Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 253,000, a  decrease of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 267,000 to 266,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

The Senate Torture Report Details the Visit by Bureau of Prisons Personnel to the Detention Site COBALT in Afghanistan, Yet Bureau Denies Any Documentation Exists NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016.  The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit today against the federal Bureau of Prisons for refusing to fulfill a Freedom[Read More…]

McLean, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2016 – 6:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening, everybody.  As President and Commander-in-Chief, my top priority, above all else, is the security of the United States and the safety of the American people.  And that means preventing terrorist attacks and, at the moment, it is focused[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2016. This year’s White House Science Fair will highlight the ingenuity and entrepreneurship of the next generation of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and innovators. Students attending this year’s Science Fair are tackling some of our Nation’s greatest challenges – from combating climate change, to uncovering new ways to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2016 – 1:20 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody. Q    Hello! Q    Good afternoon! MR. EARNEST:  Thank you for the vigorous and warm welcome.  (Laughter.)  I don’t have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to questions, Darlene. Q    Okay, thanks.  A couple[Read More…]

Former Presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Switzerland & Poland; Former Prime Ministers of Greece, Hungary & The Netherlands Join With Distinguished Scholars, Celebrities, Clergy, Business Leaders, Elected Officials, and Others in Calling for Alternatives to Prohibitionist Drug Control Policies; “Humankind cannot afford a 21st century drug[Read More…]

Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Museum Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016 – 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, everybody.  (Applause.) Thank you.  Thank you.  Everybody, please, have a seat.  Have a seat. Well, hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you to Chitra for the introduction.  It should be noted that today[Read More…]

Letter follows North Carolina’s passage of anti-LGBT law WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Patty Murray (D-WA) wrote to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver urging him to move the 2017 NBA All-Star[Read More…]

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) wrote today to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to encourage the creation of an online process that would allow federal workers to transfer or roll over funds from existing retirement accounts to their federal[Read More…]

A wide view of the proceedings on informal dialogues with candidates for the position of UN Secretary-General. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2016 – Kicking off what he has called a “new and transparent process,” General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft today opened informal dialogues with candidates for the next[Read More…]