ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. More than 270,000 people have signed the SPLC’s petition calling on President-elect Donald Trump to drop his appointment of Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor. The petition was launched yesterday. Before joining the Trump campaign, Bannon oversaw the rise of the Breitbart News Network,[Read More…]
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Marrakech: UN Secretary General Ban Hails ‘New Dawn of Cooperation on Climate Change,’ Urges Action on Paris Accord
Country Flags outside the UN COP22 venue in Marrakech, Morocco. Photo: UNFCCC Marrakech, Morocco–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2016 – As senior government officials gather in Marrakech, Morocco, to chart the implementation course for the landmark Paris Agreement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the opening of a “new dawn for global cooperation on[Read More…]
Today: Mass Protest Against Dakota Access Pipeline Starts at Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. A peaceful sit-in and rally will be held by Indigenous leaders from Standing Rock, environmentalists, and supporters, at the Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington, D.C., with a march to the White House calling for an end to the Dakota Access Pipeline. “The Native-led[Read More…]
Trump’s Senior White House Advisor Says in Radio Interview That Liberal Women Are a ‘Bunch of Dykes’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016 By Jen Hayden Steve Bannon has a new title to add to his resume—chief strategist and senior planner. He’s Donald Trump’s top man in the White House. Bannon is known for his anti-Semitism, white nationalism and conspiracy theories, but he’s also not a fan of educated, progressive women.[Read More…]
Trump Has Asked for Three of His Children to Be Given Highest Level, Top Secret Security Clearance
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016 By Jen Hayden One week you are selling overpriced high-heeled shoes, the next you are reading top secret military briefings? Nah. Donald Trump has repeatedly said that three of his children—Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump—will run his companies in a blind trust. It’s a claim Rudy Giuliani[Read More…]
President Obama’s Press Conference, November 14, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. President Obama’s press conference lasted over two hours. He answered questions from the press before heading out to Greece, Germany, and Peru this week. President Obama’s Press Conference President Obama’s complete remarks at the press conference follow: OBAMA: Hello, everybody. In a couple hours, I’ll be[Read More…]
Statements from President Obama and Paula Kerger, President & CEO, PBS on the Death of Journalist Gwen Ifill (Video)
Gwen Ifill reported for The Washington Post and The New York Times. Credit Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for “Meet The Press” –(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. Statement from Paula Kerger, President & CEO, PBS: “It is with extreme sadness that we share the news that Gwen Ifill passed away earlier today surrounded by[Read More…]
Sen Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Statement on Steve Bannon
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 By Voter123 Senator Jeff Merkley released this statement today regarding Steve Bannon serving in the White House: “There should be no sugarcoating the truth here: Donald Trump just invited a white nationalist into the highest reaches of the government. Bannon has boasted that he made Breitbart News[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Deeply Concerned Over Reports of Anti-Semitic & Hate Incidents Following Election 2016
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over ongoing reports of anti-Semitic and other hate incidents in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. ADL’s Center on Extremism has been monitoring the proliferation of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism, including the[Read More…]
Your Weekend in Trump: Paranoia, Racism, and ‘Go To Another State’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 By Mark Sumner When it comes to spreading fear, divisiveness and discord, Donald Trump works weekends. As Trump moves toward the day of actually painting the White House whiter, he’s begun filling in his cabinet positions. The announcement that perennial Republican whipping boy Reince Priebus would be taking[Read More…]
