Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  After a day of instant analysis and breathless conclusions, even a small step back reveals a very clear message about Eric Cantor’s loss: he, and the Republican Party he represents, are hopelessly out of touch with the basic aspirations of regular people. As a Republican leader,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014.  George Clooney and Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast, in an opinion piece published today, call for urgent attention to a resurgence of the war by Sudan’s government against its own people. The statement comes in advance of a new investigative report by Vice Media’s Ben Anderson[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on today’s Vergara v. California decision. “Today, as the Vergara decision was rendered, thousands of California classrooms were brimming with teachers teaching and students learning. They see themselves as a team, but sadly, this case now stoops to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. By Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Director Many marijuana smokers were thrilled when Barack Obama became president since he’d previously “outed” himself in his 1995 memoir Dreams From My Father. In his memoir, Obama acknowledges that he and his friends in the “Choom Gang” were regular marijuana[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Marijuana-infused products, often referred to as “edibles”, are an important part of the burgeoning marijuana market. However, proper regulation is necessary to ensure reliability and safety. DPA believes that marijuana-infused products should be regulated and tested to ensure safety, quality and accuracy of information, that they[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2014. Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on President Obama’s executive order to make student loans more affordable.  Several AFT members will join President Obama for today’s announcement. “No student should have to face the triple threat of skyrocketing higher education cost, high interest rates[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2014. President Obama today took actions to ease the burden of college loan debt for millions of Americans, including an executive order to expand the number of people who can take advantage of a law that lowers student loan payments to 10 percent of their monthly income. The[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2014.  Today, President Barack Obama issued an executive action to ease student-loan debt. In response, Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: Millions of federal student-loan borrowers—from young adults to senior citizens—are struggling to repay their student loans.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. This morning, in an op-ed published in Indian Country Today, President Obama announced his upcoming travel to Cannonball N.D. to visit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday, June 13. The President will be accompanied by the First Lady in his first visit to Indian Country[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. By Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior President Obama understands that we have a moral obligation to future generations to leave our land, water and wildlife better than we found it.   The Administration this week unveiled another historic milestone in the President’s bold Climate[Read More…]