Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF0—October 6, 2015 –  The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a national education and advocacy organization, along with several other Muslim and policy organizations met today with State Department officials to discuss Israeli threats against Al Aqsa mosque compound and also to request more Syrian refugees be allowed into[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015 – 12:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, yesterday we announced a new trade agreement across the Asia Pacific region that reflects American values and gives our working families and American businesses a fair shot, creates a level playing field.  The Trans-Pacific Partnership took five years to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015.  Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., condemned the European Union Court of Justice ruling today, which struck down a key agreement allowing the free flow of information between Europe and the United States. Wyden has long warned of the economic dangers of overbroad surveillance, including at a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 6, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced legislation today that would make it easier for workers to join unions and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. “Millions of Americans who want to join unions are unable to do so because of[Read More…]

Internally displaced persons in Kunduz, Afghanistan, waiting for assistance from UN humanitarian agencies, UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF, on 31 May 2015. Photo: OCHA/Mohammad Sadiq Zaheer GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 October 2015 – There are currently no humanitarian agencies left in Kunduz, the north-eastern Afghan city where an air strike hit the Médecins sans[Read More…]

Senators: “We cannot simply sit on the sidelines as this humanitarian disaster continues to unfold.” WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. Today, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined a group of 23 senators in calling on U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Vice Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), as well as[Read More…]

Move Will Right Some Wrongs of Extreme Drug Sentencing Laws Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. Starting November 1st, 6,000 federal prisoners are to be released from federal prison, a move that is the result of changes made by the U.S. Sentencing Commission last year that lowered federal sentencing guidelines for people[Read More…]

The front gate at the MSF trauma center in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan. The MSF hospital opened in August 2011, to provide surgical care and physical therapy. It was the only trauma center of its kind in the region. November 29, 2011. Source: Michael Goldfarb NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015.  Statement by[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. In a new ad airing on national cable television, Hillary for America highlights House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s candid admission that the true goal of the House Select Committee on Benghazi is to damage Hillary Clinton’s political standing – not to investigate the tragic events that[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015 – 12:53 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Monday.  Welcome back from your weekends.  I do not have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to your questions.   Kathleen, I hope you’re enjoying the view from the front row.  It’s[Read More…]