters are pushing back -- FFRF Action Fund's Town Hall with Rep. Jared Huffman on California's Prop 50 The FFRF Action Fund, with Equality California and Congressional Freethought Caucus Chair Rep. Jared Huffman, held a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement as Trump Administration Begins Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers * Washington, DC - Today, the Trump administration announced that it has begun the process of laying off thousands of federal workers via reductions-in-force (RIF) notifications sent out across agencies. "The RIFs have begun," Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought wrote on X shortly after No more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 11 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Spanberger Wins Debate Tonight, following Abigail Spanberger's winning debate performance, VoteVets released the following statement: "Tonight, Abigail Spanberger proved what we already knew to be true - she is a strong leader who will always fight for Virginia families. Her opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, showed once again she's too weak to stand up to Donald Trump and his anti-Veteran admi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: International] -- Refugees International, a humanitarian organization that says it advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights and protection for displaced people, issued the following statement: * * * Strong Majority of U.S. Voters Support Refugee Resettlement as Administration Plans to Slash Program by Nearly 95 Percent # Polling also shows significant public opposition to other federal policies that undermine protection in the United States and put the l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Ten Days After Closing Down Government, White House Begins to Fire Federal Employees * WASHINGTON -- In an unprecedented action, the White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday moved to terminate a "substantial" number of government employees, according to reports. The move, which is an attempt by the White House to increase the pressure on Democratic lawmakers, has never happened d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - October 10, 2025 * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering states' progress on clean energy and democracy, and the selloff of public lands. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok. more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Reportedly Cancels Nevada's Largest Solar and Storage Project, Restricting Clean Affordable Electricity Supply as Costs Surge * (WASHINGTON - October 10, 2025) According to news reports, the Esmeralda Seven solar project in Nevada has been canceled by the Bureau of Land Management, as reflected on BLM's website. The solar and storage project, the largest p more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Coal Bailout Fails Bigly * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Bureau of Land Management postponed a planned sale of 3,508 acres of federal coal reserves in Wyoming, a day after a Montana auction attracted a single rejected bid of $186,000 for an estimated 167.5 million tons--equating to less than one-tenth of one cent per ton. Following is a reaction from Bobby McEnaney, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Halt DOJ Attempts to Seize Pennsylvania Voter Data * Today, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Common Cause, and seven Pennsylvania voters announced their move to intervene in United States v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a lawsuit the Department of Justice brought against Pennsylvania and its Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt. The case is p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Halt DOJ Attempts to Seize Pennsylvania Voter Data * Pittsburgh - Today, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Common Cause, and seven Pennsylvania voters announced their move to intervene in United States v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a lawsuit the Department of Justice brought against Pennsylvania and its Secretary of the Commonwealth more PR