WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release: * * * Ahead of USMCA Review, ITI Sends USTR New Recommendations * WASHINGTON - Today, global tech trade association ITI shared new recommendations with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to help promote balanced trade, new market access, and alignment on economic security with Mexico and Canada ahead of the United States-Mexico-Canada A more PR

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Nov. 3 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * ANS's Craig Piercy discusses nuclear energy on podcast * The American Nuclear Society's Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy recently sat down with Richard Morrison on an episode of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Free the Economy podcast. During the 40-minute interview, Piercy discussed a range of nuclear-related issues, including government policies, advanced reactor more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Brady Responds to NRA Restructuring News Ahead of 2026 Midterm Elections In the 2024 elections, the NRA spent $11 million, a third of its 2020 budget and one-fifth of its spend in 2016 * Today, the National Rifle Association (NRA) announced that it will be furloughing dozens of staff and restructuring operations as it prepares for the 2026 midterm elections. Recently, re more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4 [Category: Media] -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Brooks Jackson Prize, Part of Walter Cronkite Awards, Honors KSL-TV * At a time when multiple independent polls show that an overwhelming majority of Americans are deeply concerned about the future of democracy, the 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism honors journalists whose work exemplifies the role of a free press in protecting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says U.S. Should Restore Sanctions on Israeli Settlers After West Bank Olive Harvest Attack * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Trump administration should restore sanctions on Israeli settlers due to their attacks on Palestinian farms during the crucial olive h more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) posted the following news release on Nov. 3, 2025: * * * Cities, Workers, Civil Society Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Silence Critics and Stifle Dissent Suit Seeks to Halt Radical PSLF Rewrite in United Front Against Department of Education's Unconstitutional Attack on Teachers, Nurses, First Responders, and Advocates * BOSTON -- A broad coa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * CPA Releases New Economics Report: "Section 232 Steel Tariffs Are Necessary For National Security" * WASHINGTON, D.C. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a new report by its economics team detailing how global overcapacity and state-subsidized foreign steel continue to threaten the U.S. industrial base. The report, titled "Section 232 Steel Tarif more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * EPA Plans to Approve Fifth "Forever Chemical" Pesticide Since Trump Took Office * WASHINGTONThe Environmental Protection Agency has proposed approving the dangerously persistent pesticide epyrifenacil on canola, corn, soybean and wheat. Monday's announcement marks the fifth proposed approval of a PFAS pesticide since Trump took office. The pesticide is a "forever chemical" more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2025: * * * FRAC Applauds Court's Most Recent Order Requiring the Provision of SNAP Benefits, Urges Immediate Action to Mitigate Hunger Statement attributable to Crystal FitzSimons, president Food Research & Action Center * The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is heartened by the Rhode Island federal court's order released on November 1 that provides essential legal clarity that the Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following news release: * * * FRAC Responds to Trump Administration Partial Funding of November SNAP Benefits Statement attributable to Crystal FitzSimons, president, Food Research & Action Center * The Trump administration's announcement that it will comply with the Court's order and begin using contingency funds to partially pay November SNAP benefits as the government shutdown continues is an important step, but comes m more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges the Department of Education Over New Public Service Loan Forgiveness Rule * Washington, D.C. Four non-profit public-interest organizations filed a lawsuit today to challenge a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that threatens to disqualify certain employers from eligibility for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The plaintiffs i more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 3, 2025, to The Dispatch: * * * Scott Bessent Is Wrong About Deficit Reduction By Jessica Riedl There are no quick fixes or easy solutions for trillion-dollar deficits. One hallmark of the presidencies of Donald Trump is surging budget deficits. Another is repeatedly claiming that drastic deficit reduction is just around the corner. During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump famously promised more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Election 2025 -- Anti-Trans Attacks Fail to Move Voters and Support for Equality Remains * With election night around the corner, the nation's eyes are on key races that will serve as the first true electoral referendum on the out of control MAGA agenda in America. Coming off a 2024 cycle that was steeped in anti-trans messaging, MAGA candidates and affiliated groups have atte more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Migrant Justice Groups Call for USMCA Overhaul to Stop Displacement and Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C In comments submitted to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) as part of the six-year review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Public Citizen joined prominent migrant justice organizations in calling for the agreement, as well as immigration p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [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: * * * Nationwide Coalition Heads Back to Court After Trump-Vance Administration Drags Its Feet, Refuses to Expeditiously Fund SNAP Benefits * Despite Court Order, Administration Told Court It Will Not Fully Fund SNAP and that Partial Payments May Not Be A more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, Nov. 4 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2025: * * * NCGA Urges Trump Administration to Renew USMCA Pointing to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement's (USMCA) role in facilitating and strengthening U.S. corn exports with Mexico and Canada, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today called for the Trump administration to support a full 16-year renewal of the agreement. The request was made by NCGA President Jed B more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * New Perspective: Who Was the First Federal Employee? * Who Was the First Federal Employee? By: T. M. Yates Over the last year, as I've witnessed the Trump Administration take dramatic action against federal employees, I've often thought of a man named Benjamin Wellington Brown. I encountered his name by accident while more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release: * * * Once The Filibuster Is Gone, Things Will Never Be The Same Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement responding to President Donald Trump's Oct. 30 call on Truth Social to end the Senate filibuster: "Democrats want Senate Republicans to end the filibuster. That's why they keep saying Republicans have the votes to pass the continui more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Nov. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * People are Hungry and Hurting. Stop the Lies, Threats and Delays and Fully Fund SNAP. * 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 full S more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Southeastern Utah's Velvet-Wood Uranium Mine Scheduled to Break Ground on November 6 * Salt Lake City, UT - Canada-based company Anfield Energy will officially break ground and start construction on its uranium- and vanadium-producing Velvet-Wood Project in southeast Utah on November 6, 2025. After an expedited environmental review, the Bureau of Land Management issued permits for the min more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release: * * * Statement from National Council of Nonprofits President & CEO Diane Yentel on Trump's Refusal to Fund SNAP During Government Shutdown In response to the statement by President Donald Trump declaring that he will refuse to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the current government shutdown, Diane Yentel, President & CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, issued the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Sweeping New Powers for Presidents to Reward Allies and Punish Enemies Worldwide at Stake as Supreme Court Takes Up Tariffs Case Tomorrow * Washington, D.C. Ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court oral argument in the cases challenging President Donald Trump's authority to impose broad tariffs, Rethink Trade today released a new analysis warning that a ruling in the admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Computer Technology] -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following news release: * * * TechNet Submits Comment to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) * Letter Urges Preservation of Key Provisions, Modernization of Digital and AI Rules, and Maintenance of North American Trade Stability Washington, D.C. - TechNet, more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [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: * * * Fact Sheet: This Veterans Day, The Trump Administration Can Honor the Military Community by Protecting and Strengthening the CFPB * Travis Horr, Director of External Affairs for Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with the new fact s more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Trump Refuses to Abide by Court Order Requiring Release of SNAP Funds to Families * "Trump continues to choose cruelty over the rule of law." Washington - Today President Trump issued a statement via social media indicating that his administration will refuse to abide by two recent federal court orders requiring him to use existing funds to resume providing SNAP nutrition benefits to more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UN Report Confirms Planetary Warming Will Breach 1.5 Degrees Celsius, Richer Nations Primarily to Blame * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (November 4, 2025)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its annual Emissions Gap Report today. The analysis shows that without immediate, aggressive action the world is on track to endure a global average temperature ri more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: ICE Abuses in Los Angeles Set Stage for Other Cities * * The US government is conducting an ongoing campaign of raids and detentions across the country to advance a policy of mass deportation that is ripping families apart and terrorizing entire communities. * This campaign started, in its most aggressive form, in Los Angeles this past summer, setting the stage for similar tactics in oth more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * Virginia school may use birth record loophole to bypass transgender sports law Arlington Public Schools (APS) is prepared to continue letting transgender male students enter female spaces-even if a court rules against them. APS is already openly defying federal policy by permitting biological boys to enter private girls' spaces and compete against them in sports, putting them in danger. Now, a district official is indi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Western Muslim Groups Call on Nobel Prize Committee to Rescind Maria Machado's Award Over Support for War, Fascism, and Anti-Muslim Hate * A coalition of western Muslim organizations today sent a letter to the Nobel Prize Committee calling on it to rescind its decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado due to her ongoing  more PR