Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch provided the following statement on the escape of Joaquin Guzman Loera “Chapo” from a Mexican prison: “We share the government of Mexico’s concern regarding the escape of Joaquin Guzman Loera ‘Chapo’ from a Mexican prison.  In addition to his crimes in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2015 Hi, everybody. It’s our job as citizens to make sure we keep pushing this country we love toward our most cherished ideals – that all of us are created equal, and all of us deserve an equal shot. This week, my Administration took new steps to[Read More…]

President Barack Obama signs National Monument designations in the Oval Office, July 10, 2015. The three new monuments include Berryessa Snow Mountain in California, Waco Mammoth in Texas, and the Basin and Range in Nevada. Standing behing the President, from left, are: Victor Knox, National Park Service, April Slayton, National[Read More…]

Lawmakers Call for Stronger Protections for Consumers Following Breaches Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2015. Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the resignation of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and three colleagues today asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate “ridiculous prices” for cable and broadband services. “Consumers in our country have little or no choice in their Internet and cable provider,” Sanders wrote in the letter to FCC Chairman Tom[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015.  A bicameral group of seven Members of Congress today called for Inspector General (IG) investigations into federal contracts being awarded to Ingersoll Rand, in violation of federal law. Making the call were: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ways and Means Committee[Read More…]

Agriculture workers collect carrots on a farm in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Photo: World Bank/Maria Fleischmann GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 July 2015 – According to a new joint United Nations agency report, an additional $160 per year for each person living in extreme poverty would end chronic hunger – and additional investments of an estimated[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Let me start today by briefly noting that legislators in South Carolina came together in bipartisan fashion to vote overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state capitol.  I understand that Governor[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution to provide information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated with terrorist entities, copycats, or individual perpetrators, serve as a[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody, and let me start by thanking all of you for your remarkable patience. I know – in fact, all of us involved in this know – that this has been a very difficult couple of weeks for the many journalists[Read More…]