Congresswoman proposes three-pillar approach to combat “perfect storm” of extremism, hate and gun violence that enabled Orlando shooter; Duckworth proposal would better fund counter-terrorism efforts, secure soft-targets like bars & theaters, prevent terrorists from acquiring firearms & help end hate crimes SCHAUMBURG–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. After participating in the historic 25-hour[Read More…]
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Agreement: Monarch Butterfly to Get Endangered Species Act Protection Decision by 2019
Butterfly Declined by 80 Percent Over Past Decades Photo by Tierra Curry, Center for Biological Diversity. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now legally bound to determine whether to protect imperiled monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act, according to the terms of an agreement[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Trump Convention Speaker Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Says ‘Legitimate Issues Raised’ with Trump Candidacy
WISCONSIN–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced today he will be speaking at Donald Trump’s Republican convention in a few short weeks. Yes, that same Scott Walker who said mere days ago that delegates should vote their conscience when it comes to Trump will now speak at Trump’s event.[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on the Passing of Abner Mikva
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued the following statement today in response to the passing of Abner Mikva. “Abner Mikva admirably demonstrated throughout his life that politics can be the noble profession Aristotle proclaimed it to be, and that the public good is best achieved by upholding one’s principles[Read More…]
Abner Mikva, Public Servant and University of Chicago Law School Faculty Member, 1926-2016
Abner Mikva, JD’51, speaks during the Benton Medalist Lecture in 2014. Photo by: Andrew Nelles CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. Abner Mikva, one of the few Americans to serve in senior positions in all three branches of the federal government, passed away on July 4. He was 90. Mikva, JD’51, taught at[Read More…]
Presidential Medal of Freedom Awardee Abner J. Mikva Dies (Video)
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPSF)–July 5, 2016. Abner J. Mikva, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2014, died on July 4 in Chicago at age ninety. Long known in Chicago and Washington political and legal circles as a liberal reform leader and a man of unassailable integrity, Abner J. Mikva[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Absorbable Stent for Coronary Artery Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first fully absorbable stent to treat coronary artery disease. The Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System (BVS), which releases the drug everolimus to limit the growth of scar tissue, is gradually absorbed by the body in[Read More…]
Civil Rights Groups Seek to Expose Surveillance of Black Lives Matter Activists and Others
Civil rights groups mark 50th Anniversary of Freedom of Information Act by filing requests to expose government surveillance of activists of color New York – (ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. ColorOfChange (COC) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) jointly filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FBI and[Read More…]
FBI Forensic Anthropology (Video)
Lisa Bailey, a forensic artist at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, creates facial approximations of unidentified individuals using models of their skulls and anthropologist reports Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. Fifteen years ago, hikers in a suburban Minnesota park discovered the skeletal, unclothed remains of a woman, 35 to 45[Read More…]
FBI Recommends No Charges Following Clinton E-Mail Investigation
Director Comey addresses reporters during a July 5, 2016 press briefing at FBI Headquarters on the investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail system. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. FBI Director James B. Comey said today that the Bureau has recommended to the Department of Justice that no[Read More…]
