Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. The following statement is attributable to Justice Department spokesman Brian Fallon regarding Attorney General Eric Holder’s visit to the Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section this election day: “This afternoon, Attorney General Holder visited the offices of the Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section, which are located in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014 Remarks by John Kerry, Secretary of State at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Dean Nasr. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Vali for a while. When I was in the Senate, he was a very valuable[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014 – 12:16 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  It’s nice to see you all.  I don’t have any announcements at the top, so we’ll go straight to questions.  I think we will do a little departure from the standard protocol today and we will allow[Read More…]

Death Comes Peacefully After Taking Aid-in-Dying Medication Portland, OR –(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014. Twenty-nine year-old Brittany Maynard’s public story of bravely enduring brain cancer touched the hearts of millions of Americans. She died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 1 in her Portland home, surrounded by family and friends. Brittany suffered increasingly frequent[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing YEMEN IRAQ/REGION DEPARTMENT/NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH DEPARTMENT/PERSONNEL MIDDLE EAST PEACE SYRIA/IRAQ/REGION DEPARTMENT/EGYPT/REGION TURKEY/REGION BURKINA FASO DEPARTMENT/EGYPT/REGION BURKINA FASO NORTH KOREA UKRAINE/RUSSIA BURUNDI DEPARTMENT/EBOLA/REGION PAKISTAN DEPARTMENT/SECRETARY KERRY UAE IRAQ/REGION YEMEN UNITED NATIONS TRANSCRIPT:   12:57 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. QUESTION: Hi. QUESTION:[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. In anticipation of tomorrow’s general election, the Justice Department today provided information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights Division and Criminal Division, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation or[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. In an effort to reaffirm the Justice Department’s commitment and responsibility to protect eligible Americans from discrimination at the ballot box, Attorney General Eric Holder released a video today to announce that the Department of Justice will send federal monitors to 18 states across the country. [Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. The United States condemns the illegitimate, so-called “elections” held on Sunday by Russia-backed separatists in parts of Donetsk and Luhansk.  These sham elections contravened Ukraine’s constitution, the law on “special status,” and the most basic electoral norms.  Both Russia and its separatist proxies had agreed to[Read More…]

By absorbing much of the added heat trapped by atmospheric greenhouse gases, the oceans are delaying some of the impacts of climate change. Photo: WMO/Olga Khoroshunova NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 November 2014 – Citing “clear and growing” human influence on the climate system, a United Nations report issued today has warned that[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2014. Hi, everybody.  On Friday, I had a discussion with working women in Rhode Island about the economic challenges they face in their own lives — challenges shared by many of you. Thanks to the work we’ve all put in, our economy has come a long way[Read More…]