WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * African and Global Civil Society Call on African Heads of State and Government to Demand Fair Terms in U.S. Health Agreements * WASHINGTON, D.C. Nearly 50 civil society organizations, led by African public health and social justice networks, have issued an urgent letter calling on African heads of state and government to demand equity and sovereignty in new bilateral health agreements with th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrpt) -- The American Investment Council issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * AIC President in Fortune: "Private equity is an essential part of solving our country's retirement crisis" Yesterday, Fortune published an op-ed by Will Dunham, President and CEO of the American Investment Council, highlighting how expanding Americans' access to private markets through their 401(k)s can play a key role in solving the retirement crisis. The op-ed cites data from a n more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * The anti-immigrant narrative is based on falsehoods. Alianza Americas, a network of Latin American and Caribbean immigrant organizations in the United States, rejects the idea of apprehending and deporting people who are voluntarily leaving the country. The Department of Homeland Security has insisted on a communications campaig more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Ambitious New U.K. Anti-Corruption Strategy Provides Sharp Contrast to U.S. Backsliding in Global Dirty Money Fight Plans for an "Illicit Finance Summit" and U.K. Commitments on Beneficial Ownership Transparency, Professional Enablers Demonstrate Strong Political Leadership * Yesterday, December 8, the U.K. government released its long-delayed new more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Meeting AI Data Center Power Demand in Virginia: Challenges Posed by Carbon-free Electricity Regulations By Shuting Pomerleau and Irene Ko Executive Summary * The Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) mandates that Dominion Energy achieve carbon-free electricity by 2045, though it includes a provision allowing exemptions if the utility demonstrates that compliance would threaten service reli more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * US/UK Economic Prosperity Deal: An Inadvertent Case Study Into the Dangers of Single-payer Health Care By Michael Baker Executive Summary * The recently announced "agreement on pharmaceutical pricing" between the United States and the United Kingdom (U.K.) resolves an outstanding policy item of 2025; in exchange for tariff relief from the United States, the U.K. will work to address dru more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrpt) -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * OCC Issues Preliminary Report on Debanking By Andrew Gins On December 10th, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released its preliminary findings on its review of debanking activities. The findings reiterate that debanking targeted certain industries on the basis of reputational risk. The OCC listed sectors that were mainly affected, including, but not limited to: fossil fuel com more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrpt) -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * New Report: Most of Pennsylvania Crime Guns Bought at Small Number of Licensed Firearm Dealers Brady, CeaseFirePA urge Pennsylvania leaders to leverage state-based gun dealer inspections to curb flow of guns into criminal markets and address dangerous reduction by the Trump administration of investigating and prosecuting gun trafficking * PHILADELPHIA, PA -- T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Trump Admin to Address Continuing Malnutrition of Children in Gaza After UNICEF Report * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration and the international community to address continuing malnutrition crisis for children in Gaza after th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Inspired by the TEA Party, Indivisible has become the Weak Tea Party They don't talk about it anymore, but the left-wing advocacy network that has its fingerprints on the No Kings protests and other demonstrations was founded as an attempt to replicate the "Taxed Enough Already" movement. By Ken Braun Next week (Tuesday, December 16) will mark the 252nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Pa more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- 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 Statement on U.S. Seizure of Oil Tanker off the Coast of Venezuela: Call It What It Is: 21st-Century Piracy The Trump regime has crossed another line in its relentless campaign against Venezuela: seizing a massive, fully loaded Venezuelan oil tanker in Caribbean waters.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Experts React: The NSS and Washington's New Approach to the Western Hemisphere By Ryan C. Berg, P. Michael McKinley, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juan Cruz and Eric Farnsworth Last week, the Trump administration released its second National Security Strategy (NSS) document. The document is less a blueprint for action than it is a statement of the administration's am more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * REPORT: Colorado clean energy sector grew by 4 percent, added 2K jobs in 2024 DENVER, CO - Clean energy jobs grew more than five times faster in Colorado than the rest of the state's economy in 2024, raising the total number of clean energy workers in the state to 69,859 - 18th most in the country - according to the second annual Clean Jobs Colorado (https://e2.org/reports/cle more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Bridget Brink for Michigan's 7th Congressional District * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Bridget Brink for Michigan's 7th Congressional District. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Bridget Brink is a sixth-generation Michigander and the first woman U.S. ambassador in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Fed's Rate Cut Proves Consumers are Desperate for Relief from High Prices, Economic Upheaval, Says Groundwork's Jacquez * The Federal Reserve today announced it will cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.5% to 3.75%. This is the third consecutive rate cut as regulators grow desperate to counter the impacts of Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [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: * * * ICYMI: Facing a Court Challenge, Trump-Vance Administration Walks Back Dangerous Housing Policy as it Promises More to Come * Judge Accuses Government of Causing "Intentional Chaos" Washington, D.C. - On Monday, the U.S. Department of Housing and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * IN WAKE OF TEXAS GERRYMANDERING DECISION, SCOTUS HEARS ANOTHER CASE THAT COULD FUEL CORRUPTION AND HELP GOP AVOID ACCOUNTABILITY Today, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the National Republican Senatorial Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Filed to Strike Trump's Face From National Parks Pass * WASHINGTONThe Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today to prevent President Donald Trump from replacing a beautiful picture of Glacier National Park with a closeup of his own face on the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass. For a cost of $80 per year, th more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 8, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * Supreme Court Win for Trump in FTC Case Would Restore the Founders' Design By Ilya Shapiro If Monday's Supreme Court argument is any indication, the days of "independent" agencies acting as a fourth branch of government are numbered. In Trump v. Slaughter, a solid majority of the justices seemed ready to confirm what the Constitution already implies: If an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * Administration Orders Sham Review of Park Giftshops The Department of the Interior has instructed National Park Service employees to conduct a review of all park gift stores and bookshops for materials related to diversity, per a November memo recently obtained by the National Parks Conservation Association. Following this review, park concessioners and cooperating associations must re more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * NIJC Releases Report on Detention Conditions Faced by People Arrested During Operation Midway Blitz * (Chicago, 10 December 2025) Today, the National Immigrant Justice Center released a new report, " After the Blitz: What Our Chicago Neighbors are Facing In ICE Detention," to shed light on the growing web of immigration detention centers where people were take more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * People rally across the country to say: "We are Stronger with Immigrants" * WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2025) From December 10th - International Human Rights Day - through December 18th - International Migrants Day - protests, vigils, and events will take place across the U.S. in support of immigrant communities. In the face of the Trump Administration's swee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * Press Release: More than 60 Civil Rights, Consumer, Labor, Technology Organizations Oppose Legislation Allowing Financial Firms Using AI to Ignore the Law * CONTACT: Jarice Thompson, jarice@o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * Press Release: Nearly 200 Groups Oppose Current Slate of Crypto Legislation * Dec. 10, 2025 CONTACT: Jarice Thompson, jarice@ourfinancialsecurity.org Nearly 200 Groups Oppose Current Sla more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Cowardly Refusal to Extend ACA Subsidies Will Mean Millions Go Without Health Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a Democrat-offered proposal to do a clean 3 year extension of the ACA health insurance subsidies that expire at the end of the month. They will also vote on a competing proposal from Senators Crapo and Cassidy which would do away with th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * SBE Council Response to OCC's Preliminary Findings on Debanking * Washington, D.C. - Today the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released preliminary findings of its review on debanking activity in accordance with President Trump's Executive Order "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans." Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Join Religious Community in Calling for a Strong Endangered Species Act * Defenders of Wildlife today shared a letter from over 600 scientists around the country urging Congress to uphold the Endangered Species Act. The letter delivers a clear message that policy decisions must be based on science when addressing imperiled wildlife. This letter comes a day after calls  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club's Atlantic Chapter Reacts to Federal Judge's Decision to Vacate Trump's Unlawful Wind Energy Ban * NEW YORK - Last night, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that Donald Trump's executive order banning wind projects in the United States was unlawful and vacated the order. Donald Trump issued an executive order on the first day of his administration more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * Trans-Alaskan Pipeline To Be Made-in-Korea Steel -- CPA Raises Concern and Alarm * WASHINGTON, D.C. A proposed 807-mile natural gas pipeline intended to bring gas from Alaska's North Slope to a new export terminal in the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska will be fabricated in Korea despite the Administration's headline "fifty percent" steel tariff. On June 3, 20 more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Clean Air Act Exemptions Increase Toxic Air Pollution for Millions * "For people across the country, these exemptions translate directly into higher toxic air pollution exposure and cancer risks," said Darya Minovi, a senior analyst at UCS and a report co-author. "In the simplest terms, the Trump administration is giving companies a green more PR