NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016 By Georgia Logothetis One more week to go…Brace yourselves, it’s going to be quite a week (as if 2016 could get any crazier!). We begin today’s roundup with David Corn’s explosive report at Mother Jones: In June, the former Western intelligence officer—who spent almost two decades[Read More…]
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Trump’s Tax Dodge Wasn’t ‘Smart’—It Was a Billion Dollar Cheat
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016 By Mark Sumner Paid for with your tax dollars. The ‘proof’ that Donald Trump is a business genius? He lost a billion dollars and survived to buy more gaudy crap than anyone this side of Tsar Nicholas. Only, as it turns out, that billion dollar loss doesn’t prove that[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, October 31, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 – 1:07 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Halloween. Hope you had an opportunity over the weekend to spend a little time celebrating or marking the occasion, however you choose to do so. I do not have any announcements at the top, so we[Read More…]
Trump Refusing to Pay Pollster $3/4 Million He Owes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 By teacherken Donald Trump’s hiring of pollster Tony Fabrizio in May was viewed as a sign that the real estate mogul was finally bringing seasoned operatives into his insurgent operation. But the Republican presidential nominee appears to have taken issue with some of the services provided[Read More…]
Mike Pence’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Used as a Defense for Child Abuse
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 By Kerry Eleveld It’s often hard to explain to average folks just how insidious the recent crop of religious freedom laws are, but this next story gives you a window into how they can be wielded to justify even the most reprehensible behaviors, including child abuse. In Indiana,[Read More…]
North Carolina NAACP Files Federal Suit Charging State Illegally Suppressed Right to Vote of Thousands of Black Residents
In At Least Three Counties, Voters Declared Ineligible Following Bogus Change- in-Residence Claims; Violates National Voting Registration Act DURHAM—(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. The North Carolina NAACP filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking an immediate injunction to stop the state and various county boards of elections from illegally cancelling the registrations of[Read More…]
Donald Trump Destroyed Emails, Recordings, Documents in Defiance of Court Orders
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 By Mark Sumner It’s okay when I do it. If Donald Trump is making a charge against someone, you can bet that Trump has done the same thing, only worse. Part of it is projection—as an incurable narcissist, Trump can’t stop seeing his own reflection on everyone else—but[Read More…]
Harry Reid Makes Most Serious Accusation of the Campaign: Comey Covering Up Trump–Russia Connection
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 By Mark Sumner On Sunday, Harry Reid wrote a scathing letter to FBI Director James Comey, warning Comey that he may have broken the law. “I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It — Washington Post: Former Attorney General Eric Holder: James Comey is a Good Man, But He Made a Serious Mistake
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2016 By Eric Holder I began my career in the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section 40 years ago, investigating cases of official corruption. In the years since, I have seen America’s justice system firsthand from nearly every angle — as a[Read More…]
