Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 21, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 293,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 284,000 to 283,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2016 – 3:49 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Detroit!  (Applause.)  It’s good to be back in Michigan — even though it might be just a little cold here.  (Laughter.)  But I’m from Chicago, so I’m used to it. A couple people I want to start off by[Read More…]

En Route Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2016 – 11:20 A.M. EST MR. SCHULTZ:  Welcome aboard, everyone, en route to Detroit, where the President will have an opportunity to experience firsthand the remarkable progress made by the American auto industry, the city and its people and neighborhoods in recovering from the Great[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016 – 11:21 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Turnbull and his delegation to the Oval Office.  We had the opportunity to work together at the G20 Summit in Turkey and then had our first bilateral meeting in Manila[Read More…]

Largest mutual fund has chance to sway shareholder votes in favor of transparency Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016.  Current and prospective investment customers have flooded Vanguard, the nation’s largest manager of retirement savings, with over 59,000 emails urging the company to change its policy on corporate political spending disclosure. Over[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016.  The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risk of traveling to certain places in Mexico due to threats to safety and security posed by organized criminal groups in the country. U.S. citizens have been the victims of violent crimes, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on recent police officer shootings: “I am appalled and deeply saddened by the recent shooting attacks against law enforcement officers in Danville, Ohio, and Holladay, Utah, in addition to an earlier ambush in Philadelphia, which left an[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2016.  Thank you, Reverend [Al] Sharpton, for that kind introduction and for your tireless efforts to shine a light in dark places and to draw attention to our nation’s unfulfilled promises.  For more than 20 years, the National Action Network has been part of the vanguard of[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2016.  Hillary Clinton released the following statement Saturday on the release of American prisoners from Iran and on the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal: “I am greatly relieved by the safe return of American prisoners from Iran. Their families and our country have waited and prayed[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2016.  The President today, in response to a request from the Governor submitted on January 14, 2016, declared that an emergency exists in the State of Michigan and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the area affected[Read More…]