CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 2 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Cruel and unnecessary: additional screening for refugees in the U.S. Alianza Americas rejects the Trump administration's persistent actions against people seeking humanitarian protection. This month, the administration has announced several efforts to undermine the refugee resettlement program. The latest attempt is an internal m more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 2 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Pardoning Juan Orlando Hernandez is wrong Alianza Americas, a network of migrant-led organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean in the United States, is disgusted and rejects President Trump's announcement of the pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez, ex-president of Honduras, convicted for drug trafficking charges in federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary to the National Review: * * * What Brought the Trump Administration to the Brink with the Venezuelan Regime By Joshua Trevino and Melissa Ford Maldonado At this writing, the United States appears to be on the verge of military action against the Venezuelan regime. The president of the United States has de facto closed Venezuelan airspace -- via Truth Social, of course -- and the largest concentration of more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * Inflation Reduction Act IPAY 2027 Maximum Fair Prices Have Been Published By Michael Baker Executive Summary * The Trump Administration has published the maximum fair prices for covered drugs in the Medicare Drug Negotiation Program for initial price applicability year 2027; these 15 drugs in Part D were selected because of either high program spending or high beneficiary utilization. * The administra more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 1 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Applauds Trump Administration's Crackdown on CDL Mills * Washington - The American Trucking Associations commended the Trump Administration for its decision today to remove nearly 3,000 commercial driver's license (CDL) training providers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Training Provider Registry and place another 4,000 train more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Big Gas Polluters Awards EQT Corporation as December's Polluter of the Month * Today, Big Gas Polluter crowns EQT Corporation as the coalition's December Polluter of the Month. The fossil fuel giant is the second-largest gas producer in the United States, and has recently made some bold claims about its environmental footprint. Since June 2024, EQT has publicly and prominently insisted the corpo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says Gaza's Confirmed Death Toll Topping 70,000 Latest Evidence Genocide Was 'Worse Than Anyone Imagines' * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the genocide in Gaza is "worse than anyone imagines" after the confirmed death toll in Gaza topping 70,000 due to the r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * The fight over national park fees exposed the Sierra Club as fake conservationists The Property and Environment Research Center is a conservation NGO. The far richer Sierra Club is an anti-energy NGO that pretends to care about conservation By Ken Braun This past July I drove into Yosemite National Park, whereupon I purchased an "America the Beautiful" annual entrance pass. For $80 this  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 2 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, posted the following news release: * * * CODEPINK Denounces Trump's Dangerous Threat to Venezuelan Airspace Donald Trump's latest post on Truth Social telling "airlines, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers" that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is "closed in its entirety" is not a joke. It is a danger more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Looking for Exports By William Alan Reinsch One of the dividing lines on trade policy is whether to look at it from the standpoint of exports or imports. If you view it from the perspective of imports, then the focus is on costs--to workers and domestic industries. If you view it from the perspective of exports, then the focus is on benefits--growing the economy and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * David Sacks' Financial Conflicts Mean He Can No Longer Credibly Serve as White House AI Advisor. He Should Resign. * WASHINGTON, D.C. A damning investigation by the New York Times has found that top White House A.I. and Tech Advisor David Sacks has "positioned himself to personally benefit" from his official government role - which he has only been allowed to hold because of his designation by more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Jena Griswold for Colorado Attorney General * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Jena Griswold for attorney general of Colorado. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Jena Griswold is running for attorney general to protect Coloradans from the Trump Administration's chaotic a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision By John Kartch In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Vermeer Corporation (Pe more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * International Criminal Court: Justice at Risk * * The International Criminal Court (ICC) is under assault by the United States and Russia, among others, which are determined to undermine its mandate as the court of last resort. * ICC member countries need to stay firm in their defense of the court so that impartial justice remains a critical part of the rules-based international order. *  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Dec. 1, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Flaws in Putin's Art of No-Deal for Peace Become Apparent By Pavel K. Baev Executive Summary: * On November 19, a 28-point U.S.-Russia draft peace proposal was leaked that heavily favored Moscow, sparking backlash from Ukraine and the European Union. * Several rounds of U.S. revisions with Ukrainian input have curtailed and clarified the updated, roughly 19-po more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [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: * * * Local Governments and Nonprofit Groups Challenge Unlawful New Trump-Vance Administration Restrictions That Threaten Proven Solutions to Homelessness * Suit Raises Concerns that Trump-Vance Administration Actions Will Push More Than 170,000 People In more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New U.S. "Agreement" with the U.K. is a Win for Big Pharma, Not Consumers * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Health and Human Services announced that facing the threat of the Trump Administration's tariffs on pharmaceuticals and medical technology or other potential trade sanctions the United Kingdom  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All and Planned Parenthood Action Fund Demand Accountability and Rejection of Abortion Attacks During ACA Negotiations * : Monday, December 1, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC Today, Reproductive Freedom for All and Planned Parenthood Action Fund sent a letter to members of Congre more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Rio Police Undermine Public Safety * A month after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro's history, the Red Command, the organized crime group that was the target of the operation, continues to control the Alemao and Penha neighborhoods. Meanwhile, 122 families, including those of 5 police officers who were killed, mourn the loss of their loved ones. The deadly results and tactics employed more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 1 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ urges White House to take down 'media offenders' webpage * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists has issued a formal letter to the White House expressing deep concern over the Administration's new "media offenders" webpage an official list that publicly targets individual journalists and news outlets for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Dept. of Commerce Maintains Firm Opposition to EU's Discriminatory Digital Regulations By Caden Hubbs At a recent EU meeting, European leaders clashed with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick over growing tension around the EU's digital regulatory regime. Europe's regulatory architecture discriminatorily targets American businesses with unfair compliance costs, burdening the rapidly growing tech  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * With Key Trade Agreement Ignored, RFA Calls for Reciprocal Duties on Chinese Ag Imports * The Renewable Fuels Association today thanked the Trump administration for its efforts to enforce an important 2019 trade agreement with China, noting in comments to the U.S. Trade Representative that China has failed to satisfy commitments to increase trade in ethanol and distillers grains. more PR