WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * AFPI Launches Artificial Intelligence Team The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technology team, a new effort to advance responsible AI policies that harness American innovation, protect families, uphold human dignity, and strengthen national security. Led by Chair former Congressman Chris Stewart, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Airports Across the USA Reject Trump Admin's Illegal, Partisan Video * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost every major airport across the country has refused the Trump administration's request to play a partisan video, recorded by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, blaming Democrats for the government shutdown and the impact it's having on air travel, according to a compilation by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Paying Our Service Members Is a Sacred Duty - Not a Political Bargaining Chip Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Secretary Robert Wilkie, Co-Chair of American Security and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding the ongoing government shutdown: "Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines should never have to worry about whe more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices urges senators to probe privatization intent of TVA board nominees * October 16, 2025 CONTACTS : Chelsea Barnes, Director of Government Affairs and Strategy, chelsea@appvoices.org Bri Knisley, Director of Public Power Campaigns, (865) 212-0691, brianna@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Senate Environment and Public Work more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Banking Agencies Withdraw Climate Risk Principles, Leaving Banks Vulnerable to Climate Risk Exposure * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Reserve announced the withdrawal of their interagency Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions. This fram more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * The Freedom Together Foundation A fortune earned by a little-known billionaire once associated with a notorious fraudster is now controlled by left-wing ideologues who use it to try to shift the balance of "power" in our society. Is this really "charitable?" By Robert Stilson The Grassroots Global Justice Alliance is a radical-left activist group that fights "for a just transition to a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following wrapup: * * * InfluenceWatch Friday By Jonathan Harsh InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watch more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Democratic Socialists - 'major insurgent wing' of the DFL - mourn end of war in Gaza By John Phelan This week, a deal brokered by President Trump brought an end to Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Not all observers welcomed the end of this war. The Democratic Socialis more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Energy projects should produce energy, not unproductive jobs By Sarah Montalbano It's the time of year again when Center of the American Experiment needs to reiterate a vital point: energy projects exist to produce energy, not jobs. And projects from wind and solar projects produce more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 16 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * Chicago Teachers Union Applauds Mayor Brandon Johnson's "Protect Chicago" Budget, Historic Investment in Public Schools * CHICAGO-- Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates issued the following statement following Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget address: Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered the most transformative budget to come out of City Hall in generations more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Caribbean Update: Fifth Suspected Drug Runner Destroyed By Mark F. Cancian The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) destroyed a fifth suspected drug vessel on October 14, while President Donald Trump reportedly authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Several insights regarding the ongoing counterdrug campaign emerge from the administration's actions and announc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Pitting Nuclear Modernization Against Powering AI: Trump's Plans for the U.S. Plutonium Stockpile By Heather Williams President Trump's proposal to repurpose the U.S. plutonium stockpile to fuel nuclear reactors resulted in a May 23, 2025, executive order directing the Department of Energy (DOE) to revisit disposal plans and consider processing and redirecting some of the plutoniu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Power Moves: How China's Energy Investments Provide Durable Influence in South America By Henry Ziemer In Lima, Peru, electricity to the city of 10 million is controlled by just two companies, China Southern Power Grid International (CSGI) and China Three Gorges Corporation. Both are state-owned enterprises based in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Together,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * What to Expect from the Trump-Albanese White House Meeting By Charles Edel This coming Monday, October 20, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Washington, D.C., to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. While the president and prime minister have talked on the phone four times previously, they have only met in person once, in m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Whither AGOA? By William Alan Reinsch One of the eternal mysteries of the legislative process is why something everyone supports can still fail to be enacted. Such is the case with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which expired on September 30. AGOA has always had widespread support. The last time it was renewed in 2015, the Senate passed the bill 97-1. Democrats in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC's Baseless Political Decision to Ignore the Financial Risks From Climate Is A Dereliction of Duty * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Dennis Kelleher, President, CEO, and Co-founder, issued the following statement in response to the Board of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- B'nai B'rith International issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Fifth Latin American Forum on Antisemitism Pushes for Legislative Action The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) held the fifth Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism in Rio de Janeiro this week, co-organized by B'nai B'rith International. Held from Oct. 11-14, the forum brought together members of Congress from 17 Latin American countries, along with religious leaders and grassroots more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release: [Category: Economics] * * * Flat income tax puts Ohio among top 5 states for millionaire tax cuts * The state legislature delivered Ohio millionaires one of the biggest income tax cuts in the nation this year, according to a new analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). The plan to flatten Ohio's income tax rate to 2.75% by 2026 will provide more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * For the US, a 180-Degree Turn on Refugees * The Trump administration is poised to mount a two-pronged attack on refugee resettlement. The first prong is quantitative: refugee admissions would be slashed from 125,000 in the fiscal year that just ended to 7,500. The second is qualitative: selecting who among the world's 42.7 million refugees would be chosen for rescue. The US refugee resettleme more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Largest US corporations spent nearly $1.6 trillion on shareholder payouts in 2024, triple the income of the poorest fifth of US households * * Over the past five years, the CEOs of the five largest U.S. companies made an average of $52 million annually, over 1,000 times more than a typical worker earns in a year. * The five largest U.S. companies alone spent over $1 trillion  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 15, 2025, to The Spectator: * * * The End of the Race Hustle By Heather Mac Donald Trump's indifference to being called a racist may be having a wider effect Decarlos Brown Jr. should never have been on the streets. The man suspected of murdering 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in August had been arrested 14 times in almost as many years, charged  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Minnesota Civil Rights Groups, Two Minnesota Voters File Motion to Block DOJ from Seizing Voter Data The case is part of the Trump administration's broader effort to compel states to turn over their full voter registration databases, including sensitive personal information such as a voter's full name, data of birth, address, partial social security and driver's license numbers. * Today, t more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 17 (TNSrpt) -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * New Report Exposes Union Bosses' War on President Trump and the Blue-Collar Workers Who Propelled Him to Victory Americans for Limited Government (ALG) today released findings in an expose, "Union Bosses vs. MAGA: Irreconcilably Hostile to Republicans," revealing a deep and troubling disconnect between the political agenda of major labor union leaders and the rank- more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * NFIB President Brad Close in National Review: Congress Must Immediately Repeal BOI Reporting Requirements * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 16, 2025) - Today, National Review published an op-ed from NFIB President Brad Close urging Congress to immediately repeal the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Requirement. Close explains why the government mandate i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's Pro-Women Proposal to Expand IVF Access Will Magnify Women's Choices * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Independent Women issued the following response to President Trump's announcement today to expand IVF access for women. Hadley Heath Manning, Independent Women senior fellow for culture and family, said: "This policy aims to address the very high personal cost more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Trump's Non-Announcement on IVF * : Thursday, October 16th, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Today, the White House " announced " a proposal for employer-sponsored insurance coverage for IVF, but the proposal lacks any meaningful incentive for employers and fal more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All, Planned Parenthood Virginia PAC and Vote Pro-Choice Launch Six-Figure Digital Ad Campaign Exposing Jason Miyares' Dangerous Anti-Abortion Record * : Thursday, October 16, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org, rpickett@ppav.org Richmond, VA -- Ahead of tonight's debate between Attorney General  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Releases Nearly 1,000 New Emails from Trump's EPA * Washington, DC - As the Trump administration continues to undo federal regulations that protect our air and water, including proposals to eliminate standards for vehicle emissions and revoke the 2009 endangerment finding, the Sierra Club today released 952 pages of emails between EPA officials and external organizations provid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Files Lawsuit to Support Businesses' Use of H-1B Visas * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a legal challenge to the administration's $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions. The Chamber's litigation argues that the new fee is unlawful because it overrides provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that govern the H-1B program, including more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Opposes Proposed Global Shipping Carbon Fee * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today voiced strong opposition to a newly proposed global shipping carbon fee by the United Nations' International Maritime Organization, citing significant economic and procedural concerns. Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President for Policy and President of the Chamber's Globa more PR