WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued a report, 'International Emergency Food Aid Under the Current Trump Administration: An Update,' by author Vincent H. Smith, on October 2025. The report details how the current administration's actions, including the shuttering of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the severe reduction in its programs, have impaired the country's capacity to deliver international emergency food aid, despite existing fund more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued a report, 'International Emergency Food Aid Under the Current Trump Administration: An Update,' by author Vincent H. Smith, on October 2025. The report details how the current administration's actions, including the shuttering of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the severe reduction in its programs, have impaired the country's capacity to deliver international emergency food aid, despite existing fund more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 6 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * AMA applauds administration for efforts to lower weight loss drug prices * Statement attributable to: Bobby Mukkamala, MD President, American Medical Association "Reducing the cost and leveraging the scale of Medicare and Medicaid to boost access to game-changing weight loss drugs is a transformative step in the battle against chronic disease and obesity. The Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * America First Policy Institute Supports President Trump in Supreme Court Tariff Authority Case Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a statement in support of President Donald J. Trump in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. The case, argued today before the U.S. Supreme Court, challenges the tariff authority exercised during his administration. The amicus brief fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (TNSxrep) -- The American Action Forum issued the following research: * * * Housing (Un)Affordability Is the Price of Policy Not Market Concentration By Fred Ashton Executive Summary * President Donald Trump compared the country's largest homebuilders to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cartel, accusing them of stockpiling land to restrict housing supply similar to how oil producers limit output to drive up prices. * This research builds upon - and u more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Amid Student Loan System Chaos, Advocates, Local Officials, and Community Members Convene in Louisville to Discuss Local Response Louisville Office of Financial Empowerment and Protect Borrowers Reveal Data on Nearly 215,000 Louisville Borrowers with $8.2 Billion in Student Debt * Today, the Louisville Office of Financial Empowerment and Protect Borr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Joins 250+ Groups in Sending Joint Letter Calling on Elected Officials to Demand Release of Sami Hamdi, Reject Anti-Muslim Hate in U.S. Policy * The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with 257 faith-based, civil rights, immigrants' rights, and community organizations, today sent a joint letter to members of Con more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Urges Court to Preserve Order Blocking Transfer of British Muslim Journalist Sami Hamdi * Reply brief says government is trying to sidestep serious First Amendment and due process concerns to avoid federal judicial review (SACRAMENTO, CA, 11/5/2025) -The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with co-counsel Hass more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * No Kings? More like "no electricity" At least 60 No Kings event partners are so anti-energy that they oppose even carbon free nuclear power. Their combined annual revenue exceeds half a billion bucks. By Ken Braun At least 33 separate groups (and at least 27 additional affiliates of same) that participated in the "No Kings" protests of June and October are opponents of nuclear energy. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Appears Worried About Losing War Powers Vote Today CEPR's Director of International Research Jake Johnston made the following statement today: For at least two months administration sources have been telling the media that land strikes in Venezuela are under consideration and that the US military buildup in the region is aimed at pressing Venezuelan Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Congress Must Not Reward Pentagon Abuses with Extra Funding * Pete Hegseth's Pentagon should not receive an extra penny from the American people, said more than 20 national groups in a letter sent today to the Democratic leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. The letter, led by Public Citizen, said Hegseth should not receive funding above the $892 billion already agreed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Russia's Latest Nuclear Saber-Rattling: Nuclear Testing? By Heather Williams and Lachlan MacKenzie In a November 5 meeting of the Security Council of Russia, President Vladimir Putin directed his military and political leaders to "submit coordinated proposals on the possible first steps focusing on preparations for nuclear weapons tests." Putin's comments come a wee more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * What to Expect from Secretary Hegseth's November 7 Speech on the Arsenal of Freedom By Jerry McGinn Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has invited industry CEOs to the National Defense University for an address on the "Arsenal of Freedom" this Friday. The gathering looks to be aimed at undoing the proverbial Last Supper in 1993, when then Department of Defense (DOD)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * What's Next for AGOA? By Michael H. Gary and Hugh Grant-Chapman The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been the cornerstone of U.S.-Africa trade since its passage in 2000. Providing tariff-free access for more than 1,800 products from 32 eligible sub-Saharan African economies, AGOA has enabled nearly $500 billion in exports to the United States from 2002  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Dismissing Criminal Prosecution of Boeing is Outrageous, Unconscionable * A federal judge in Texas today dismissed a criminal conspiracy case against Boeing over two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner that killed 346 people. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, released the following statement:  "Unconscionable is inadequate to address the outrage of the Trump Justice Department's d more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Think Tank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * EPA's GHG Reporting Program: Bipartisan Concerns With the Proposed Repeal * Executive Summary * In a recent bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) urged the agency to reconsider its pending repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). * EPA's proposed rule, released in September, woul more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Equality California posted the following news release: * * * Equality California Responds to Supreme Court Decision Upholding Trump Policy Restricting Gender Markers on Passports * Today, in a shadow docket ruling, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration by allowing the federal government to block transgender and nonbinary people from selecting passport sex markers that reflect their gender identity. Equality Californi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Equality California posted the following news release: * * * Equality California Thanks Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi for her Decades of Congressional Service * Equality California Executive Director Tony Hoang released the following statement in response to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi who has served in the House of Representatives since June of 1987 announcing that she would retire following the completion of her current term and n more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * FLORIDA POLL: Latino Voters Demand More Focus on the Economy and Affordability; Less on Cultural Issues * Nearly 8 in 10 want greater guardrails on the Executive Branch MIAMI, FL UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, released a new bipartisan poll today showing that Florida Latino voters want their elected leaders to focus on economic issues such as rising more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), in its October 2025 report entitled 'Why Free Speech Is Essential to a Free Republic,' authored by Jay Cost, addresses the philosophical foundations of free speech following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The killing, an event without precedent in at least a generation for a private citizen killed only for speaking their mind, prompted a disturbing reaction. While most public officials condemned th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor: Investing in Bioethanol is an Investment in the Rural Economy * In keynote remarks in Brussels, Skor highlights bipartisan support for clean fuel incentives and global opportunity for U.S. farmers BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor today delivered keynote remarks at the 28th Annual World Ethanol & B more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * If Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs, Trump Will Need To Embargo China Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement warning of the strategic consequences if the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's emergency, national security tariffs on China: "We could be at war with China any moment from now, and th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Insured Retirement Institute issued the following news release: * * * A MORE SECURE RETIREMENT FOR AMERICA'S WORKERS AND RETIREES IRI Seeks to Jumpstart Debate on Next Comprehensive Retirement Legislation * Congress should prioritize new retirement security legislation to help address workers' and retirees' anxiety about saving enough for retirement to generate income they cannot outlive, according to the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI). The association announc more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Filed to Protect Beautiful Columbia River Dunes Flower in Washington * PORTLAND, Ore. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to decide whether to protect the gray cat's eye plant under the Endangered Species Act. These rare plants are found exclusively on dunes along the Columbia River in central Washington. Gr more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on November 6, 2025, by Daniel Di Martino entitled "A Points-Based Public Charge Rule." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction During President Donald Trump's first term in office, his administration sought to strengthen the "public charge" requirement of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which aims to prevent the entry of immigrants who are likely to depend on government assistance. The reform, ho more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on October 17, 2025, by Nicole Stelle Garnett and Cameron Grinnell entitled "The Persistence of the Unconstitutional Status/Use Distinction in Federal Grants to Religious Nonprofits." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum entitled "Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations," which directed the heads of all federal agencies to identify and repeal any  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSrpt) -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * New Fair Housing Trends Report Finds Pervasive Discrimination as Federal Government Rolls Back Civil Rights Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) released its 2025 Fair Housing Trends Report revealing that 32,321 housing discrimination complaints were filed nationwide in 2024. The numbers signal one of the highest figures in more than two decades, amid a steep  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [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: * * * New Lawsuit Seeks to Protect the Nonpartisan Civil Service from Latest Trump-Vance Administration Attacks * Unions Challenge Latest Attempt to Replace Career Civil Servants with Political Loyalists Boston Despite the lapse in government funding, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * OpenAI's Request for Massive Government Bailout Package Is Pure Corporate Entitlement * WASHINGTON, D.C. OpenAI's request for U.S. government loan guarantees to finance AI infrastructure expansion is an unprecedented ask that would shift enormous financial risk from Silicon Valley investors to American taxpayers. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, released the following stateme more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following news release: * * * Partnership for Public Service launches The Cost to Your Community tool to show federal government impact across U.S. * New Federal Harms Tracker product aims to document how federal workforce reductions and funding cuts affect states, cities and towns nationwide through data and storytelling WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for P more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Wins Coast-to-Coast, Proving Once Again Abortion Is a Winning Issue Nationwide * From Virginia to California, voters delivered decisive victories for reproductive freedom and every single Reproductive Freedom for All-endorsed candidate and campaign won. Washington, DC Reproductive freedom remains one of the mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [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: * * * Statement by Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman on Judicial Order Forcing Trump-Vance Administration to Release Full SNAP Benefits * Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman issued a statement today, follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Statement from the National Council of Nonprofits on Federal Court Decision to Fully Fund SNAP A federal court today granted an order blocking the Trump administration's decision to provide only partial funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing government shutdown. In the order, the judge directs the Administration to release additional fu more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * TEXAS POLL: Pocketbook issues dominate Hispanic voters' priorities, yet nearly 7 in 10 feel the President and Republicans are not focusing enough attention on the economy * 8 in 10 Texan Hispanic Voters Want Stronger Checks on Presidential Powers RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, released a new bipartisan poll today showing Hisp more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Thousands of Veterans, Community Members to Hold Town Halls and Protests against Federal Cuts, Occupation and Tyranny * WASHINGTON, D.C. Ahead of Veterans Day, thousands of U.S. veterans and community members are gearing up to participate in Vets Say No, a national mobilization of veteran-led protests and town halls to defend democracy, protect crucial public services and resist the militariza more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Hands Tax Filing Back to Monopolists by Killing IRS Direct File * Washington, D.C. Following the Trump administration's confirmation that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will no longer offer its Direct File service, a massively popular program that earned a 90% satisfaction rate from users in 2024, the American Economic Liberties Project rele more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * US: Millions Face Soaring Health Costs as Subsidies Expire * Congressional Inaction Threatens Right to Health, Widening Inequalities (Washington, DC, November 5, 2025) - The US Congress' failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions of people, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said today. As op more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * USGS Designation Ignores Law, Groups Say Coal for Steel is Not Critical * WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) added metallurgical coal to a list of "critical minerals," which could allow the Trump administration to steamroll bedrock environmental laws to boost coke production and widen the devastation of coal mining. The value of metallurgical, or met, coal has been d more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Nov. 7 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Community groups file court action to protect resources, public involvement in massive Wyoming drilling project WASHINGTON, D.C. - Conservation groups are challenging an attempt by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to sidestep a 2024 court order halting the Converse County Oil & Gas Project in the southern Powder River Basin of Wyoming and unlawfully expedite development of new w more PR