WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. More than 2,000 physicians and medical students who oppose the nomination of Rep. Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services — and who support the creation of a single-payer national health program to cover all Americans — are among the signers of[Read More…]
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Comedian Lewis Black on Trump’s Inauguration (Video)
Source: Huffington Post OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. I’m a big fan of Lewis Black’s. He helped me laugh through the George W. Bush days and now I’m counting on him doing the same during the reign of Der Pumpkin Fuhrer, i.e., Donald Trump. Lewis was on the Daily Show this week[Read More…]
2017 Illinois Tax Filing Season Begins Monday, January 23rd
IDOR fraud efforts resulted in over $20 million in savings in 2016 SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. The Illinois Department of Revenue (“IDOR”) will begin accepting 2016 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 23rd, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) begins accepting federal individual income tax[Read More…]
U.S. Strikes Target ISIL Camps in Libya, Jan. 19, 2017
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017 — In conjunction with the Libyan Government of National Accord, the U.S. military conducted precision airstrikes in Libya last night, destroying two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant camps 28 miles southwest of Sirte, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said. In a statement, Cook said the[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Final Press Conference, Jan. 18, 2017 (Transcript & Video)
President Obama takes reporters’ questions for a final time from the White House briefing room. CNN photo Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2017 – 2:24 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Let me start out by saying that I was sorely tempted to wear a tan suit today — (laughter) —[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Nation’s Largest Student Loan Company Navient for Failing Borrowers at Every Stage of Repayment
Navient, Formerly Part of Sallie Mae, Illegally Cheated Borrowers Out of Repayment Rights Through Shortcuts and Deception WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2017. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing the nation’s largest servicer of both federal and private student loans for systematically and illegally failing borrowers at every[Read More…]
For Some Reason, Ex-Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Considering a 2018 Comeback Bid
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017 By Jeff Singer Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn State Sen. Kwame Raoul, a Chicago Democrat who succeeded none other than Barack Obama in the Illinois state Senate, has been mentioned as a possible statewide candidate for a while, but has never gone for it. However, at a recent[Read More…]
Former ‘Apprentice’ Contestant Files Defamation Suit Against Trump (Video)
Source: AP/REX/Shutterstock Allred: Accuser, Summer Zervos took/passed polygraph examination before today’s press conference NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2017. At a press conference today, attorney Gloria Allred announced that former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos is suing President-elect Donald Trump for defamation. In October, 2016, Zervos accused Trump of inappropriate sexual advances as[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Clemency to 273 More Individuals, Jan. 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Oscar Lopez Rivera And Others To Get Shortened, Reprieved Sentences Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017 Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 209 people incarcerated in federal prison, and handed out 64 pardons. This brings the number of prisoners who have been granted clemency under President Obama to[Read More…]
