Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses the opening of the Ministerial Meeting of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, hosted by the United States Government, in Washington, D.C. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–19 February 2015 – In Washington D.C. for a summit hosted by the United States on countering violent extremism,[Read More…]

IOWA CITY, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Wal-Mart announced that all of its workers in the United States would earn at least $9 an hour by April and $10 an hour by 2016: “The Walton family which owns Wal-Mart is[Read More…]

En Route Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015 – 12:35 P.M. EST MR. SCHULTZ:  My name is Eric Schultz.  Welcome aboard Air Force One on our trip to Chicago.  To lead us off, I brought with us with us Christy Goldfuss, who is a senior advisor at the Council on Environmental Quality,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 283,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 304,000. The 4-week moving average was 283,250, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]

DAYTON, OHIO –(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015.  The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio reached settlement in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a single mother who alleged she was fired from a religiously affiliated organization because she became pregnant. The defendant, Inside Out, is a Christian-based childcare facility[Read More…]

Former Guantánamo Prisoner Not Guilty of “Material Support” Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2015. Today, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) vacated former Guantánamo prisoner David Hicks’s conviction in the military commissions for providing material support for terrorism. Hicks was the first prisoner to be convicted in a Guantánamo military[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015.  The security environment remains complex in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and U.S. citizens need to be aware of the continuing risks of travel to these areas, particularly to areas described in this Travel Warning where there are heightened tensions and security risks. The security situation[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. On behalf of President Obama and Secretaries Holder and Johnson – Attorney General, I should say, Holder and Johnson, Secretary Johnson, we are really delighted to welcome you here. We’re very, very happy that so many countries have sent such competent and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015 Good afternoon.  It is a pleasure to be here today.  And it’s a privilege to join Secretary [John] Kerry in welcoming you to this important ministerial. I am honored to stand with you this week, here in Washington, as we reaffirm the ties that bind us[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015 – 4:20 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat.  Well, thank you, Lisa, for the introduction.  Lisa is an example of the countless dedicated public servants across our government, a number of who are here today, who[Read More…]