Destroyed buildings line a street – which is flooded with algae-covered, debris-filled water – in the Old City area of Homs, the capital of Homs Governorate, Syria. Photo: UNICE/Nasar Ali SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–16 February 2016 – The United Nations human rights office today expressed grave concern over airstrikes yesterday in Syria that[Read More…]

DOT Launches Process to Award the New Flights HAVANA –(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2016.  Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin, Cuban Minister of Transportation Adel Yzquierdo Rodriguez and President of the Cuban Civil Aviation Institute (IACC), Ministry of Transportation Colonel Alfredo Cordero Puig[Read More…]

https://youtu.be/LlAImmN3-Tc YPSILANTI, Mich. –(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2016.   Bernie Sanders received a rousing ovation on Monday from a capacity crowd of about 9,400 supporters at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center. “What an incredible turnout,” Sanders said. The Democratic Party presidential candidate laid out detailed proposals to create jobs, make college affordable,[Read More…]

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2016 Hi, everybody.  I’m speaking to you today from Springfield, Illinois. I spent eight years in the state senate here.  It was a place where, for all our surface differences in a state as diverse as Illinois, my colleagues and I actually shared a lot in common. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016.  Today all Democratic Members of the Select Investigative Panel sent a letter to Chair Blackburn objecting to her plan to go forward with unilateral and unjustifiable subpoenas, over the objection of Ranking Member Schakowsky and without any Panel debate or vote. “Marsha Blackburn’s statement that[Read More…]

Asylum-seekers from Syria, including children, arrive on the shores of the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Photo: UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–12 February 2016 – With the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe showing no signs of easing in 2016, the United Nations refugee agency[Read More…]

Munich, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. Let me start by thanking Foreign Minister Steinmeier and the people of Germany for hosting this important meeting of the International Syria Support Group on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, and we’re very grateful to our colleague, Frank[Read More…]

Mojave Trails National Monument. Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016.  Today, President Obama will designate three new national monuments in the California desert, encompassing nearly 1.8 million acres of America’s public lands. Building on the Administration’s commitment to protect our land and water for future generations, today’s designations will nearly[Read More…]

En Route Los Angeles, California–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016 – 2:45 P.M. PST MR. SCHULTZ:  Welcome, everyone.  Before I do get to your questions, I wanted to take a minute to mark an anniversary.  We’ve got a couple of anniversaries on this trip; this one is not as fortunate as yesterday’s. One[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a joint letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson expressing concerns that the Department of Homeland Security has continued the failed immigration enforcement initiative – Secure Communities – “albeit with a new name.”[Read More…]