Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2015.  The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities and civil unrest. On February 11, 2015, due to the deteriorating security situation in Sanaa, the Department of State suspended embassy operations and U.S. Embassy Sanaa American[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2015 – 3:37 P.M. EST   THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  Today, as part of an international coalition of some 60 nations — including Arab countries — our men and women in uniform continue the fight against ISIL in Iraq and in Syria.     More than 2,000[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015.  Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) released the following statement today to highlight the week the country’s millionaires will finish paying their Social Security payroll taxes for the year. “This week, Americans making more than one million dollars a year will get a tax break. Not because Congress[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing KOSOVO/SERBIA MALAYSIA COUNTERTERRORISM/ISIL/MALAYSIA YEMEN IRAQ SYRIA/ISIL/IRAQ/UAE UKRAINE/RUSSIA RUSSIA/CYPRUS/EGYPT SUDAN SOMALIA INDIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE ISRAEL FRANCE/ANTI-SEMITISM SWEDEN TURKEY NORTH KOREA MALAYSIA THAILAND IRAQ SYRIA/ISIL/REGION TRANSCRIPT: 1:19 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon, everyone. I just have two items for all of you[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. President Obama today called President Vladimir Putin of Russia to address the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s ongoing support for the separatists there. President Obama reiterated America’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. President Obama underscored the rising human toll of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said that he would fight Republican attempts to cut Social Security and today issued a report detailing the importance of Social Security and how attempts to cut it are unnecessary. “Republicans are manufacturing a[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from 4.8 million in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.1 million) and separations (4.9 million) were little changed in December. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPFS)—February 10, 2015 It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the death of Kayla Jean Mueller.  On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I convey our deepest condolences to Kayla’s family – her parents, Marsha and Carl, and her brother Eric and his family –[Read More…]

LONDON—(ENEWSPF)—9 February 2015. The Mexican government must urgently address serious flaws in its investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students after forensic experts cast major doubts on the Attorney General’s inquiry, said Amnesty International today. The recent report from the  Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense,[Read More…]

Senator Praises Potential Gains for Wine Industry in Northeastern Oregon Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday that he is very encouraged by two significant developments that could have huge benefits for the wine industry in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. The first of the two[Read More…]