Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016 By: David A. Fahrenthold In May, under pressure from the news media, Donald Trump made good on a pledge he made four months earlier: He gave $1 million to a nonprofit group helping veterans’ families. Before that, however, when was the last time that Trump gave[Read More…]
Month: June 2016
Alaskan and Canadian Groups Petition Secretary of the Interior to Investigate Mines in British Columbia
Groups say threats to Pacific salmon, steelhead, grizzly bears, and woodland caribou, undermine U.S. conservation treaties View of the Tulsequah River, looking east towards the confluence with Taku River. Photo courtesy of Chris Miller / Trout Unlimited Juneau, AK —(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. A coalition of conservation and Alaska Native groups[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former DHS Worker Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a former Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker pled guilty today and was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars in state assistance for needy families. Amy Mueller, 40, of Highland, Ill., pled guilty[Read More…]
IKEA Recalls MALM and Other Models of Chests and Dressers Due to Serious Tip-Over Hazard
Consumers Urged to Anchor Chests and Dressers or Return for Refund Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. IKEA is voluntarily recalling all chests and dressers that do not meet the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry standard (ASTM F2057-14). The recalled chests and dressers are unstable if they are not properly[Read More…]
Volkswagen to Spend Up to $14.7 Billion to Settle Allegations of Cheating Emissions Tests and Deceiving Customers on 2.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles
Settlements Require VW to Spend up to $10 Billion to Buyback, Terminate Leases, or Modify Affected 2.0 Liter Vehicles and Compensate Consumers, and Spend $4.7 Billion to Mitigate Pollution and Make Investments that Support Zero-Emission Vehicle Technology Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. In two related settlements, one with the United States[Read More…]
Democrats Issue Benghazi Report and Release Interview Transcripts
Administration officials did not make intentionally misleading statements about the attacks, but instead relied on information they were provided at the time under fast-moving circumstances. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. Today, the Democratic Members of the Select Committee on Benghazi issued a 339-page report entitled, “Honoring Courage, Improving Security, and Fighting[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Turkey Travel Warning, June 27, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey and to avoid travel to southeastern Turkey. This replaces the Travel Warning dated March 29, 2016. Foreign and U.S. tourists have been explicitly targeted by international and indigenous terrorist organizations. As[Read More…]
Leader of Human Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Exploiting Guatemalan Migrants at Ohio Egg Farms
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. The leader of a human trafficking organization and a co-defendant were sentenced to prison today for their roles in luring Guatemalan minors and adults to the United States under false pretenses and then using threats of physical harm to compel them to work on egg farms in[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Supreme Court Ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on today’s ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt which challenged a Texas law severely limiting women’s access to reproductive health services: “For more than four decades, politicians have consistently tried[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: Women Have a Constitutionally Protected Right to Make Choices about Their Bodies
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas state law known as HB-2, which would have placed burdensome requirements on health care clinics and doctors who offer abortion care: “In the United States, women have[Read More…]
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