Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on legislation filed today by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, to require Internet companies that are aware of undefined “terrorist activity” to report it to law-enforcement. “Let’s make sure the record is clear: The Director of the FBI testified[Read More…]

Fifteen year old Mohammad sits in front of the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, where he lives with his family and goes to a UNICEF supported school. He fled in 2015 when the conflict in his hometown in the Golan Heights in south-western Syria intensified. Photo: UNICEF/Badran GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2015[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2015. As part of her plan to create good-paying jobs for American workers, Hillary Clinton is outlining a strategy to win the race to lead the world in advanced manufacturing. The centerpiece of her announcement is a major new tax credit – dubbed the “Manufacturing Renaissance Tax[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015 – 2:05 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Monday.  Let me start with a couple of brief comments before we go to your questions. Many of you had the opportunity to watch and report on the President’s address to the nation last night where[Read More…]

Kyiv, Ukraine –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015 – 3:47 P.M. (Local) PRESIDENT POROSHENKO:  (In Ukrainian, no translation.) VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, Mr. President, thank you very, very much.  Thank you for your hospitality.  It’s good to be back in Ukraine.  As you pointed out, it’s the fourth time since the Revolution of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015.  Earlier today, the President, accompanied by Ambassador Samantha Power and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice, met with the ambassadors to the United Nations of the fifteen current Security Council members along with those of the five countries whose two-year elected terms on the Council begin[Read More…]

Senator Says Trump Playing Straight out of ISIS Playbook and Endangering National Security WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015.  Today, after GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley strongly condemned the proposal on the Senate floor, calling it “the single[Read More…]

Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien (right), refugee agency chief António Guterres (centre) and Director-General of WHO Margaret Chan (left) arrive for the launch of the Global Humanitarian Appeal 2016 to support people affected by disasters and conflicts. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 December 2015 – Warning that global suffering has reached[Read More…]

Agency Charges Merger Would Harm Competition in U.S. Market for Consumable Office Supplies Sold to Large Businesses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015.  The Federal Trade Commission today filed an administrative complaint charging that Staples, Inc.’s proposed $6.3 billion acquisition of Office Depot, Inc. would violate the antitrust laws by significantly reducing[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. In a new op-ed to be published in the New York Times today, Hillary Clinton is urging the White House and Congressional Democrats to hang tough in the closing days of negotiations around an omnibus spending bill, and resist the call from Republicans who are insisting[Read More…]