UK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By ursulafaw Nothing about this Inauguration is normal. British singer Rebecca Ferguson said on Monday that she had been contacted by the Trump transition team and asked to perform at the Inauguration. Ferguson said that she would accept the team’s offer on one condition: that she be[Read More…]
Author: eNews Park Forest
Senators McCain and Graham Bow to McConnell’s Obstruction of Russia Hacking Investigation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Laura Clawson Surprise, surprise. Congressional Republicans don’t want to know—or don’t want the public to know—just what exactly Russia did to influence the November elections, and Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the guys who were supposedly going to stand up to their fellow Republicans[Read More…]
NAACP Leads the Resistance Against Sessions’ Attorney General Nomination
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Joan McCarter Sen. Sessions on his way to kissing Trump’s ring. The NAACP is going to make Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions’ nomination for attorney general a massive fight. “He could be a nightmare for civil rights for all people,” Alabama State Conference NAACP Political Action Committee[Read More…]
Wow. China Punks Trump On Use of Twitter, Refuses to Respond to Twitter Diplomacy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By gnosticator OK. What. The. F??k. Trump needs to STFU and let the grown-ups do the foreign policy, even it that means Pence or almost anyone who has basic common sense and doesn’t act on his ADHD drug-induced urges. (Rumors ya know. Without disclosure of health[Read More…]
Democrats Are Getting Ready for the Fight With Anti-Trump War Rooms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Laura Clawson Interim Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile has decided that February, when the new DNC chair will be elected, is too long to wait for the Democratic Party to gear up against Donald Trump. She’s building a war room now: The DNC’s new communications and research[Read More…]
UPDATE: House Republicans Reverse Course on Gutting Ethics Office, For Now
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Joan McCarter House Speaker Paul Ryan is off to a typically chaotic start to the new session. After taking a secret vote to get rid of the Office of Congressional Ethics before the session officially started, they’ve reversed course. Following a public outcry, and criticism[Read More…]
Megyn Kelly Says Buh Bye To Sexist/Mysoginistic Fox News. Moves To NBC
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By El Mito NYT is reporting The NBC News chairman, Andrew Lack, wooed Ms. Kelly away from Fox News by offering her a triple role in which she will host her own daytime news and discussion program, anchor an in-depth Sunday night news show and take[Read More…]
The First Thing Congress Does Tells Where It’s Going … and This One is Going to Hell
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Mark Sumner When Congress sets down for a new sessions, the first thing it does says a lot about what it thinks is important. After the pomp and circumstance of taking the official oath and the swearing-in of new members is complete, the top Congressional priority[Read More…]
Robert Reich: Warning Signs of Impending Tyranny
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 1, 2017 By smaylone Image: Bradblog.com In 20 days Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States even though he lost the popular vote by almost three million votes. Our country is now ushering in one of the least qualified, authoritarian figures in American[Read More…]
Chicago’s Gun Violence – Where Do We Go From Here?
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 1, 2017 By Gregg L Greer Crosses for the victims of Chicago gun violence in 2016 (WBBM/Mike Krauser) Source: cbslocal.com For Chicago, a city with roughly 2.7 million residents for many around the world has become synonymous with gun violence, attracting attention from the national press, advocates, politicians and[Read More…]
