BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * After hearing, Appalachian Voices says senators should reject controversial TVA board nominee Beaman * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Lee Beaman to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. Previously, the committee questioned four others nominated by President Trump and advanced  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries * Washington - Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency's grants, including those to libraries and library organizations across the country. The grant reinstatements come as a direct more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * When Your 401(k) Allows Exotic Assets By Thomas Kingsley Executive Summary * President Trump issued an executive order that marks a decisive shift in retirement policy--directing regulators to ease restrictions on alternative assets in 401(k)s, potentially opening to everyday savers "exotic" assets including private equity, private credit, real estate, and digital-asset vehicles. * This  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Energy] -- The American Energy Alliance posted the following news release: * * * American Energy Alliance's Statement on WOTUS and ESA Reform * WASHINGTON DC (12/3/25) - In a victory for conservation, the rule of law, property rights, and rural communities, the Trump administration recently proposed two long-overdue rules that restore balance to federal environmental policy while pursuing genuine conservation. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Seven Animals Jeopardized by Trump Plan to Ax Endangered Species Act * WASHINGTONA new Center for Biological Diversity analysis identifies seven endangered animal species that would be pushed to the brink of extinction by a Trump administration effort to radically weaken protections for imperiled wildlife. The Trump plan to dismantle the Endangered Species Act wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Energy] -- The American Energy Alliance posted the following news release: * * * Another Win for Consumers: President Trump Announces Reset of CAFE Standards * WASHINGTON DC (12/3/25) - Today, President Trump announced a reset of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, an outdated fuel efficiency mandate that has, for decades, made trucks and cars in the United States significantly more expensive. American Energy Alliance President Tom Pyle released t more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices applauds introduction of legislation to increase public participation in Tennessee Valley Authority planning process * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., reintroduced legislation to improve the Tennessee Valley Authority's long-term energy planning process. The TVA Increase Rate of Participation Act proposes c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls USCIS Order Freezing Asylum 'Overbroad, Redundant and Discriminatory' * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a sweeping new USCIS directive that freezes all pending asylum applications nationwide, halts all pending applications and orders the re-review of im more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-MN Strongly Condemns 'Raw Racism' Targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali-American Community * The Minnesota chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned racist and dishonest attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and the broader Somal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MN Condemns Politically Motivated ICE Targeting of Somali Minnesotans * The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned a sharp and troubling increase in ICE activity targeting Somali Minnesotans, calling these actions alarming, politically driven, and harmful to community safety. Over the past several days, Soma more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Big Labor, its friends on the right, a late pope, and a Spider-Man villain walk into a bar An 1891 papal pronouncement is loved today by labor leaders and some right-leaning allies and politicians. But they wouldn't be so fond of it if they had read the whole thing. By Michael Watson I have been skeptical of the Hewlett Foundation's investments in right-of-center groups suspiciously inte more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Demand Justice Launches $1 Million Advertising Blitz Targeting Senate Democrats Who Voted For Trump Judges * December, 3, 2025 CONTACT: press@demandjustice.org First slate of TV Ads running in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Maine calling out Sens. Fetterman, Hassan, and King; National TV spot to run on cable, digital media ads to run in key states WASHINGTON, D.C. Demand Justice toda more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Bold Women Leaders In KY-06, IA-02, and CO-05 Congressional Districts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Cherlynn Stevenson for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, Jessica Killin for Colorado's 5th Congressional District, and state Rep. Lindsay James for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District as a part of its ag more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Fed's Beige Book Reveals Weakening Spending, Rising Hardship, and Shutdown-Driven Strain * Last week, the Federal Reserve released the November 2025 'Beige Book' which gives an up-to-date look at the economy including jobs, consumer spending, and inflation across all 12 Federal Reserve Districts. The picture is one of an economy losing st more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Public-Interest Groups Take Action Against Censorship Outside FCC Chairman's Dinner Projections in Washington illuminate Carr's role as head of the "Federal Censorship Commission" * On Wednesday evening, Free Press, Public Knowledge and TechFreedom joined to defend First Amendment rights outside the Federal Communications  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Fairness posted the following news release: * * * HCA Healthcare Stock Hits Record As Patients Suffer Nation's Largest For-Profit Hospital Chain Is Darling of Wall Street As High Medical Costs Strain Household Budgets; 5 Million Will Soon Lose ACA Coverage * Today, Americans for Tax Fairness executive director David Kass issued the following statement on the news that the stock of HCA Healthcare-the nation's largest for-profit h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025, to Japan Forward: * * * In Praise of Candor: Takaichi, Japan, and Taiwan By James J. Przystup In China's Sights Recently, Beijing's foreign policy leadership had appeared to be making an effort to send its Wolf Warrior diplomats back to their lairs-until Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke truth to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Trump Administration's Halt in Processing of All Asylum Applications is Punitive, Extreme, and Undermines Our National Interest Human Rights First is appalled by the Trump administration's extreme and punitive action to halt all immigration processing, including permanent residence and citizenship, and to re-review all approved applications for people from 19 countries targeted by its xenophobic 2025 Travel Ban. The adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Journal Retracts Key Paper Claiming Glyphosate Not Linked to Cancer * WASHINGTONThe scientific journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has issued a rare retraction of one of the most cited studies on the safety of the pesticide glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup. The study, which found that glyphosate poses no cancer or other health risks to p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * New 2025 report: Despite federal retreat, states make enormous progress to lower energy costs and build out clean energy Today, the League of Conservation Voters is releasing its annual Clean Energy Successes in the States report detailing how in 2025, 30 states, led by state affiliates in the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM), passed, funded, and implemented solu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * NCL Decries Trump Administration's Proposed Rule to Weaken Fuel Economy Standards The Trump administration today released a proposed rule to weaken fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that the proposed standards would achieve a fleet average fuel economy of 34.5 miles per gallon by model year 2031, a drama more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * NIJC Condemns Trump Administration's Exploitation of Tragedy to Further Demonize Immigrants and Asylum Seekers * (CHICAGO, 2 December 2025) - The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced a series of discriminatory policies last week following the deadly shooting of National Guard troops in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Speaker Johnson's Efforts to Ban IVF for Military Members * Washington, DC Today, Julianne McShane with MS NOW reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson has been quietly working to remove in vitro fertilization (IVF) coverage from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for active duty military  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Continue to Hide from the Health Care Devastation They Created * WASHINGTON, D.C. In today's hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Trump's Republican allies raised a number of potential ineffective healthcare reforms. All of their proposals would fail to actually address the health care crisis they created when they passed massive cuts more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 3 [Category: Business] -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release: * * * RILA Trade Expert to Testify on USMCA Joint Review Process * The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) will testify before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday, offering the retail industry's perspective on how the upcoming Joint Review of the USMCA can strengthen the U.S. economy. Sung Chang, RILA's vice president of internati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * Smith & Baumgartner Urge Bipartisan Approach to China Following Historic Trip to Beijing * "It's important to show the world that we do have some things we agree on, and that we can work together and try to meet the national security interests of the U.S." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two members of Washington State's congressional delegation - one Democrat and one Republican - delivered a unified  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Sorority Sister Forced to Share Sisterhood With Male Student Joins White House to Address How Woke Agendas Infiltrating College Campuses Harm Women * WASHINGTON D.C. Today, Allie Coghan, Independent Women ambassador and plaintiff in the Kappa Kappa Gamma lawsuit Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma, participated in a White House roundtable hosted by the U.S. Department of Edu more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces Plan to Weaken Fuel Economy Standards for Cars and Trucks * (Washington, D.C. - December 3, 2025) Today the Trump administration proposed a new rule that would substantially weaken the nation's fuel economy standards - an action that would waste gas, cost American families money, and put more pollution in the air we breathe. "The fuel economy st more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Proposes Gutting Mile-Per-Gallon Auto Rule * WASHINGTONPresident Trump's Department of Transportation today formally proposed gutting CAFE mile-per-gallon standards, which save billions of gallons of gas and save consumers billions at the pump. The agency signaled its intent to finalize the actions by year's end. Trump's action is illegal because the C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Proposes Transportation Rule that Would Force Americans to Pay More at Pump * In Addition to Rising Costs, Less Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Also Increase Air Pollution & Worsen Public Health WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Trump administration proposed a rule that would roll back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, commonly known as fuel economy standa more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Proposal Lowballs Risk of Cancer-causing Formaldehyde * (WASHINGTON - December 3, 2025) The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency has proposed altering the way it assesses risk for cancer-causing formaldehyde, a move that would understate the health risks for workers and result in weaker protections against the toxic chemical. "The Trump EPA is igno more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Attacks on Clean Cars and Trucks is Costing Consumers Money and Polluting our Environment In response to the Trump administration's expected rollback of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars, SUVs, and heavy-duty pickups and vans, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Government Affairs Advocate on Climate C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Proposal to Rollback Fuel Efficiency Standards will Raise Prices at Gas Pump * WASHINGTON At an Oval Office event attended by the top CEOs of the auto industry this afternoon, Trump's Department of Transportation Donald Trump is expected to announce his administration's intent to rollback the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars, SUVs, and heavy-duty picku more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Applauds Fuel Economy Standard Revisions * WASHINGTON, D.C. Marty Durbin, president of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today after the White House announced revisions to Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards: "The U.S. Chamber has long advocated for vehicle mileage and emissions standards that align with real-worl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Undefining a Zero Emissions Building Harms Consumers, Wastes Energy, and Will Lead to Polluting Buildings * Washington, DC \- Today, the Department of Energy rescinded its National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building, which had been in place since June 2024 and was intended to provide clear, certifiable criteria to designate clean buildings. Under the guidance, buildings could be cert more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup * (New York) - The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. In May, Human Rights Watch wrote to the Federation In more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Weakened Fuel Economy Standards Will Likely Harm People, Environment While Raising Prices at the Pump * Weakened Fuel Economy Standards Will Harm People, the Environment While Raising Prices at the Pump Statement by Steven Higashide, Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (December 3, 2025)The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and National Highway more PR