Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017 By Leslie Salzillo Democratic U.S. House Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts added more good to the *Kennedy name and made many Americans proud on Wednesday, when he spoke out against the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act proposed by Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. The day before, Ryan[Read More…]
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Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, March 9, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 22 strikes consisting of 82 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments[Read More…]
AARP Opposes Special Interest Health Care Bill
Legislation would weaken Medicare, hike insurance premiums on those who can least afford it, and give tax breaks to big drug companies. Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. In a statement AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond announced AARP’s opposition to the House plan that would make harmful changes to our[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Warrant to Search Data of Facebook Page for Group Protesting Dakota Access Pipeline
Warrant Served on Facebook is Overbroad and Violates First and Fourth Amendments, ACLU Argues in Court Filing BELLINGHAM, Wash. —(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion to quash a warrant issued to police to search a Facebook community page for a broad range of information[Read More…]
American Medical Association Says Republican’s American Health Care Act is Critically Flawed
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2017. In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Medical Association (AMA) today outlined provisions of the American Health Care Act that would have an adverse impact on patients and the health of the nation. Largely due to the decline in health insurance coverage the bill would likely[Read More…]
American Society of Civil Engineers Releases 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. Every family and business needs infrastructure to thrive – from the road you travel to work, to the pipes that deliver clean drinking water, to the inland waterways and rail that move goods from coast to coast. Our nation is at a crossroads. Deteriorating infrastructure is[Read More…]
BREAKING: Trump Team Approved Carter Page’s Visit To Moscow
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017 By TrumpResistance The shoes just keep on dropping for the Russian-friendly Trump administration. A new report has the details about how the Trump campaign KNEW of and APPROVED of Carter Page’s visit to Moscow: Lewandowski is walking this back, and issuing a non-denial, by the way[Read More…]
UN Agency Expanding Camps Around Mosul to Cope with Surge in Displacement
This three-year-old boy arrived just two days ago at one of UNHCR’s camps for displaced families fleeing conflict in West Mosul. Photo: UNHCR/Caroline Gluck MOSUL–(ENEWSPF)–7 March 2017 – Amid a spike in new displacement triggered by the Iraqi military offensive to recapture western Mosul, the United Nations refugee agency is[Read More…]
Leaders from Center for American Progress and 19 Organizations Ask Sec. John Kelly to Halt Deportation of DREAMers in DHS Custody
DREAMer, Daniela Vargas listens at a news conference in Jackson, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP) Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. Today, Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, and the heads of 19 other leading progressive organizations—ranging from traditional civil rights groups to immigrants’ rights groups to unions—sent[Read More…]
Pacom Deploys Defensive Anti-Missile System to Korean Peninsula
U.S. Pacific Command has deployed the first elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, known as THAAD, to South Korea, implementing the U.S.-South Korean alliance’s July 2016 decision to bring the defensive capability to the Korean Peninsula. DoD photo CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017 — U.S. Pacific[Read More…]
