NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The White House yesterday sought to distance itself from rumors of an impending anti-LGBT Executive order, pledging to continue to enforce a 2014 Obama Administration order that enshrines nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people when seeking federal employment. American Civil Liberties Union LGBT Project Director James[Read More…]
Commentary
CAIR Condemns Terror Attack on Canadian Mosque, Urges U.S. Muslims to Take Security Measures
WASHINGTON, D.C..–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a terror attack on a Canadian mosque by a suspect who had expressed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiments on social media. Six worshipers were killed in the attack and[Read More…]
National Education Association President: Trump’s Hateful Actions Undermine Our Core Values as a Nation
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 – President Donald Trump on Friday signed an Executive Order banning Muslims and refugees from seven countries. The order, rooted in hate, resulted in chaos and confusion for people based simply on where they are from and what they might believe. The following statement can be[Read More…]
Trump’s ‘Two-Out, One-In’ Executive Order on Regulations Is Radical, Unworkable and Dangerous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. Statement of Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen: Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the goal of repealing two public protections for every new one issued. The order also establishes a process for setting an annual cap on federal regulations, which the Trump administration[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Protecting Immigrant Children
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. By: Fernando Stein, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics: “The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to protect the health and well-being of all children—no matter where they or their parents were born. Following the immigration-focused Executive Orders signed by President[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: The Relationship Between the United States and Mexico Is Too Important for President Trump to Destroy
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. relationship with Mexico is one of the most important international relationships this country has. Over the past decades, that connection has become stronger, making both countries more economically prosperous and secure. The vilification of Mexicans by President Donald Trump threatens to unravel that relationship even[Read More…]
Over 100 Food and Farm Groups Oppose Andrew Puzder for Labor Secretary
Coalition urges senators to reject nominee, citing long track record of workers’ rights violations and conflicts of interest with role as CEO of CKE Restaurants WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. Today 105 food and agriculture organizations, representing more than 10 million people across the food system, sent a letter to[Read More…]
Kellyanne Conway Goes on Bonkers Rant, Calls for Trump’s Media Critics to Be Fired
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2017 By Laura Clawson Kellyanne Conway continues to be a factory for a mind-boggling combination of ridiculous nonsense and terrifying nonsense. On Fox News Sunday, Donald Trump’s top non-Ivanka woman assailed the media for pointing out that last week she described blatant lies as “alternative facts”—gosh, why would that[Read More…]
Dan Rather: ‘Today I Shed a Tear for Our Country’
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2017 By smaylone Like the rest of the country, I watched in horror at what was happening at airports around the country yesterday. I rejoiced with thousands of others when a New York Federal Judge issued an emergency stay after hearing the class action suit filed by the[Read More…]
Philadelphia Inquirer’s Editorial Board Goes There: Trump’s First Days Resemble Those of a Dictator
PHILADELPHIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2017 By First Amendment Media calling out Donald Trump as a dictator. This editorial doesn’t even mention his executive action on immigration, but there are so many dictator type actions coming from this administration they can’t keep. I can’t remember an editorial board calling one of our President’s a dictator. I believe we’ll see more of this[Read More…]
