Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017 By Mark Sumner Sen. Jeff Sessions The letter that Coretta Scott King wrote to the Senate in 1986 when Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was up for a federal judgeship was never entered into the record. So, until now it hasn’t been available to the public. According to Buzzfeed,[Read More…]
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Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson Made Deals with State Sponsors of Terrorism, Despite Sanctions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017 By Mark Sumner Donald Trump’s secretary of state nominee has a head start on making deals with Iran. Because even though Iran was under sanctions as a state sponsor of terrorism and it was illegal for U.S. companies to have any dealings with them, Tillerson simply[Read More…]
Delay on Education Secretary Confirmation Hearing Highlights Trump Ethics Vetting Problems
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017 By Laura Clawson Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos Senate Republicans are aggressively downplaying its significance, but Monday night’s announcement of a delay on confirmation hearings for education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos highlights the broader problems with vetting of Donald Trump’s top nominees. DeVos’s hearing, originally scheduled to[Read More…]
New Q-Poll, Trump’s Honeymoon Ended Nov 9
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017 By pollwatcher Without delay, Lets go right to the highlights: American voters approve 55 – 39 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, his best approval rating in seven years, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. These same voters disapprove 51 –[Read More…]
Fox News Secretly Settled Another Sexual Harassment Lawsuit with Blockbuster Allegations
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017 By Jen Hayden Sexual predators have to stick together, amirite? Being a woman and working at Fox News must’ve been (and may still be) an absolute nightmare. On the heels of a $20 million settlement with Gretch Carlson over sexual harassment claims against former Fox chief Roger Ailes,[Read More…]
D.C. Dress Boutique Owner: ‘There’s Never Been Less Demand for Inaugural Ballgowns in My 38 Years’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017 By Jen Hayden Will the Trump inauguration be the lowest attended ever? The hugest. The best. The bigliest inauguration ever. Donald Trump took to Twitter in December to plead with his followers to attend the swearing-in ceremony to “set the all-time record!” Fat chance, lil’ hands. President Obama’s inauguration[Read More…]
Trump to Appoint Son-in-law to White House Post in Apparent Violation of Federal Nepotism Law
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017 By Hunter The Trump transition team has let it be known that Donald Trump will be appointing his own son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to a White House post. Specifically, he’ll be a “Senior Advisor to the President.” There’s just one problem: for the last five-plus decades, there’s[Read More…]
Seven Arrested in Tampa for Feeding Homeless
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017 By jcohen9 Food not Bombs volunteers and Tampa PD just before seven were arrested for feeding the homeless Seven people were arrested in downtown Tampa on Saturday simply for feeding the homeless. I went down to Gaslight Park on Saturday where Food not Bombs was doing its[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Department’s Annual Honors Ceremony Takes Place Saturday, January 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2017. The Park Forest Police Department will host its Annual Honors Ceremony on Saturday, January 14 at 9 a.m. at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard. Over the course of 2016, Park Forest law enforcement professionals responded to more than 18,000 calls for police service. While this[Read More…]
Another Protest Action That Anyone Can Take: 200 Tuesdays of Wearing Blue
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017 By Greg306 Wear Blue for 200 Tuesdays — a suggested viral action Tuesday, January 10th is the first of 200 Tuesdays until we get to vote in 2020 for the President who will replace Donald Trump. Please help spread the word about this as another protest action[Read More…]
