Day: May 25, 2017

US Capitol dome

Center for American Progress Estimates Trumpcare Coverage Losses by State and Congressional District

A flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2017. AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017.  Showing the devastating impact of Trumpcare nationwide, a new report from the Center for American Progress estimates how many Americans would lose coverage by state and congressional[Read More…]

war on terror

U.S., Coalition Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, May 25, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)- May 25, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 34 strikes consisting of 78 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]

Trump NATO remarks

Trump: NATO Member Nations Must Increase Defense Spending

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017 By: Terri Moon Cronk President Donald J. Trump called for NATO member nations to step up and pay their “fair share” of defense spending in the fight against global terrorism. The president made his remarks today in Brussels at the unveiling of the NATO 9/11 Memorial during[Read More…]

NOW

The C.B.O.’s Keeping Score—We’re Losers Now It’s Time To Win Back Our Health Care Rights

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump loves calling people “losers” so much that he’s backing a health care plan that would put tens of millions of Americans on the losing side of the ledger. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health[Read More…]

March to Springfield

Activists Marching 15 Days and 200 Miles for an Illinois Budget are the Frontline of Resistance to Trump’s Tax and Budget Proposals

Bloomington-Normal, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017.  If you want a preview of America under the Trump tax and budget proposals look no further than Illinois. Like Trump’s tax plan, Illinois lets corporations and the rich off the hook. Far from generating the economic growth the Trump budget predicts, Illinois’ regressive tax[Read More…]

Trumpcare protests

Activists Will Make Sure Senators Home for Recess Understand the Devastation of Trumpcare

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017l. The Congressional Budget Office score of the latest version of the Trump-Republican health care repeal plan reconfirms the devastating consequences this callous legislation will have on the elderly, families and children. Trumpcare will leave 23 million people without health coverage within a decade. Health insurance will[Read More…]

Underground Railroad

Underground Railroad to be Explored by Bus on June 10

UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. The Friends of the Library at Governors State University and the GSU Alumni Association invite community members of all ages to attend ‘Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad,’ an all-day bus tour on Saturday, June 10. Led by Dr. Larry A. McLellan, one of the university’s[Read More…]

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