Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today on President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “President Trump’s decision to eliminate DACA is the wrong approach to immigration policy at a time when both sides of the aisle need to[Read More…]
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Cardinal Cupich Calls Rescission of DACA “Heartless”
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago called the decision of President Trump to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program “heartless.” The statement of Cardinal Cupich follows: Today President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the dreams of nearly a million young[Read More…]
President Trump Inc.: 49 Businesses Launched Since Announcing for Office
Public Citizen Releases Report and Interactive Dataset on the President’s Business Empire, Highlighting For-Profit Presidency, Conflicts of Interest WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2017. President Donald Trump formed at least 49 business entities since announcing his candidacy – some even after winning in November and taking office in January – highlighting[Read More…]
Department of Defense Declares DUSTWUN Soldier Deceased
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2017. The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was previously listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) on Aug. 25. The soldier was involved in a training incident off the coast of Yemen, where the soldier was supporting U.S. Central Command operations. Staff[Read More…]
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks on DACA, Sept. 5, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2017 Remarks as prepared for delivery Good morning. I am here today to announce that the program known as DACA that was effectuated under the Obama Administration is being rescinded. The DACA program was implemented in 2012 and essentially provided a legal status focurity program, to 800,000[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Europe Travel Alert
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This travel alert expires on November 30, 2017. Recent, widely reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Finland demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham[Read More…]
Authorities Announce Formation of Working Group to Fight Hurricane Harvey-Related Illegal Activity
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2017. Representatives from numerous federal and state law enforcement agencies have formed a working group to investigate and prosecute illegal activity related to Hurricane Harvey. Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez made the announcement along with Acting U.S. Attorney Corey R. Amundson of the Middle District of Louisiana,[Read More…]
CDC Emergency Operations Center Activates to Support Response to Hurricane Harvey
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—September 1, 2017. CDC’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is now activated to bring together CDC staff to work efficiently in responding to public health needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and to deploy resources and personnel as requested. Elements of CDC’s emergency response have been in place since[Read More…]
UN Aid Chief Allocates $45 Million to Tackle Neglected Emergencies in Four Countries
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–29 August 2017 – The United Nations aid chief released today $45 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to four countries “struggling in crises away from the headlines” – Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Chad and Sudan – where more than 21 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance.[Read More…]
NASA Watching Harvey from Satellites and the International Space Station, August 29, 2017
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2017. NASA has a lot of resources providing information on Tropical Storm Harvey as it continues to drop tremendous, flooding rainfall on Texas and Louisiana. Satellites like NASA’s Aqua satellite and platforms like aircraft and the International Space Station continue to provide various kinds of data on the[Read More…]
