Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2016 Hello, everybody. This past week, we lost an American icon and one of the most influential figures of her time – former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Born in New York City, and raised mostly in Chicago, Nancy Davis graduated from Smith College in 1943. As an[Read More…]
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Video: CAIR News Conference Calling on Donald Trump to Apologize for ‘Islam Hates Us’ Claim
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2016 Source: http://www.cair.com
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada at State Dinner
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016 – 8:32 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good evening, everybody. Bonsoir. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House as we host Prime Minister Trudeau, Mrs. Grégoire-Trudeau and the Canadian delegation for the first official visit and state dinner with Canada in nearly 20[Read More…]
World Leaders Call Upcoming UN Special Session An ‘Historic Opportunity’ to End Failed War on Drugs
Kofi Annan, Richard Branson and Former Presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, and Others Release Public Statement that Current Agenda Does Not Go Far Enough to Ending WorldwideHuman Rights, Public Health and Security Crisis New York, New York –(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2016. A bold public statement was released today by the Global[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada in Joint Press Conference, March 10, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016 – 11:11 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Well, once again, I want to welcome Prime Minister Trudeau to the White House. We just completed a very productive meeting. Although I regret to inform you that we still have not reached[Read More…]
CAIR, Muslim Leaders to Demand that Donald Trump Apologize for ‘Islam Hates Us’ Claim (Video)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2016 –Today, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined other leaders of the American Muslim community at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to demand that leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump apologize for his latest Islamophobic claim that “Islam hates us.”[Read More…]
In Union Case, Feds Charge Trump Las Vegas with More Unfair Labor Practices
Las Vegas, NV –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. This week Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas is facing more heat for its labor record. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued another federal complaint against Trump Ruffin Commercial, LLC, alleging that the company unlawfully terminated one employee and discriminated against another[Read More…]
Civil Rights, Health, Faith-Based, Justice Reform Groups Call on Obama to Push to End Global Drug War
United Nations Holding Highest-Level Drug Policy Session in Nearly Two Decades Next Month WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. More than 230 civil rights, health, faith-based and other organizations sent a letter to President Obama Thursday calling on him to use an upcoming United Nations high-level session on global drug[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 5, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 259,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 278,000 to 277,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, March 9, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2016 – 12:46 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I do not have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to questions. Darlene, would you like to start? Q Yes, thanks. Do you have anything to add to reports that United States[Read More…]
