NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016 By Hunter Is it because he’ll really cut the program? Or did someone with Trump’s ear just want to short some stock? As President-elect and fascist man-pumpkin Donald Trump continues to announce new policy stances via Twitter, it continues to roil anything and everything he mentions.[Read More…]
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Trump Has to Record a Lawsuit Deposition in NYC Because He Can’t Be Secure Enough in Washington, DC
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016 By Walter Einenkel A lotta lawsuits Donald Trump’s fraudulent shadow continues to stretch across this great land and the stench of his past always follows him. Earlier this year, as Donald Trump’s racist and xenophobic campaign built up steam, one of the many lawsuits that ended[Read More…]
Mother Jones Found Trump’s Trail of Debt
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016 By ljm Jonathan Ernst/Reuters via ZUMA We never got the taxes, but now Mother Jones has identified the debt Donald Trump owes various banks and the numbers are Uuuuge. Not counted in this story is the nearly $1 billion in various deals with China. No wonder[Read More…]
Senators Graham, Durbin Announce Bipartisan BRIDGE Act To Protect Young Individuals From Deportation
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016. U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Friday announced they are introducing bipartisan legislation to protect young undocumented individuals should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued. U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and[Read More…]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Uses Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech to Call for a “Rethink” of the War on Drugs
Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos receives the Nobel Peace Prize from Berit Reiss-Andersen in Oslo (Source: cnn.com) Says War on Drugs “Equally or Perhaps More Harmful Than All the Wars the World is Fighting Today, Combined” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016. On Saturday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos used his acceptance[Read More…]
Taking Oath of Office, António Guterres Pledges to Work for Peace, Development and a Reformed United Nations
António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, takes the oath of office for his five-year term, which begins on 1 January 2017. The oath was administered by Peter Thomson, President of the 71st session of the General Assembly. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 12 December 2016 – Sworn in today as the[Read More…]
Donald Trump’s Clumsy Actions Threaten to Wreck Delicate US–Taiwan–China Relationship
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016 By Mark Sumner F-16 being flown by Taiwan in drill to repel Chinese invasion While every discussion about Russia includes a reminder from Trump that Putin has a collection of scary nuclear weapons and we’d really be better off playing on Team Kremlin, these warnings are[Read More…]
Why Does Russia Want Trump? It’s All About Oil
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016 By Mark Sumner Why does Trump want Russia? It’s all about money Oil and natural gas aren’t just a part of Russia’s economy, they are the economy. Up until 2014, oil accounted for 50 percent of revenue going into the budget. As long as oil and gas prices were[Read More…]
Electors Seek Intelligence Briefing in Advance of the Electoral College Vote
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016 By Kerry Eleveld Ten members of the Electoral College have signed on to a letter requesting that U.S. intelligence officials brief them on any continuing investigations of Trump’s relationship with Russia before the 538 electors meet next week to finalize the election. Politico writes: In a[Read More…]
Defense Secretary Carter Thanks U.S., Coalition Troops for Counter-ISIL Work in Iraq
Defense Secretary Ash Carter presents the Joint Service Commendation Medal to Iraqi troops for valor they displayed during the Mosul campaign, at Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2016. DOD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2016 By: Shannon Collins Defense Secretary Ash Carter[Read More…]
