WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- American Oversight issued the following agency statement: * * * American Oversight Sues DOJ and FBI for Records of Any Trump Interviews in Epstein Investigation We're challenging the FBI's refusal to confirm whether President Trump was interviewed. * On Tuesday, we sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for any interview records of President Donald Trump in connection with the government's investigation of convicted sex offen more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 12 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * ASA Statement on Canceled U.S.-China Meeting and Rising Trade Tensions The American Soybean Association today expressed concern following reports that President Trump has canceled his planned meeting with Chinese President Xi amid escalating trade tensions over rare earth mineral restrictions. ASA President Caleb Ragland, a soybean farmer from Magnolia, KY, issued the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- B'nai B'rith International issued the following joint statement by President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin on first-phase ceasefire deal for Hamas to release Israeli hostages: * * * B'nai B'rith Welcomes First-Phase Ceasefire Deal for Hamas to Release Israeli Hostages B'nai B'rith International President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B'nai B'rith welcomes the agreement for Hamas to release all 48 remaining more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Comey's "wicked" Russiagate misdeeds have been proven beyond doubt The former FBI director has been accused of federal crimes and is presumed innocent. But his complicity in creating and perpetuating the Russiagate scam has been proven beyond doubt. By Ken Braun Author's note: A previous version of this essay was originally posted in December 2024. It is again timely because FBI directo more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 -- Care, an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following statement by CEO Michelle Nunn on Gaza ceasefire news: * * * CARE US CEO Michelle Nunn welcomes news of Gaza ceasefire, underlines need for immediate humanitarian access After two years of devastating and tragic news out of the Middle East, today starts off with the promise of an end to the violence, the reunification of the hostages with their loved ones, and the resumption of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * China's New Rare Earth and Magnet Restrictions Threaten U.S. Defense Supply Chains By Gracelin Baskaran In advance of President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to South Korea later this month--where he is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since 2019--China announced that it has expanded its restrictions on rare earth and permanent magne more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Escalation Against the Maduro Regime in Venezuela: Puerto Rico's Emerging Role in U.S. Power Projection By Henry Ziemer and Ryan C. Berg The United States is overseeing a seismic reordering of defense priorities and assets to the Western Hemisphere. At the time of this writing, four destroyers, one cruiser, one nuclear-powered attack submarine, one landing helicopt more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Japan's 26-Year-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses By Kristi Govella On October 10, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s long-time coalition partner, Komeito, announced that it would withdraw from their formal partnership. The decision comes as a serious setback to newly elected LDP party leader Sanae Takaichi, who needs parliamentary approval to become Japan's next p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * What Comes Next for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire? By Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman On October 8, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his peace deal for Gaza. He had unveiled a 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on September 29. If implem more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 -- Care, an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following agency statement: * * * Gaza long-awaited ceasefire should enable aid agencies to deliver at scale CARE welcomes the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza announced by President Trump between Israel and Hamas, and the promise it carries to immediately end the bloodshed and human suffering, including the release of all hostages, so they can finally be reunited with their more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 7 -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Extends Consent Decree Prohibiting ICE From Arresting People Without Warrants or Probable Cause Court orders ICE to provide relief for 22 people unlawfully detained in early days of Trump's second term and to identify all foreign nationals who have been subjected to warrantless arrests since June * Today a federal judge ruled that the 2022 Castanon Nava consent decree, w more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 13 -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Legal Groups File Emergency Motion to Stop ICE from Jailing Immigrant Teens in Adult Detention Washington, D.C. -- The American Immigration Council and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed an emergency motion on October 4, seeking to enforce a 2021 court ruling (in the Garcia Ramirez v. ICE case) (https://immigrantjustice.org/for-attorneys/cases/garcia-ramirez-et-al-v-ice more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * Senate Confirms Nominees Who Vow To Protect Trump, not the American People Berry, Panuccio, Christine and Stuart Will Do Immeasurable Harm * In a recklessly rushed process, the Republican Senate majority voted in lock-step yesterday to confirm 107 Trump nominees en masse, including four with deeply troubling records who now will be in leadership positions where they can do great ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- American Oversight issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Opposition Filed Against DOJ Effort to Strike Context from Complaint About Qatar's 'Gifted' Jet to Trump Administration As the DOJ refuses the prompt release of a memo clearing the Qatari jet 'gift,' Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, argues against erasing this context and the agency's continued delays. * On Friday, the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), represen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Steel Manufacturers Association issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * SMA Commends Trump Administration and Ambassador Greer for Standing Up to Unfair Steel Overproduction SMA President Philip K. Bell issued the following statement today: "The Steel Manufacturers Association applauds Ambassador Greer's leadership in taking on one of the biggest threats facing American industrial might, China's government-driven steel overcapacity. For too long,  more PR