TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, 24, a Palestinian born in Iraq, has been charged in a three-count indictment alleging that he attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security[Read More…]
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California Man Arrested for Making False Statements in a Terrorism Investigation
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. A Sacramento, California, resident was arrested today on a federal charge of making a false statement involving international terrorism. Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, is charged in a complaint that was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California following his arrest. [Read More…]
Uzbek National Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison on Terrorism Charges
IDAHO–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. Fazliddin Kurbanov, 33, an Uzbek national, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison by Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge of the District of Idaho for conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and possessing an unregistered destructive[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at CNN ‘Guns In America’ Town Hall
Fairfax, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016 – 8:00 P.M. EST MR. COOPER: Good evening from George Mason University here in Fairfax, Virginia. We are here tonight to talk about one of the most divisive issues in America today — guns. Their protection is enshrined in the Constitution, in the Second Amendment, and[Read More…]
#TBT: Fox News Host Megyn Kelly on Drugs
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016 By: Tony Newman Fox News host Megyn Kelly is everywhere right now, including the current cover of Vanity Fair. The glowing cover story, “Don’t Mess with Megyn Kelly, Fox News’s Toughest, Brightest Star,” will only increase her rise and prominence. Kelly is not only covering the[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer Defends Public Lands
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016 – As armed militants continue to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon, today on the House floor, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) rallied support for public lands. To follow is an excerpt of Representative Blumenauer’s remarks. Click here to watch the full remarks. “With[Read More…]
Reps. Blumenauer and Buchanan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Funding Certainty for Bikeshare Programs Across the Nation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016 – Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL), co-chairs of the Congressional Bike Caucus, introduced the Bikeshare Transit Act (H.R. 4343),bipartisan legislation that will provide local communitiesadditional flexibility to use federal funds for bikeshare programs. The introduction coincides with the City of Portland and[Read More…]
Senators Urge Executive Action to Limit Anonymous Campaign Contributions
Senators Wyden, Whitehouse Lead Call to Bring Greater Transparency to Political Spending Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., were joined by 27 other senators today in urging the president limit anonymous political spending in elections by requiring new transparency for previously secret campaign[Read More…]
Vermont Governor Calls for Legalizing Marijuana in State of the State Address
Gov. Shumlin Declares Drug War a Failure and Calls for Expanded Overdose Prevention and Treatment Access VERMONT–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin called on lawmakers to pass legislation legalizing and regulating marijuana in his final State of the State address today. He also declared the drug war a failure[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement in Response to the Conclusion of ICE Home Raids
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the conclusion of ICE raids that took place across the United States: “The targeted raids and deportations that took place across the country over the past few weeks by ICE Agents only served to exacerbate[Read More…]
