“If Republicans thought facing their constituents during the February Congressional Recess was tough, just wait until the April recess. We aren’t going away.” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. LeeAnn Hall, co-director of People’s Action, provided this statement responding to the health care legislation released Monday. Hall serves on the executive committee[Read More…]
Analysis
New State-by-State Interactive Shows How Much Federal Funding Sanctuary Cities Could Lose at the Hands of President Trump’s Administration
Protesters take part in a rally to support sanctuary cities and oppose a border wall on February 28, 2017, in Austin, Texas. AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. In an executive order issued on January 25, President Donald Trump directed the Office of Management and Budget to compile a[Read More…]
A Day Without Women Would Cost the U.S. Almost $21 Billion in GDP, Analysis Finds
Women employees iron stars onto a U.S. flag at Annin Flagmakers in South Boston, Virginia, on July 6, 2016. AP/Gerry Broome Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. On March 8, as advocates observe International Women’s Day, women worldwide are expected to take part in the “A Day Without A Woman” strike to[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement On Trump’s Second Executive Action Targeting Muslims
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. Today, Donald Trump issued his second executive order targeting immigrants and refugees from Muslim majority countries. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “America was founded as a refuge for those seeking asylum from persecution and prejudice, a country that[Read More…]
Any Version of Muslim Ban Is Unconstitutional, Says Center for American Progress’ Michele Jawando
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, January 28, 2017, after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. AP/Craig Ruttle Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. Today, the White House issued an immigration order restricting entry into the United States for nationals[Read More…]
Rights Attorneys Slam Trump’s Second Attempt at Muslim Ban Executive Order
New York –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. In response to the release of Trump’s second attempt at a Muslim ban following the first’s many court tangles, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The repackaging of Trump’s Muslim ban does nothing to undo its fundamentally repugnant character as an act[Read More…]
“Welcoming The Stranger” In The Age Of Trump
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes On Feb. 8, a group of Latino men were leaving an overnight hypothermia shelter at Rising Hope Mission Church in Alexandria, Va., when they were surrounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, arrested and taken away in vans. The church’s pastor, Kerry Kincannon,[Read More…]
At Long Last, The Stuff Of Journalism
Commentary By Gene Policinski The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. White House internal disputes that stall policy decisions. Even a mini-crisis involving North Korea. At long last: the stuff of journalism. After seeming eons of the squishiness of reporting on campaign claims and counter-claims, email investigations that went[Read More…]
Millions Will Lose Health Coverage Under Leaked Affordable Care Act Repeal Basement Bill, Says Center for American Progress’ Topher Spiro
The Capitol is seen at sunup, February 17, 2017. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Center for American Progress Vice President for Health Policy Topher Spiro issued the following statement on the leaked ACA repeal bill text: The leaked basement bill is pretty much the same as[Read More…]
Trump-DeVos Plan to Voucherize Public Schools Is Unlikely to Work in 85 Percent of Public School Districts, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
A sixth-grade Chicago classroom sits empty on the final day of school, June 2013. (AP/Scott Eisen) Interactive map allows readers to see whether vouchers would work in their school district Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. On the campaign trail, now-President Donald Trump laid out a plan to redirect $20 billion[Read More…]
