WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014.  The Obama administration said today, it will open new detention facilities to house immigrant families crossing the border illegally, amid a surge from Central America. The administration said it also plans to surge government enforcement resources to increase their capacity to detain individuals who bring their children[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014.  In an op-ed published in Military Times, President Obama reflects on the 70th Anniversary of the GI Bill, and how the investments we make in veterans help produce the leaders America needs.  The following op-ed by President Obama appeared in Military Times: You pick the school,[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014.  In response to the current crisis in Iraq and calls for a U.S. military response, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:   The two catastrophic decades of U.S. military action in Iraq should put to rest any delusion that further U.S. military involvement of[Read More…]

President Santos Has Been at the Helm of Promoting Hemispheric Debate on Alternatives to War on Drugs NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2014. Yesterday, Colombia re-elected President Juan Manuel Santos, praised for having launched peace negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), aimed at ending five decades of armed conflict.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014 —The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is beginning to develop its plan for leasing offshore parcels for oil and gas production for the five-year period that begins in mid-2017. NRDC senior attorney and Oceans Program Director Sarah Chasis made the following statement: “Congress has not implemented[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014.  “Center for Food Safety stands with the people of Vermont and Americans across the country. We will vigorously defend this legally sound and important law from GMA’s irresponsible attack,” said Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of Center for Food Safety. “These multinational food companies already label genetically[Read More…]

FINLAND, Minn.–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014.  The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), a multi-billion dollar lobbying group representing more than 300 food, pesticide and pharmaceutical companies, today filed suit in U.S. District Court in the State of Vermont to preempt Vermont’s H.112, a law requiring mandatory labeling of foods sold at retail containing[Read More…]

LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed an anti-choice bill imposing burdensome admitting privileges on abortion providers throughout the state of Louisiana. It is expected to result in the closure of all but one abortion clinic in the state. Said NARAL Pro Choice America President Ilyse Hogue: “When Gov.[Read More…]

After Making Millions Off Illinois Taxpayers with the Help of Now-Convicted Political-Fixer Stu Levine, Rauner Says He Doesn’t Need a Government Salary Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014.   At a news conference today, Bruce Rauner said he would not accept a salary if elected Governor, falsely suggesting it would be a key piece of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014.  Planned Parenthood today denounced an anti-women’s health provision approved by the House Appropriations Committee that would ban the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest and life endangerment. The amendment, which passed as part of the[Read More…]