Senate Votes to Confirm Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General; Sessions Could Undo Many Obama-Era Reforms Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. Tonight the U.S. Senate voted 52 to 47 to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Most Republicans voted for him; most Democrats voted against him. The vote comes after[Read More…]
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NOW: ‘In the Name of Justice, We Will Resist a White Male Supremacist Agenda’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: In approving Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General, the Republican-dominated Senate showed its true colors. The white nationalism, misogyny and intolerance on view was appalling. When Elizabeth Warren stood up to read from a letter the late Coretta Scott King[Read More…]
#NoDAPL Demonstration Shutting Down Citibank at Washington & Dearborn in Chicago
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017. Water Protectors and their allies shut down the Citibank branch at 26 West Washington St. in Chicago. The group is occupying a Citibank branch, at the intersection of Washington and Dearborn Ave, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and the push by the Trump administration to[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Egged on by Sheriffs, Trump Endorses Police Practice of Taking Property from Innocent People
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017 By: Theshia Naidoo During a brief meeting with sheriffs where President Trump was apparently introduced to the complex subject of civil asset forfeiture, he offered to destroy the career of the Texas State Senator seeking to reform the system. Whether this was an actual threat[Read More…]
Thursday February 9: ‘Academics United’ Rally at Northwestern University
Evanston, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. Northwestern University students and faculty, Mayor Tisdahl and four of the five Evanston mayoral candidates, and Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy, ACLU of Illinois will rally in opposition to the Trump’s Executive Order on travel and immigration and in support of our community[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, February 8, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA– (ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. On Feb. 7, Coalition military forces conducted 43 strikes consisting of 92 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Syria In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 31 strikes consisting of 41 engagements using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Near[Read More…]
Amnesty International: Donald Trump’s Seven First Steps to Sabotage Human Rights
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017. Since taking over at the White House, US President Donald Trump has wasted little time putting into action his poisonous campaign rhetoric. In his first couple of weeks in office, he pushed through a series of repressive executive orders that threaten the human rights of millions at[Read More…]
South Suburban College and Thornton Township Partner to Provide Education and Training for Residents
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2017. South Suburban College and Thornton Township have pooled resources to help residents with training and job opportunities. This collaboration has saved taxpayer dollars by helping clients get off of General Assistance and into gainful employment. For the past 18 months, residents have received almost[Read More…]
Thousands of Children Out of School as Classrooms Shelled in Eastern Ukraine – UNICEF
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2017 – With thousands of children forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week’s surge in fighting, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have strongly condemned the indiscriminate shelling of schools, and called for all sides to immediately recommit to the ceasefire[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General Sue RD Legal for Scamming 9/11 Heroes Out of Millions of Dollars in Compensation Funds
CFPB and NY Also Accuse Company of Deceiving National Football League Concussion Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against RD Legal Funding, LLC, two related entities, and Roni Dersovitz, the companies’ founder and owner,[Read More…]
