WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement on the November 2017 Employment Situation report: “November’s jobs report shows steady growth fueled by optimism about the pro-growth, pro-jobs policies being advanced by President Trump’s Administration. Last month, the American economy[Read More…]
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California Army National Guard Provides Aircraft, Personnel to Fight Wildfires
ARLINGTON, Va. –(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2017 By: Steve Marshall, National Guard Bureau Nearly 1,350 California National Guard personnel have joined in the battle against six large, ferocious wildfires that consumed more than 137,000 acres. Wind gusts approaching 80 mph are propelling flames across hillsides, enabling them to consume trees, vegetation and[Read More…]
U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Extend Critical Medical Marijuana Protections Through December 22
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday voted on short-term funding legislation that funds the government through December 22. The bill included a provision extending the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment which provides protection for state medical marijuana programs. Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), co-chair of the[Read More…]
58 Members of Congress Vote to Impeach Donald J. Trump
As Momentum for Impeachment Builds, Free Speech For People Releases a Detailed White Paper on the Legal Case for a Congressional Investigation on Whether to Impeach Donald Trump. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Edward Erikson Today, fifty-eight Members of Congress voted in support of articles of impeachment against President Trump[Read More…]
Navy Posthumously Awards Bronze Star Medal for Valor at Pearl Harbor
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2017 By: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Lockwood The Navy recently authorized the posthumous award of a combat medal to a Sailor who was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, officials announced Dec. 1. Secretary of the Navy Richard V.[Read More…]
Bipartisan Group of 66 Members of Congress Calls on Congressional Leadership to Protect State Medical Marijuana Laws
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2017. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging House and Senate leadership to continue state medical marijuana protections in any legislation to fund the government beyond December 8, 2017. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer provision prevents the Department of Justice from interfering with[Read More…]
Violence Drives More Rohingyas to Bangladesh; in Myanmar, Pope Appeals for Tolerance
MYANMAR—(ENEWSPF)–28 November 2017 – While their numbers have dropped in recent weeks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees are still crossing the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar every day, the United Nations migration agency said Tuesday. “People are still arriving in the settlements with horrifying accounts of physical and sexual abuse, harassment[Read More…]
Fort Bliss Soldier Dies in Iraq
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Cpl. Todd L. McGurn, of Riverside, California, died November 25, 2017, in Baghdad, Iraq. The death was the result of a non-combat related incident according[Read More…]
Records Sought on Trump Administration Decision to Lift Ban on Zimbabwe Elephant Trophy Imports
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Brett Hartl The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a Freedom of Information Act request today seeking public records about an African trip taken by President Trump’s director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just days before the administration reversed an Obama-era ban on important[Read More…]
Recording Academy™ Announces 60th Annual Grammy Awards® Nominees
Santa Monica, California—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Neda Azarfar and Maureen O’Connor The Recording Academy™ welcomes this year’s class of GRAMMY® nominees. Already a 21-time GRAMMY winner, JAY-Z leads with eight nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar (7), Bruno Mars (6), Childish Gambino (5), Khalid (5), No I.D. (5), and SZA (5). Selected[Read More…]
