Washington, D.C. ­—(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016.   Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Christian E. Weller made the following statement today about the 2016 annual report issued by the Social Security Board of Trustees: Today’s Social Security trustees report once again highlights the program’s strength in providing basic income guarantees to retired[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016.   In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today deadlocked in the case of United States v. Texas. It left in place a lower court order preventing the president from shielding millions of people from deportation via the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016.   In a 4-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin. The ruling means the school will be able to continue using race as one of multiple factors in admissions decisions. The American Civil Liberties[Read More…]

WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016.   The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights yesterday dismissed complaints regarding California’s requirement that all group health insurance plans cover basic health care services, including abortion. After the California Department of Managed Health Care clarified in 2014 that a longstanding state law[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016.  Today, following the Supreme Court’s deadlocked decision in Texas v. United States, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “Today’s deadlocked decision from the Supreme Court is unacceptable, and show us all just how high the stakes are in this election. As I have consistently said, I[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016.  Following today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the University of Texas’ admissions policies, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court’s decision today in Fisher v. University of Texas is a win for all Americans. It means that universities can continue to make diversity and inclusion[Read More…]

After speech Wednesday outlining forward-looking vision for the economy NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016.  The following business leaders are announcing their support for Hillary Clinton for President today. These leaders believe that we are stronger together, and that Hillary is the best candidate to help build an economy that works for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016.  Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: The struggle to secure voting rights and the struggle to secure the rights of women have been intertwined in U.S. history since the historic meeting at Seneca Falls in 1848 endorsed the demand for women to have the right to[Read More…]

“Mr. Trump’s proposals are not just un-Christian – they’re un-American” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016.  Evangelical leader Deborah Fikes, who has served as an Executive Advisor to the World Evangelical Association, released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s private meeting today with nearly a thousand evangelical leaders.  Fikes also[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016.  Hillary Clinton just delivered a major economic policy address in which she outlined this core proposition: if Donald Trump were to get behind the wheel of the American economy, he would very likely drive us off a cliff, and working families would bear the brunt of[Read More…]