WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016 By Jen Hayden Thank you, General. General Barry McCaffrey tells NBC News that he was initially supportive of Donald Trump’s decision to name Lt. General Michael Flynn as his national security advisor. But, a closer look at Flynn’s social media use shows that he sent out at[Read More…]
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Holocaust Attorney Sues FBI Over Election Interference That Could ‘Lead to Impeachment’ of Trump (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016 By gnosticator Rudy Giuliani Holocaust attorney sues FBI over election interference that could ‘lead to impeachment’ of Trump E. Randol Schoenberg, an attorney renowned for recovering artworks stolen by Nazis during the Holocaust, filed a lawsuit against the FBI this week to get answers about why[Read More…]
Ohio State Senator Behind the Extreme Abortion Ban Was Investigated for Domestic Violence in 2011
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016 By Jen Hayden Kris Jordan leads a crusade to punish Ohio women In less time than a woman has to wait to have an abortion after seeing a doctor in Ohio, Republicans rammed through a surprise bill that is one of the most extreme in the nation, banning[Read More…]
Former Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn Dies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died Thursday at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20,[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Trump Nominates Another Drug War Zealot, General John Kelly, to Head Department of Homeland Security
Kelly Has Long History of Advocating for Destructive and Ineffective Drug War Policies Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. Today, media reported that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate General John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security. Kelly served as head of Southcom, overseeing drug war efforts in Latin America under[Read More…]
New Bird Species and Giraffe Under Threat – IUCN Red List
Cancun, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2016 (IUCN) – Over 700 newly recognised bird species have been assessed for the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, and 11% of them are threatened with extinction. The update also reveals a devastating decline for the giraffe, driven by habitat loss, civil[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center on Appointment of Industry Puppet as EPA Administrator
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. The appointment of Scott Pruitt, a climate denier and fossil fuel industry puppet as EPA Administrator in the next presidential administration effectively hijacks the mission of the agency to serve corporate masters at the expense of public health and the environment. “In the American West, the continued[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: Scott Pruitt Will Lead Trump’s Disastrous Deregulatory Agenda at EPA
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch: “Today Donald Trump’s transition team announced Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will head the Environmental Protection Agency in his administration. “It’s no secret that Trump wants to abolish environmental protections. Pruitt, who has already fought the[Read More…]
Chief Executive of Florida-Based Financial Firm Guilty of Fraud in $179 Million Sham Loan Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The CEO of a Florida-based financial firm has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the sale of $179 million in a sham loan scheme to a Milwaukee investment company. NIKESH A. PATEL was the Chief Executive Officer of First Farmers Financial LLC when the company sold three[Read More…]
350.org on Pruitt at EPA: “Puppet of the Fossil Fuel Industry”
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. President-elect Trump announced today that he intends to appoint Oklahoma attorney general, and close fossil fuel industry ally, Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. 350.org Executive Director May Boeve issued the following response: “You couldn’t pick a better fossil fuel industry puppet. Pruitt formed[Read More…]
