Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT NORTH KOREA CANADA/TERRORISM ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS GEORGIA COUNTERTERRORISM SYRIA/ISIL USAID/DEPARTMENT EGYPT QATAR EGYPT CYPRUS/TURKEY TURKEY/ISRAEL PAKISTAN IRAQ/ISIL SOUTH KOREA DEPARTMENT TRANSCRIPT:   1:42 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hello. MS. PSAKI: I just have a couple of items for all of[Read More…]

BURLINGTON, Vt.—(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, said he is “disappointed” by yesterday’s announcement of only a 1.7 percent increase in the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries and disabled veterans. “At a time when the prices of prescription drugs[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014.  The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens in Russia to the on-going tensions along the border with Ukraine and the potential for clashes between pro-Russian groups and Ukrainian forces.  This supersedes the Travel Alert dated July 22 to provide updated information on the security situation along[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 283,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 264,000 to 266,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2014 – 4:00 P.M. EDT     THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I wanted to give you an update I just received from the team that’s been working day and night to make sure that the American people are safe and that we’re dealing effectively with not just the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2014. President Obama spoke by phone with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to express the American people’s solidarity with Canada in the wake of attacks on Canadian Forces in Quebec on October 20 and in Ottawa on October 22.   President Obama condemned these outrageous attacks, and reaffirmed the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY’S TRAVEL/GERMANY NORTH KOREA IRAQ/SYRIA/TURKEY IRAN/IRAQ VIETNAM CYPRUS/TURKEY CANADA LIBYA NIGERIA UKRAINE/RUSSIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/WEST AFRICA/USG/CUBA TRANSCRIPT:   2:17 p.m. EDT MS. HARF: Hello. Welcome to the daily briefing. I am very, very sorry for the crazy time changes this[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2014. Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in September. Thirty-one states had unemployment rate decreases from August, 8 states had increases, and 11 states and the District of Columbia had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-two states and the[Read More…]

Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014 – 3:20 P.M. CDT MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon.  Welcome to Chicago.  I’ll just give you one brief announcement up top and then I will take your questions. As the President has in recent days, (audio drop) — the President has held discussions with eight of his[Read More…]

Photo: World Bank/Allison Kwesell DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2014 – The city of Detroit must restore access to water for its citizens who remain unable to pay their bills, two United Nations experts urged today, adding that a failure to do so would be a violation of the most basic human rights[Read More…]