SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 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…]
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Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty, Jan. 8, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Spc. Isiah L. Booker, of Cibolo, Texas, died Jan. 7, in Jordan, in a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation. Booker was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th[Read More…]
Another Protest Action That Anyone Can Take: 200 Tuesdays of Wearing Blue
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017 By Greg306 Wear Blue for 200 Tuesdays — a suggested viral action Tuesday, January 10th is the first of 200 Tuesdays until we get to vote in 2020 for the President who will replace Donald Trump. Please help spread the word about this as another protest action[Read More…]
Cook County Exceeds its Target in Key Sustainability Metric
New report shows 22 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For the third year in a row, Cook County has exceeded its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) reduction goals, the County’s Annual Sustainability Report shows. GHGs from County buildings have decreased by 22 percent since they were calculated in[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Warren Bill Would Require President Trump to Sell Business
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. Statements of Public Citizen Experts on Elizabeth Warren’s Legislation to Combat the President-Elect and Vice President-Elect’s Financial Conflicts of Interest Note: Today, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the ‘‘Prevention of Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017.’’ The legislation seeks to require the president to[Read More…]
Sen. Warren Raises Concerns About Education Secretary-Designate’s Experience, Positions, and Priorities
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a 16-page letter to the U.S. Department of Education Secretary-Designate, Betsy DeVos, raising questions about DeVos’ experience, positions, and priorities. This letters comes in advance of DeVos’s confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee[Read More…]
Democrats Introduce Bill to Require President and Vice President to Fully Divest Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest
Senators Also Reiterate Their Demand for Trump to Comply with Constitution’s Emoluments Clause Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. Today, Democratic members of Congress introduced the Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017 in the United States Senate and House that would require the President and Vice[Read More…]
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Department of Justice Move to Dismiss Dakota Access Lawsuit
The lawsuit came after the Army Corps decision to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement Flags fly at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in 2016, near Cannonball, North Dakota. Lucas Zhao / CC BY-NC 2.0 Cannon Ball, ND —(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. On Friday, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed a motion with[Read More…]
Union Workers, Not Donald Trump, Pushed Fiat Chrysler Into Creating 2,000 Jobs
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017 By Laura Clawson Great news: Fiat Chrysler has announced a $1 billion, 2,000-job investment in plants in Michigan and Ohio. Donald Trump didn’t quite claim credit in his predictable tweet about the news, but Reuters, for instance, reported the story with the headline “Fiat Chrysler ups the ante as automakers[Read More…]
EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt Sued the Agency 13 Times and Has 8 Cases Still in the Works
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017 By Mark Sumner Donald Trump’s Secretary of State nominee may be the head of ExxonMobil, the man behind a $500 billion deal to drill the high arctic, and a ready source of funds for climate denying Congressmen. But Tillerson is warm and fuzzy panda next to[Read More…]
