“Here, at our convention, there will be no lies. We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else.” – Donald Trump. 7-21-16 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The GOP convention has ended and it’s clear that while the Republican party is divided over their nominee, they are united[Read More…]
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NBA Statement Regarding 2017 NBA All-Star Game
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The NBA issued the following statement Thursday regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star Game: “The NBA has decided to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte with the hope of rescheduling for 2019. “Since March, when North Carolina enacted HB2 and the issue of legal[Read More…]
Justice Department and State Attorneys General Sue to Block Anthem’s Acquisition of Cigna, Aetna’s Acquisition of Humana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Lawsuits Challenge Unprecedented Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states and the District of Columbia sued today to block Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana, alleging that the transactions would increase[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016 – 12:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! Everybody, have a seat. Have a seat. Welcome to the White House, everybody. Let’s give it up for the World Series Champions, the Kansas City Royals! (Applause.) I know many of you had been waiting a long time[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 21, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016 – 10:22 A.M. EDT Q Let’s see the socks. MR. EARNEST: Want to see the socks? Q Yes. MR. EARNEST: All right. Got the socks on, man. (Laughter.) All right, now that we’ve got the socks out of the way — (laughter) — good morning, everybody. [Read More…]
Federal Complaint Filed Against Trump Campaign for Breaking Campaign Finance Laws
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016 – This morning the Democratic Coalition Against Trump filed a federal campaign complaint against Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign with the Federal Elections Commission. The complaint alleges five violations including illegally accepting direct corporate contributions, accepting services from a volunteer that were actually compensated, use of the[Read More…]
Republicans, Allies, Foreign Policy Experts Horrified By Trump’s NATO Comments
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Last night, Donald Trump made some of his most alarming comments yet, suggesting he might turn his back on our NATO allies if Putin invaded them. It was a concession that further underscored the remarkable threat a Trump presidency would pose to our national security. The[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 16, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 253,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 254,000. The 4-week moving average was 257,750, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Italian Parliament to Consider Marijuana Legalization
Bill to Legally Regulate Marijuana Has Broad Support across Italian Political Spectrum; Italy Hopes to Join Growing List of Countries That Have Recently Reformed Marijuana Laws NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Italy may become the next country to legally regulate marijuana, with a legislative proposal expected to be debated in Italy’s[Read More…]
Day Three of Donald Trump’s Convention: Lies About Hillary Clinton
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Third time was not the charm for the speakers at the Republican National Convention trying to stick to the facts when talking about Hillary Clinton. Once again, there were too many lies, distortions and exaggerations to count, but here are a sample of the falsehoods told from[Read More…]
