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Tipoffs: President Trump & Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2025-10-23 ( 35 items )  
"This is About Saving Lives": Members of Congress and Civil Rights Advocates Joined Protect Our Care To Highlight Impacts of GOP Health Care Crisis on Communities of Color (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * "This is About Saving Lives": Members of Congress and Civil Rights Advocates Joined Protect Our Care To Highlight Impacts of GOP Health Care Crisis on Communities of Color * Watch the full event. Read Protect Our Care's fact sheet. Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Darre more PR

America First Policy Institute: Politicians Must End the Violent Rhetoric - It's Costing Lives (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on Oct. 21, 2025, to Newsmax: * * * Politicians Must End the Violent Rhetoric - It's Costing Lives By Tony H. Pham, Esq. On Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, because of the potential threats of harm to me and my family, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) installed surveillance cameras at my residence in Virginia. On Sept. 8, while working as the Acting Director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC more PR

American Action Forum: Impact of Tariffs on Small Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The American Action Forum issued the following research: * * * The Impact of Tariffs on Small Businesses By Jacob Jensen Executive Summary * While the Trump Administration has implemented tariffs to pursue a wide range of policy objectives - from protecting domestic manufacturing to raising revenue to pay down U.S. debt - they have come at the cost of significant damage to U.S. businesses, particularly small businesses; the most damaging of these tariffs have been iss more PR

American Oversight Investigating Potential Trump Administration Plans to Deploy Military, ICE at Polling Places (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- American Oversight issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * American Oversight Investigating Potential Trump Administration Plans to Deploy Military, ICE at Polling Places We filed FOIA requests seeking records on possible 2026 election deployments to intimidate voters. * Wednesday, American Oversight launched an investigation into whether the Trump administration is planning to deploy military personnel or immigration enforcement officials to polling places  more PR

Angel Mom Shares Heartbreaking Fight Against Fentanyl Crisis and Failed Immigration Policies in New "Collateral Damage" Documentary (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Angel Mom Shares Heartbreaking Fight Against Fentanyl Crisis and Failed Immigration Policies in New "Collateral Damage" Documentary * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Since losing her 15-year-old son Weston to a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl, Anne Fundner has been determined to use her voice and her family's nightmare tragedy to expose the deadly cost of negligent policies tha more PR

Appeals Court Pauses Case Challenging Destructive Everglades Detention Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Pauses Case Challenging Destructive Everglades Detention Facility * MIAMIAn appeals court today granted a federal request to pause appellate court proceedings in a lawsuit challenging the massive detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The pause effectively halts the lawsuit brought by conservation groups. Citing the government shut more PR

As Immigration Enforcement Increases, So Do Health Risks to Detainees, Advocate Says (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news release: * * * As immigration enforcement increases, so do health risks to detainees, advocate says Faisal Al-Juburi, of legal aid nonprofit RAICES, sounds the alarm about the inhumane treatment of detained immigrants. By Bridget Balch Increased immigration enforcement and policy changes have resulted in a record-high number of people, including children, being held in detention facilities. This ha more PR

CAIR, CAIR-FL Call on Trump Admin to Force Release of Florida Teen in Israeli Prison After Reports of Mistreatment (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-FL Call on Trump Admin to Force Release of Florida Teen in Israeli Prison After Reports of Mistreatment * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Florida chapter (CAIR-FL) today called on the Trump administration to force the Israeli government to free a 16-year-old Palestinian-American boy from Florida. TAKE ACTION: Demand the Relea more PR

CAIR, CAIR-FL Welcome Cong. Letter Calling for Rubio, Huckabee Calling for Israel's Release of Fla. Teen Mohammed Ibrahim (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-FL Welcome Cong. Letter Calling for Rubio, Huckabee Calling for Israel's Release of Fla. Teen Mohammed Ibrahim * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Florida chapter (CAIR-FL) today welcomed a new congressional letter signed by 27 U.S. senators and representatives  more PR

Capital Research Center: Seth Klarman's Quiet Activism (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Seth Klarman's quiet activism The hedge fund billionaire isn't a household name. But his funding of left-leaning policy groups is affecting your household. By Parker Thayer Seth Klarman is not terribly famous and he likes it that way. When he makes news, it's probably for investing advice, not politics. But he's quietly becoming one of the left's megadonors. Born to an economics profe more PR

Center for Responsible Lending: AFT Settlement Grants Loan Forgiveness for Millions of Student Borrowers (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * AFT Settlement Grants Loan Forgiveness for Millions of Student Borrowers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Education and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) reached an agreement last Friday to reopen the path to student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans who have been repaying their loans for decades. The settlement ends months of legal battle more PR

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: What We Talk About When We Talk About Fraud (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 21, 2025: * * * What we talk about when we talk about fraud By Bill Glahn The topic of fraud is much in the news these days. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Fraud fight brewing in 2026 campaigns as investigations stack up: "Fraud is poised to be a major topic in Minnesota's races for governo more PR

CfG PAC Endorses James Uthmeier in FL-AG Race (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Club for Growth PAC issued the following news release: * * * CfG PAC Endorses James Uthmeier in FL-AG Race Club for Growth PAC has endorsed James Uthmeier in Florida's Attorney General race. Uthmeier served in the first Trump Administration, working as senior counsel and senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Commerce under Wilbur Ross, before becoming Governor Ron DeSantis' Chief of Staff. Following Ashley Moody's appointment to the U.S. Senate, DeSantis selected Uth more PR

Community, Health and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop President Trump's Unlawful Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Community, Health and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop President Trump's Unlawful Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions * (WASHINGTON - Oct. 22, 2025) - Community, health and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today to stop an executive action that would unlawfully exempt 50 of the country's most toxic chemical manufacturing plants from protections that guard people a more PR

Community, Health, and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Trump Administration's Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 22 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Community, Health, and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Trump Administration's Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions * Washington, D.C. -- Community, health, and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today to stop an executive action that would unlawfully exempt 50 of the country's most toxic chemical manufacturing plants from protections that guard people against dange more PR

CPA Submits Section 232 Comments on Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * CPA Submits Section 232 Comments on Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today publicly released comments it submitted last week to the Department of Commerce for its Section 232 National Security Investigation of 'Imports of Personal Pr more PR

CRES Statement on DOE $1.6B Loan Guarantee to Upgrade U.S. Transmission Lines (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Energy] -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release: * * * CRES Statement on DOE $1.6B Loan Guarantee to Upgrade U.S. Transmission Lines * WASHINGTON - Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) released a statement applauding the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) r more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: False Choices - Balancing Democracy and Development in U.S. Africa Policy (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 21, 2025: * * * False Choices: Balancing Democracy and Development in U.S. Africa Policy By Oge Onubogu and Khasai Makhulo Secretary of State Marco Rubio's July directive for the Department of State and U.S. officials to refrain from commenting on the "fairness or integrity" of elections abroad comes ahead of several critical elections in Africa, where incumbents are testing the  more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: When a Trade War Becomes a Food Fight (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 21, 2025: * * * When a Trade War Becomes a Food Fight By Philip Luck, Hugh Grant-Chapman and Duc Minh Nguyet (Moon) Nguyen The U.S. agricultural sector is once again caught in the crossfire of the U.S.-China trade war. For decades, China's immense agricultural market has been a top destination for U.S. exports. Now, as Washington and Beijing escalate tariffs and other retaliatory more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: When Crime Becomes Terror - Rethinking the FTO Designation (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 21, 2025: * * * When Crime Becomes Terror: Rethinking the FTO Designation By Rubi Bledsoe The seven targeted attacks on "go fast" boats allegedly carrying illicit drugs in the Caribbean awakened discussions in the policy and legal communities on the legality of the strikes. While the long-term implications of designating cartels and other criminal organizations, typically conside more PR

Democracy Forward, Interfaith Alliance Sue to Force Release of Documents Related to President Trump's So-Called "Anti-Christian Bias" Efforts (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [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, Interfaith Alliance Sue to Force Release of Documents Related to President Trump's So-Called "Anti-Christian Bias" Efforts * Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward and Interfaith Alliance, a nationwide network of people of diverse  more PR

EMILYs List Statement on the North Carolina Republican Legislature Passing Gerrymandered Congressional Maps (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Statement on the North Carolina Republican Legislature Passing Gerrymandered Congressional Maps * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, North Carolina Republicans in the state legislature, at the demand of President Trump, once again voted to gerrymander the state's congressional districts for the second straight legislative session. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following s more PR

Federal Employee Unions File Expanded Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Illegal Shutdown Firings (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [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 Employee Unions File Expanded Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Illegal Shutdown Firings * Additional labor unions added to lawsuit as plaintiffs urge court to extend order barring agencies from firing workers during shutdown San more PR

Financial Technology Association: What They Are Saying: American Consumers, Financial Experts, and Business Leaders Unite Behind Open Banking (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: American Consumers, Financial Experts, and Business Leaders Unite behind Open Banking Following a public comment period on the Section 1033 open banking rule, business leaders, elected officials, hardworking Americans, and experts from academia, law, politics, think tanks, consumer rights, and more are rallying behind open banking as a cornerstone of American innovation a more PR

ICYMI: CfG President McIntosh Joins C-SPAN's Washington Journal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: CfG President McIntosh Joins C-SPAN's Washington Journal In case you missed it, Club for Growth President David McIntosh joined C-SPAN's Pedro Echevarria on the latest episode of Washington Journal. On the program, McIntosh discussed Americans' growing frustration with Democrats regarding the government shutdown, previewed upcoming statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia, more PR

ITI: American AI Exports Program is Crucial for U.S. AI Leadership (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release: * * * ITI: American AI Exports Program is Crucial for U.S. AI Leadership * WASHINGTON - Today, global tech trade association ITI welcomed the launch of the Trump Administration's American AI Exports Program, a crucial initiative that will help boost U.S. national and economic security, driv e economic growth, and maintain U.S. global AI leadership. " U.S. ex more PR

Looking ahead: The 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo (10)
LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Oct. 21 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Looking ahead: The 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo * With the months rolling by, the time is coming for the American Nuclear Society to hold its second annual conference of the year. The 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo, with a theme of " Building the Nuclear Century," will take place November 9-12 in Washington, D.C., at the Washington Hilton. Attendees can expect a wid more PR

NBA Owners Get Massive Tax Cut from Trump-GOP, While NBA Fans See Skyrocketing Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release: * * * NBA Owners Get Massive Tax Cut from Trump-GOP, While NBA Fans See Skyrocketing Costs NBA owners earn 7,000 times more than the average fan, while fans face $600 cost increases under GOP Fiscal Plans, alongside rising streaming & ticket prices. * Today, in time for the kickoff to the 2025 NBA season, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) released a new study showing that the estimated more PR

OMB Memo Fast-tracks Deregulation, Is Propaganda (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New OMB Memo Fast-tracks Deregulation, Is Propaganda * The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a new memo titled "Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions," calling on federal agencies to bolster their deregulatory efforts - and quickly. The memo comes in the wake of a string of deregulatory executive orders and memoranda published by the Trump administration more PR

Partnership for Public Service statement ahead of Shutdown Fairness Act vote (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following news release: * * * Partnership for Public Service statement ahead of Shutdown Fairness Act vote * WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier ahead of the Senate's vote on the Shutdown Fairness Act, which would provide pay to active duty service members and certain except more PR

President Trump Is Destroying the White House - and Our Health Care (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * President Trump Is Destroying the White House - and Our Health Care * 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: "President Trump is taking a literal wreckin more PR

The CMA's Apple and Google Designations Put Red Tape Over Reality, Says ITIF (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release: * * * The CMA's Apple and Google Designations Put Red Tape Over Reality, Says ITIF * LONDON & WASHINGTON--Following today's decision by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to designate both Apple and Google with Strategic Market Status (SMS) in mobile platforms, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the follo more PR

The Trump Administration Plans New Oil and Gas Leases in the Western Arctic -- and Will Soon Finalize a Rule Repealing Protections (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * The Trump Administration Plans New Oil and Gas Leases in the Western Arctic -- and Will Soon Finalize a Rule Repealing Protections * Anchorage, AK -- The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) today took the first step towards leasing millions of acres of public land in the Western Arctic to oil and gas companies for drilling. The agency issued a notice requesting feedback about w more PR

Trump Administration Authorizes CP2 LNG (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Authorizes CP2 LNG * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Last night, the Trump Administration approved the final export authorization for the dangerous, pollution-causing Venture Global's liquefied methane gas export project, CP2 LNG. If constructed, CP2 would be one of the largest LNG plants in the nation. It would export 20 million metric tons per year of LNG, and the estimated li more PR

USA: RSF calls for LAPD discipline following violence, obstruction of journalists during No Kings protest (10)
PARIS, France, Oct. 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * USA: RSF calls for LAPD discipline following violence, obstruction of journalists during No Kings protest * Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers committed at least 15 press freedom violations, including violent attacks, against journalists covering the No Kings protest on October 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. The LAPD's actions appear to violate a judicial injunction barring undue poli more PR