WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday welcomed the endorsement of the Communications Workers of America. CWA’s endorsement comes after tens of thousands of members participated in an online vote that lasted six weeks. “Brothers and sisters, let me thank the 700,000 members of the Communications Workers of[Read More…]
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Democracy for America Endorses Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders Thursday welcomed the endorsement of Democracy for America, which is one of the biggest grassroots organizations in the country. Sanders won an unprecedented 87 percent of the 270,000 votes cast online from Dec. 7 through Tuesday. “I’m proud to have DFA and its[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Lays Out Agenda to Promote Equality and End Discrimination Against the LGBT Community
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2015. Hillary Clinton announced today new proposals that would promote equality and protect the LGBT community from discrimination. While the Supreme Court recognized that under the Constitution every person has the right to marry whomever they love, many LGBT individuals face discrimination in the workplace, at their[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Joins Faith Leaders at Mosque, Denounces Islamophobia
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders joined Rep. Keith Ellison and faith leaders at a mosque Wednesday to call on leaders around the country to denounce Islamophobia and embrace the Muslim-American community. “It is time to say enough is enough” Sanders said during an interfaith roundtable hosted at Masjid[Read More…]
UN Envoy Welcomes ‘Historic’ Signing of Libyan Political Agreement
Participants at the signing of a UN-brokered Libyan Political Agreement in Skhirat, Morocco. Photo: UNSMIL MOROCCO–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2015 – Representatives from a broad range of Libyan society today signed a United Nations-brokered agreement on forming a national unity government, a move welcomed by the top UN official in the[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Israel, The West Bank and Gaza Travel Warning, Dec. 16, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2015. The security environment remains complex in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. U.S. citizens need to be aware of the continuing risks of travel to areas described in this Travel Warning where there are heightened tensions and security risks. The security situation can change day to day,[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Dec. 12, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 271,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 282,000. The 4-week moving average was 270,500, a decrease of 250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Anniversary of Cuba Policy Changes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. One year ago, I announced that after more than 50 years, America would change its relationship with Cuba and put the interests of the people of both countries before the outdated ways of the past. Since then, we have taken important steps forward to normalize relations[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Dec. 16, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015 – 12:59 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I have with me a special guest at the briefing today. Sitting to my right is Adam Szubin. We’ve been talking about him in the briefing a lot — (laughter) — as I told him. I told[Read More…]
U.S. Government Sides With Colorado, Urging Supreme Court To Reject Neighboring States’ Challenge To Country’s First Marijuana Legalization Law
Obama Administration Urges Supreme Court Not To Hear Nebraska’s and Oklahoma’s Legal Challenge to Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Law Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2015. Today, the Obama Administration filed an amicus brief, asking the Supreme Court to reject a case filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma seeking to block Colorado’s voter-approved marijuana legalization[Read More…]
