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Tipoffs: President Trump & Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2025-11-08 ( 31 items )  
1977 House Report Said IEEPA 'Basically Parallels Section 5(b) Of The Trading With The Enemy Act' That Allows President To 'Regulate... Importation' Of Goods (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * 1977 House Report Said IEEPA 'Basically Parallels Section 5(b) Of The Trading With The Enemy Act' That Allows President To 'Regulate... Importation' Of Goods Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement pointing to a 1977 House Report on the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) that married its lang more PR

After Last Minute Appeal Attempt, Appellate Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Cannot Halt the Release of Full SNAP Benefits by Tonight (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [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: * * * After Last Minute Appeal Attempt, Appellate Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Cannot Halt the Release of Full SNAP Benefits by Tonight * Washington, D.C. - After the Trump-Vance administration's lack of compliance with the U.S. District Court J more PR

AHRC Condemns Israeli Ceasefire Violations in Lebanon and Gaza, Urges the U.S. to Leash Netanyahu (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * AHRC Condemns Israeli Ceasefire Violations in Lebanon and Gaza, Urges the U.S. to Leash Netanyahu The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) strongly condemns Israel's ongoing and blatant violations of the ceasefire agreements signed with Lebanon and Gaza. The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, signed on November 26, 2024, and the Israel-Gaza ceasefire, signed on January 19, 2025, more PR

Americans Send a Message on Affordability as Confidence Hits New Lows (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Americans Send a Message on Affordability as Confidence Hits New Lows * President Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Ten months into his second term, his administration now says America's affordability crisis is a 2026 problem. Meanwhile, everyday Americans are being laid off in record numbers - surging past one million this year - more PR

BLM nominee Steve Pearce's record shows hardline anti-public lands positions (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * BLM nominee Steve Pearce's record shows hardline anti-public lands positions * WASHINGTON D.C. (Nov. 6, 2025) The Trump administration announced the nomination of former New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management yesterday, tapping an anti-public lands hardliner to lead the nation's largest land management agency, which oversees some 245 million acres of publi more PR

CAIR-NY Condemns Islamophobic, Anti-Palestinian Rant Targeting Couple on New York Subway (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Condemns Islamophobic, Anti-Palestinian Rant Targeting Couple on New York Subway * The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported Islamophobic and racist anti-Palestinian outburst against an Iranian and Palestinian coupl more PR

Can the President Withhold Federal Funds From New York City? (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Think Tank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * Can the President Withhold Federal Funds From New York City? * Executive Summary * President Trump recently said he would withhold federal funding from New York City if Zohran Mamdani won its mayoral election; now that Mamdani has won, time will tell if the president takes steps to withhold funding from the city. * New York City's $115.9 billion fiscal year 2026 budget includes more PR

Capital Research Center: InfluenceWatch Friday - Nov. 7, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- 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 watchd more PR

COLORADO Poll: Seven-in-10 Colorado Latino Voters Believe the Country is Headed in the Wrong Direction; Sound Alarm Over Lack of Congressional Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * COLORADO Poll: Seven-in-10 Colorado Latino Voters Believe the Country is Headed in the Wrong Direction; Sound Alarm Over Lack of Congressional Oversight * Economic security and immigration enforcement among the top concerns for Latino voters as two-thirds disapprove of how the Republican Party is leading Congress GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO The Colorado Latino Agenda (Voces Unidas and COLOR) and Unido more PR

Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Violated Federal Workers' First Amendment Rights by Forcing Partisan Shutdown Messaging (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Violated Federal Workers' First Amendment Rights by Forcing Partisan Shutdown Messaging * WASHINGTON, D.C. A federal court today ruled that the Trump-Vance administration unlawfully compelled civil servants at the U.S. Department of Education to transmit partisan political messaging from their government email accounts during the ongoing federal shutdown  more PR

Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Violated Federal Workers' First Amendment Rights by Forcing Partisan Shutdown Messaging (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [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: * * * Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Violated Federal Workers' First Amendment Rights by Forcing Partisan Shutdown Messaging * Order Blocks U.S. Department of Education From Forcing Partisan Shutdown Language Through Federal Workers' Email Account more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: Trade Deals and a New Chapter for American Nuclear? (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * Trade Deals and a New Chapter for American Nuclear? By Ray Cai, Jane Nakano and Joseph Majkut Last week, the White House unveiled new details of the $550 billion U.S.-Japan investment agreement reached earlier this year, which commits significant capital to U.S. energy technologies, including nuclear reactors, power plant and grid components, and critical minerals.  more PR

Electricity Bills Have Risen in 47 States, While Trump Administration Blocks the Cheapest, Cleanest Energy Sources (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Electricity Bills Have Risen in 47 States, While Trump Administration Blocks the Cheapest, Cleanest Energy Sources * (WASHINGTON - Nov 7, 2025) The Joint Economic Committee Minority released a new report which found that electricity bills have increased in 47 states in the last year, with consumers in 10 states paying at least 10% more for electricity. On average, the Committee more PR

Empire Center: Budget Update Paints Less Alarming Picture of Federal Health Cuts (10)
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 8 (TNSxrep)-- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following commentary on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * Budget Update Paints Less Alarming Picture of Federal Health Cuts By Bill Hammond A new fiscal report from the state Budget Division suggests federal funding cuts will hit New York's health-care budget less severely than officials have previously warned. A financial plan update released last week estimates that Washington's tax and spending package, signed by P more PR

EPA's GHG Reporting Program: Bipartisan Concerns With the Proposed Repeal (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * EPA's GHG Reporting Program: Bipartisan Concerns With the Proposed Repeal * 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). In a new insight, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Shuting Pomer more PR

Gaza First Amendment Alert (11/7/25) (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Political] -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * Gaza First Amendment Alert (11/7/25) * Sign up here to receive future Gaza First Amendment Alerts directly in your inbox. U.S. Detains British Journalist Over Political Views Since October 26, the U.S. government has held British journalist Sami Hamdi in immigration detention. Hamdi had obtained a visa to travel to the U.S. as part of a speaking tour. Hamdi has previously conducted s more PR

Hochul Approves Trump's Pipeline, Harming NY Waters & Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Hochul Approves Trump's Pipeline, Harming NY Waters & Families * Hochul administration approves climate-damaging fracked gas pipeline in NY harbor, which also threatens to saddle New Yorkers with higher bills New York, NY Governor Kathy Hochul's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today granted a water quality certification for the controversial Williams Northeast Supply E more PR

ICYMI: Groundwork's Owens Joins MSNBC 'Way Too Early With Ali Vitali,' Says Trump is Sowing Chaos to Distract from Sky High Health Care Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Groundwork's Owens Joins MSNBC 'Way Too Early With Ali Vitali,' Says Trump is Sowing Chaos to Distract from Sky High Health Care Costs * "What's really at issue here...it's not the filibuster, it's not air travel, it's whether Americans are gonna be able to afford health care next year" Today, Groundwork Collaborative Executive D more PR

League of Conservation Voters: This Week in Climate Action - Nov. 7, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Nov. 7, 2025: * * * This Week in Climate Action - November 7, 2025 * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering the top issue for voters across the country: cost of living and rising energy costs. Be sure to follow LCV on Face more PR

Manhattan Institute: New Issue Brief - Reforming the Immigration Public Charge Rule (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (TNSbrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * New Issue Brief: Reforming the Immigration Public Charge Rule A new points-based system would strengthen U.S. immigration standards while giving applicants faster and more consistent decisions * The Trump administration just announced its plan to review and update the public charge rule, one of the earliest federal immigration restrictions, that bars immigrants "unable to take care of themselves w more PR

MEMO: Project 2025 Attacks on Repro: One Year In, Nearly Halfway Done (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Project 2025 Attacks on Repro: One Year In, Nearly Halfway Done * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: Project 2025 Attacks on Repro: One Year In, Nearly Halfway Done DATE: November 7, 2025 Reproductive Freedom for All has launched a new webpage to monitor the implementation of Project 2025the 900-p more PR

Murphy Greenlights Trump's Pipeline, Betrays New Jersey (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Murphy Greenlights Trump's Pipeline, Betrays New Jersey * Murphy administration's DEP approves climate-damaging fracked gas pipeline cutting through communities and coastal waters in central New Jersey threatening wetlands, waterways, and neighborhoods despite overwhelming public opposition Trenton, NJ Governor Phil Murphy's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today issued a more PR

National Consumers League Applauds the Trump Administration For Lowering the Price of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release: * * * The National Consumers League Applauds the Trump Administration For Lowering the Price of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs On behalf of the estimated 100,000 million US adults with obesity, many of whom are seeking treatment with FDA-approved anti-obesity medicines, the National Consumers League (NCL) applauds the Trump Administration for negotiating lower prices for the popular GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) more PR

Poll: Support for Extending the Expiring Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Remains High, But Dips Among Republicans and MAGA Supporters as Shutdown Continues and Partisanship Takes Hold (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 7 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Poll: Support for Extending the Expiring Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Remains High, But Dips Among Republicans and MAGA Supporters as Shutdown Continues and Partisanship Takes Hold Democrats Overwhelmingly Back Congressional Democrats Holding Out for Budget Deal that Extends Tax Credits, Though Independents Are Split on the Approach * As the government shutdo more PR

Protect Borrowers Fellow to Testify Before U.S. Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Proposals to Increase College Cost Transparency (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Protect Borrowers Fellow to Testify Before U.S. Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Proposals to Increase College Cost Transparency In Testimony, Huelsman to Remind Policymakers That Students Only Benefit From Increased Transparency When Accompanied by Action to Rein in College Costs for Working Families and Make College Free * Mark Huelsman, a fellow a more PR

Protect Borrowers: New Economic Data Shows Families in Crisis; Advocates Call for Crackdown on Corporations Profiting From Families' Pain (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * New Economic Data Shows Families in Crisis; Advocates Call for Crackdown on Corporations Profiting from Families' Pain Federal Reserve Bank of New York Reports Financial Distress at Post-Great Recession High Water Mark * Yesterday, economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released new data showing that families are falling behind on a range more PR

Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Senator Murray and Senate Democrats Calling Out FDA For Politically Motivated Review of Mifepristone (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Senator Murray and Senate Democrats Calling Out FDA For Politically Motivated Review of Mifepristone * : Friday, November 7, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC Today, Senate Democrats, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), sent a letter addressed to Health and Human Servi more PR

Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan Responds to Anti-Abortion "Rally" in Lansing (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan Responds to Anti-Abortion "Rally" in Lansing * Detroit, MI - Yesterday, anti-abortion extremists hosted a sham event to try and garner support for their efforts to further restrict access to abortion in Michigan and overturn Prop 3the ballot initiative that enshrined the right to reproductive freedom in more PR

Saturday Stats (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7 [Category: Economics] -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release: * * * Saturday Stats * 23.3%: Amount by which the average residential electricity bill in Ohio increased in July 2025 over the previous year the third-largest increase in the country. That spike was driven in large part by increased demand from data centers, massive facilities necessary for digital technologies ranging from artificial intelligence t more PR

Trump Launches Meatpacker Price Fixing Investigation (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Trump Launches Meatpacker Price Fixing Investigation * Just four companies control 80% of the meatpacking industry On Friday, President Trump ordered the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the meatpacking industry, alleging corporations are "driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation." This comes three months after Tru more PR

US Skips UN Periodic Rights Review (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 7 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US Skips UN Periodic Rights Review * On November 7, the United States failed to participate in its UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a process where the human rights record of every member state is reviewed by other states. No UN member state has failed to be reviewed since its creation in 2006. The US decision to disengage from this vital process is particularly concerning given the deterio more PR