Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week’s revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since April 15, 2000 when it was 259,000. The[Read More…]

Washingotn, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2015 – 1:012 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you.  It’s very quiet and calm in here today.  Why don’t we see if we can keep it that way.  (Laughter.)  Q    We’d your appreciate your efforts. MR. EARNEST:  I will.  I will reciprocate. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2015.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement regarding the ongoing situation in Baltimore: I’d first like to address the ongoing situation in Baltimore and the actions that we here at the department are taking to address it.  I have been in direct contact with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2015.  The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Iraq. Travel within Iraq remains dangerous given the security situation. The Embassy in Baghdad and the Consulates General in Basrah and Erbil are open and operating. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated[Read More…]

From Rand Paul to Hillary Clinton, Candidates Seek to Reduce Number of People Behind Bars Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2015.   Today, Hillary Clinton became the latest Presidential candidate to embrace criminal justice reform.  In her first major policy speech since announcing her candidacy, Clinton called for an end to the “era[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Please be seated. Konnichiwa, youkoso. I’m honored to welcome everybody here. Thank you very much for joining us. We have an extraordinary, distinguished group of guests – Mr. Prime Minister among them – several former Secretaries of State – I[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.   United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase transparency around major settlements reached by federal enforcement agencies. When federal agencies close investigations and settle cases, they often tout the dollar amount obtained from the offender, but[Read More…]

Senator asks companies about perks including luxury cruises, five-star resort vacations, iPads, and diamond-encrusted “NFL Super Bowl Style” rings Questionable practices highlight the need for a strong conflict-of-interest rule for retirement advisors WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.  In letters sent to 15 of the country’s largest annuity providers today, United[Read More…]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican. UN Photo/Mark Garten VATICAN–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2015 – During a meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he very much looked forward to the Pontiff’s encyclical on climate change, which he said he believed would[Read More…]

Bank Refunds $49 Million in Illegal Fees to Consumers Who Did Not Opt-In to Overdraft WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Regions Bank for charging overdraft fees to consumers who had not opted-in for overdraft coverage. The bank also charged overdraft[Read More…]