WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America Senior Vice President Sasha Bruce issued the following statement in response to reports that Representative Tom Price (GA-06) will be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services: “With the selection of Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump is sending a[Read More…]
Month: November 2016
Water Protector Legal Collective Files Suit for Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters
Above: Law enforcement uses water canon, teargas, and other munitions against peaceful Water Protectors, November 20, 2016. (Photo: Shanna Merola) CANNON BALL, ND —(ENEWPSF)–November 29, 2016. Yesterday, the Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC-formerly Red Owl), an initiative of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), filed suit in US District Court against[Read More…]
Trump’s Health and Human Services Pick is Ready to Start Taking Away Your Healthcare on Day One
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016 By Laura Clawson Rep. Tom Price Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary is yet another sign that 20 million people can say bye-bye to their health insurance. Meet Rep. Tom Price: A former chairman of the conservative Republican study committee, Price has been affiliated[Read More…]
Trump Runs Into Trouble with DC Hotel Lease
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016 By shades at midnite Trump International Hotel, Washington DC. Source: cnbc.com Donald Trump’s DC hotel lease prohibits “elected officials” from owning or profiting from the hotel lease. m.govexec.com/… The lease—in which Donald Trump would, in effect, be both landlord and tenant—now presents unprecedented and intolerable conflicts[Read More…]
Donald Trump Tweets a New Attack on the First Amendment, Threatens Exile for Flag Burners
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016 By Mark Sumner Trump has constantly sought to erode freedom of the press, taken verbal potshots at protesters, and the only wall he doesn’t love is the one between church and state. However, he woke with a new bee in his white nationalist bonnet on Tuesday[Read More…]
ACLU Finds Parole Nearly Impossible for Prisoners Who Committed Serious Crimes as Youth
Report shows parole boards failing to release these prisoners, despite years of rehabilitation and evidence that they pose no risk to society NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. In a new report analyzing parole for prisoners who committed serious crimes as youth, the American Civil Liberties Union found that parole boards[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Nov. 28, 2016
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. Source huffingtonpost.com Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016 – 1:08 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. Hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday with your families. Q And you. MR. EARNEST: Thank you. I do not have any comments[Read More…]
Journalist Jamie Kalven Petitions Court to Investigate Wrongful Convictions
Jamie Kalven — Source: twitter.com Exoneration Project Seeks Appointment of a Special Master CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Today attorney Joshua Tepfer of the Exoneration Project filed a petition on behalf of journalist Jamie Kalven requesting that the Circuit Court of Cook County appoint a special master for the purpose of identifying[Read More…]
Prepare Your Daughters to Re-Fight the Same Battles Their Grandmothers Thought They Had Won
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016 By Victor Klemperer Respawned They will not be content to repeal abortion, they want to repeal contraception as well. I have been banging this drum for a long time, but the threat of a Trump (or God forbid, a Pence) administration adds new urgency. At the end of the day,[Read More…]
Trump Launches Recount Fundraiser Two Days After Calling Recount Fundraising a Scam
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016 By topdog08 I guess all I am surprised at is that he waited two days to contradict himself this time. Sad! Two days ago: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, confronting[Read More…]