Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 1:03 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Before I go to your questions, let me just begin by saying that I anticipate that many of you will have legitimate questions about the death of Dr. Weinstein and the counterterrorism operation that was carried out by the United[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 2:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Welcome to the White House.  Please have a seat.  And, well, maybe before you have a seat, give it up for the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots!  (Applause.)  All right, now you can have a seat. A[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 10:05 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  This morning, I want to express our grief and condolences to the families of two hostages.  One American, Dr. Warren Weinstein, and an Italian, Giovanni Lo Porto, who were tragically killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation. Warren and Giovanni were[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Today, the Senate finally confirmed Loretta Lynch to be America’s next Attorney General – and America will be better off for it.  Loretta has spent her life fighting for the fair and equal justice that is the foundation of our democracy.  As head of the Justice[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) today introduced a pair of bills that would protect Social Security trust funds from being diverted to pay for other programs and preserve Social Security benefits for future generations. The first bill, HR 1984, the Fair Adjustments and Income Revenues (FAIR)[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s response to concerns raised by the senators about reports of U.S. companies using the H-1B visa program to cut wage costs by laying off American workers.  On April 9th,[Read More…]

Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the Security Council. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) listens to his statement. UN Photo/Mark Garten NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2015 – Involving youth in peacebuilding processes the world over is essential to lasting global stability and stemming the growth of radicalism, Secretary-General[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch to serve as attorney general: “I am delighted that Loretta Lynch finally was confirmed by the Senate. I look forward to working with her as the attorney general and I congratulate[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 295,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 294,000. The 4-week moving average was 284,500, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. It is with tremendous sorrow that we recently concluded that a U.S. Government counterterrorism operation in January killed two innocent hostages held by al-Qa’ida.  Our hearts go out to the families of Dr. Warren Weinstein, an American held by al-Qa’ida since 2011, and Giovanni Lo Porto,[Read More…]