Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016 Dear Ivanka: I’m writing to you because your dad is not well. Every day he continues his spiral downward – and after his call for gun owners to commit acts of violence against Mrs. Clinton, it is clear he needs help,[Read More…]
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67 Organizations Urge Justice Dept. to Improve Data Collection Mandate on Deaths in Police Custody
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. Today, 67 national and local criminal justice, civil rights, human rights, faith-based, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ, and open government organizations urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to strengthen its proposed rule outlining the process for police departments to collect and report data about people who die[Read More…]
NASA Satellite Catches Major Hurricane Madeline as Hawaii Braces (Video)
HAWAII–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP and NOAA’s GOES satellites showed major Hurricane Madeline nearing the Hawaiian Islands. An animation of satellite imagery showed the movement of Madeline and nearby Hurricane Lester over a two day period. This animation of NOAA’s GOES-West satellite imagery from August 27 to August 30[Read More…]
ACLU, Lambda Legal Seek Greater Relief for Transgender North Carolinians Harmed by H.B. 2
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. LGBT rights groups challenging North Carolina’s House Bill 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from restrooms that match their gender, today announced they will appeal part of a Friday district court ruling in order to seek broader relief for all transgender people[Read More…]
Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on Syrian Refugee Admissions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Less than a year ago, in response to an historic global refugee crisis, involving millions of Syrians in flight from violence and conflict, President Obama directed his Administration to increase the number of Syrian refugees provided safe haven in the United States. While refugee admissions are[Read More…]
‘Alt-Right’ Responds To Clinton Speech With Troubling Rhetoric, Support For Donald Trump
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Last week at a speech in Reno, NV, Hillary Clinton highlighted Donald Trump and his advisors’ embrace of a hate movement – the disturbing “alt-right” political philosophy. Trump’s embrace of this ideology, cemented by hiring the former head of a leading “alt-right” website Breitbart.com as his[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Raúl Grijalva Respond to DHS Review of Private Prison Deals
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued statements Monday after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that the agency will review its use of private detention facilities. “The Department of Homeland Security should follow the lead of the Department of[Read More…]
Benefits of Union Membership Narrow Racial Wage Inequality for Black Workers
Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Black workers are more likely than workers of any other race to be represented by a union, finds a recent report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). The report, “Black Workers, Unions, and Inequality”, finds that Black union workers experience higher[Read More…]
VoteVets Releases Open Letter to Georgia Voters, From Georgia Veterans, On Trump
“Donald Trump is a domestic threat to our Constitutional Republic.” ATLANTA, GA –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Fifteen veterans from Georgia, spanning generations, today released an open letter to Georgia voters, through VoteVets.org, a national veterans’ and military families’ organization. In the letter, the veterans sound the alarm regarding Trump’s hostility[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Upates Turkey Travel Warning, August 29, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey and to avoid travel to southeastern Turkey. On August 23, 2016, the Department of State extended voluntary departure of family members assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and[Read More…]
