Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Laura Clawson Surprise, surprise. Congressional Republicans don’t want to know—or don’t want the public to know—just what exactly Russia did to influence the November elections, and Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the guys who were supposedly going to stand up to their fellow Republicans[Read More…]
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Anti-Defamation League: Court Ruling Allowing Islamic Society of Basking Ridge to Build Mosque is a “Significant Victory For Religious Freedom”
Florham Park, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 … The Interfaith Coalition on Mosques (ICOM) today welcomed a decision by the U.S. District Court of New Jersey allowing The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge to move forward with its plans to build a mosque. ICOM, formed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2010,[Read More…]
NAACP Leads the Resistance Against Sessions’ Attorney General Nomination
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Joan McCarter Sen. Sessions on his way to kissing Trump’s ring. The NAACP is going to make Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions’ nomination for attorney general a massive fight. “He could be a nightmare for civil rights for all people,” Alabama State Conference NAACP Political Action Committee[Read More…]
Wow. China Punks Trump On Use of Twitter, Refuses to Respond to Twitter Diplomacy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By gnosticator OK. What. The. F??k. Trump needs to STFU and let the grown-ups do the foreign policy, even it that means Pence or almost anyone who has basic common sense and doesn’t act on his ADHD drug-induced urges. (Rumors ya know. Without disclosure of health[Read More…]
Democrats Are Getting Ready for the Fight With Anti-Trump War Rooms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Laura Clawson Interim Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile has decided that February, when the new DNC chair will be elected, is too long to wait for the Democratic Party to gear up against Donald Trump. She’s building a war room now: The DNC’s new communications and research[Read More…]
UPDATE: House Republicans Reverse Course on Gutting Ethics Office, For Now
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Joan McCarter House Speaker Paul Ryan is off to a typically chaotic start to the new session. After taking a secret vote to get rid of the Office of Congressional Ethics before the session officially started, they’ve reversed course. Following a public outcry, and criticism[Read More…]
Megyn Kelly Says Buh Bye To Sexist/Mysoginistic Fox News. Moves To NBC
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By El Mito NYT is reporting The NBC News chairman, Andrew Lack, wooed Ms. Kelly away from Fox News by offering her a triple role in which she will host her own daytime news and discussion program, anchor an in-depth Sunday night news show and take[Read More…]
Keep Your Cash: Civil Asset Forfeiture Curtailed Under New California Law
Photo Credit: Shutterstock/ f9photos All across the country, civil asset forfeiture has been perverted into an ongoing attack on families who can’t afford to fight the government in court CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2017. By: Lynne Lyman, Drug Policy Alliance Heading out to make a cash purchase? Heading to the bank to[Read More…]
The First Thing Congress Does Tells Where It’s Going … and This One is Going to Hell
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Mark Sumner When Congress sets down for a new sessions, the first thing it does says a lot about what it thinks is important. After the pomp and circumstance of taking the official oath and the swearing-in of new members is complete, the top Congressional priority[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Jan. 3, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2017. On Jan. 2, Coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces[Read More…]
