WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * After Trump's Deep Electric Vehicle Rollbacks, General Motors to Slash Hundreds of Factory Jobs * WASHINGTON General Motors (GM) today announced it would cut 1,200 factory jobs at its Detroit plant where it builds electric vehicles (EVs). In addition, the company announced it would lay off thousands of workers at its battery plants as well, citing "an evolving regulatory environment." As part more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * ALG Echoes Call Of AFGE To Reopen Government With Clean Continuing Resolution Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement echoing calls by the American Federation of Government Employees for Congress to end the government shutdown by passing a clean continuing resolution: "Democrats are increasingly divided over th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, posted the following statement on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * The American people cannot afford another day of government inaction As we complete four weeks of the government shutdown, the American people have witnessed how elected officials are responding to, or ignoring, their most pressing concerns. This should not be a political standoff between two parties. This is a mom more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Stands with the Trump Administration, Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold President Trump's Authority to Remove Federal Reserve Board Members * Today, America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Cook, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the President's authority to remove Federal R more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * AUDIO: NFIB President Brad Close Discusses Latest Efforts to Re... * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 29, 2025) - NFIB President Brad Close joined SiriusXM's The David Webb Show to give the latest update on Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements. Close discussed how the Trump Administration ended enforcement of this mandate but explained that Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Congress to Condemn Expected Sale of TikTok to Anti-Palestinian Billionaires, Demand Free Speech Protections * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to publicly criticize the expected takeover of TikTok by anti-Palestinian billionaires more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following report on August 25, 2025, by Nicole Alvarez entitled "The Trump Administration Is Using Americans' Sensitive Data To Build a Digital Watchtower". Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction and summary Many Americans think of the U.S. government as a monolithic entity.1 They refer to "the government" as if it were a single actor with unified intent, rather than a collection of individuals operating within disti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by the Center for American Progress (CAP), titled 'The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant,' and authored by Tom Moore, presents a legal strategy for states to reclaim authority over their chartered corporations to effectively eliminate corporate and "dark" money spending from U.S. politics. The information was issued on September 15, 2025. The report argues that the current approach of amending the U.S. Constitution or wai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * How homeless advocacy became the plaything of reckless radicals The NGOs in the homeless industrial complex are spending money--and often a lot of tax dollars--on everything but obvious solutions. By Ken Braun In 2018, Grants Pass, Oregon, was providing homeless shelters in tandem with a city ordinance that prohibited camping on public property. This generous policy mix for a town of j more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Keith Ellison sues Trump over SNAP benefits By Bill Glah From a press release issued today, "Attorney General Ellison sues Trump administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits "Officially, the federal government is shut down, deprived of any authority to spend money or do  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * After Argentina's Midterms, a New Chapter for U.S.-Argentina Relations By Henry Ziemer and Henry Large On October 26, Argentina's midterm elections delivered a much-needed victory for President Javier Milei. His party, La Libertad Avanza (LLA), managed to secure roughly 41 percent of the vote against the Peronist opposition's 32 percent, and while LLA and its alli more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * AI Needs Its Complements: Investing in the Next Wave of Innovation By Matt Pearl and Kuhu Badgi During the British Industrial Revolution of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the United Kingdom experienced an unprecedented time of innovation, technological advancement, and economic growth. The most noteworthy invention during this time was the ste more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Domestic Solar Manufacturing Booms During Trump Administration with Entire Solar Supply Chain Reshored * WASHINGTON D.C. New data from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows that the entire solar supply chain has been reshored and U.S. manufacturing capacity has grown across every segment of the solar and storage supply chain. With the news of Hemlock's new more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 30 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * $117K Paywall: School Hides Curriculum After Teacher's Anti-Kirk Comments By Kamron Kompani In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Rhode Islanders were understandably alarmed when a local social studies teacher posted a disturbing video mocking the conservative activist's death. But when one mom requested records to find out what students were being taught in his classroom, Barrington Public Schools l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork's Jacquez Says Fed's Rate Cut Acknowledges the Fact That American Consumers are Out of Options * Today, the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4%. The decision reflects mounting concern that the U.S. economy is in decline, as job growth stalls, household spending weakens more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork's Owens Responds to New Polls Revealing Voters' Trust in Democrats on Economic Issues * This month, new data revealed 47% of voters believe Democrats would do a better job of keeping the country prosperous, up 3 points from 2024, while 43% think the Republicans would do a better job, down 7 points. This is the largest Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * ICYMI: School Freedom is the GOP's Defining Issue In January, I made it clear that any Republican lawmaker who failed to support Gov. Bill Lee's Education Freedom Act during his special legislative session should expect to lose an expensive primary funded by Club for Growth Action. * In case you missed it, Club for Growth Action President David McIntosh published an op more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) released a policy brief titled 'Impacts of the OBBB on Women and Families' (no report number listed), prepared by IWPR staff (specific authors not listed), focusing on equitable work and wages. The information was issued in October 2025. The brief warns that the Republican-led 'One Big Beautiful Bill' (OBBB), signed into law by President Trump in July 2025, poses an imminent and far-reaching threat to women's econ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) released a Policy Brief, number not listed but implicitly titled 'Impacts of the OBBB on Women and Families', prepared by the IWPR, in September 2025. The document focuses on the negative consequences of the Republican-led H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB), signed into law by President Trump in July 2025. The law is described as a sweeping tax and spending package that awards tax cuts to the wealthy while more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [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: * * * Key Questions That the Senate Should Ask Trump's FDIC Chairman Nominee Travis Hill * WASHINGTON, D.C. Phillip Basil, Director of Economic Growth and Financial Stability at Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with Better Markets' new more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Failure to Protect Olympic Marmots * SEATTLE - The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for failing to decide whether to protect Olympic marmots, a rare species that lives only on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The marmots are threatened by climate change and predation by coyotes.  "These adorable Pacific North more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Mortgage Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * MBA Commends CFPB for Rescinding Nonbank Registration Rules * MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rescinding its July 2024 regulation that would have established a public registry of nonbank entities subject to certain agency and court orders, and withdrawing its 20 more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Moms Say: Let Us Feed Our Families, Continue SNAP Benefits! * 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, on the urgent need for the Trump administration to rel more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * New NAM Roadmap Ties America's AI and Energy Future to Urgent Need for Permitting Reform * WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Association of Manufacturers today released Manufacturing's Roadmap to AI and Energy Dominance, a blueprint outlining the steps policymakers must take to strengthen America's energy and artificial intelligence dominanceincluding comprehensive permi more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * NRDC Sues EPA for Unreasonable Delay in Addressing Toxic Pesticides in Food * WASHINGTON, D.C. - NRDC filed suit against the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today for failing to respond to a petition requesting that the agency revoke all "food tolerances" for neurotoxic neonicotinoid pesticides. Food tolerances are the pesticide residue leve more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [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: * * * October's Crypto Rout Exposes Fragilities in Pending Market Structure Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. Amanda Fischer, COO and Policy Director of Better Markets, issued the following statement on the release of a special report entitled " Thin Ice: How " des more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * People For the American Way Launches Ads in New Jersey and Virginia in Support of Candidates Mikie Sherrill, Mussab Ali, Stephanie Morales, and Jay Jones * Washington, DC - People For the American Way this week released a series of ads in New Jersey and Virginia aimed at driving voter turnout in the states. The ads encourage voters to vote for: * Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following policy note (No. 17) on October 29, 2025, by Jake Werner, James Park, Sarang Shidore and Karthik Sankaran entitled "APEC Summit 2025: What's at Stake?" Here are excerpts: * * * Overview From Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, representatives of 21 member countries of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, will gather in South Korea's southeastern city of Gyeongju for its annual summit. The APEC summit is more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following brief on September 25, 2025, by Michael Swaine entitled "Beyond Strategic Ambiguity: Supporting Taiwan Without a Commitment to War." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The first brief in this series made the case that Taiwan is not a vital interest justifying a war between the United States and China. This second brief outlines how Washington can transition from strategic ambiguity to  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following (report or white paper) (No. 83) on September 8, 2025, by Ben Freeman and Nick Cleveland-Stout entitled "Soft Power, Hard Influence: How Qatar Became a Giant in Washington." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary This brief explores Qatar's evolution into one of the more influential foreign lobbies in the United States. Qatar's story demonstrates how money begets influence in the United St more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following brief (No. 86) on October 7, 2025, by William Hartung entitled "U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers to Israel, October 2023 - September 2025." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The United States has provided at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023. However, under both the Biden and Trump administrations, an additional tens of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Report: AI Data Center Boom Threatens U.S. Climate Goals * A fossil-fueled surge in U.S. data center growth to serve the artificial intelligence boom threatens to sabotage the country's already faltering climate goals, according to Data Crunch, a report released today by the Center for Biological Diversity.  A massive expansion of data centers, set to be powered primarily more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Science] -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release: * * * Senate should reject Trump's pick for Surgeon General * The Surgeon General is the nation's chief health communicator, educating the public about the best available science and issuing authoritative public health advisories. Dr. Casey Means has built a career by promoting dietary supplements to her online following. She has often promoted them as alternatives to more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Tens of Millions at Risk of Hunger if US Food Assistance Lapses * The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) starting November 1 if the federal government is still shut down. Suspending these payments would force tens of millions to cut back on fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Secret Trade Deals with Malaysia and Cambodia Revealed: Imperialist Bullying on Behalf of Big Tech, Other Corporate Interests * WASHINGTON, D.C. As Donald Trump travels through Asia, he has been attempting to win applause for trade deals inked over the weekend with Malaysia and Cambodia. As these deals were negotiated under a complete shroud of secrecy, the American people have had no more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Trump, Xi Attacks on Rights a Challenge for APEC Summit * U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet on October 30 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea. Media headlines will focus on trade and tariffs. But away from the limelight of the great powers boxing ring and the fears about how China-U.S. competition is impacting glo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * U.S. Senate Rejects Resolution to Halt Unprecedented, Unworkable, Billion-Dollar Kill Plan of North American Owls The plan will also enable killing of threatened spotted owls and also open up timber cutting in old growth forests * Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today expressed deep disappointment with Democrat Senators for sinking a more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: Energy] -- United Against Nuclear Iran posted the following news release: * * * UANI Statement on Sentencing in Iranian Regime Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Masih Alinejad * United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today upon the sentencing of Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov for murder-for-hire and attempted murder targeting Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad: "Today j more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Union of Concerned Scientists Experts Attending COP30 in Brazil, Available for Interviews on UN Climate Talks * WASHINGTONExperts from the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) will be attending this year's annual United Nations climate change talks (also referred to as COP30), which are being held in Belem, Brazil from November 10-21. They will joi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * Urgent call to stop genocide in Sudan * El Fasherthe last government-held city in Darfur, Sudanhas fallen. Civilians now face imminent risk of mass violence, starvation, and being forcibly displaced from their homes. The United States must act now to save lives and halt the genocide. The war is the result of an escalating power struggle between opposing  more PR

MEQUON, Wisconsin, Oct. 30 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Victory! Mequon-Based Fromm Family Foods Joins Nationwide Push for Animal-Free Research In a significant win for animals, Fromm Family Foods--a locally-headquartered companion animal food company--has heeded PETA's call to stop funding cruel experiments on animals at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Food Research Institute. The Food Research Institute pays ex more PR