GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 October 2014 – The United Nations will adopt a minimalistic, concrete and realistic approach to addressing the crisis generated by Syria’s ongoing conflict, a senior UN official said today as he warned about the growing dangers facing civilians amid the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) latest[Read More…]

Agreement Blocks Final Provisions of Anti-Immigrant Law, HB 56, Challenged in Courts MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014.  Alabama will not publish a list of purportedly “unlawfully present” immigrants, according to an agreement announced today by civil rights groups that had sued to block publication on the grounds that it would violate[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing TURKEY/SYRIA IRAQ/TURKEY/SYRIA TURKEY/SYRIA HONG KONG/CHINA DEPARTMENT/INDIA/PAKISTAN INDIA/PAKISTAN EBOLA IRAN TRANSCRIPT:   12:18 p.m. EDT MS. HARF: Packed crowd today. Happy Friday, everyone. It’s been a while. And I’m on a little bit – I’m warning you at the top, on a little[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. On behalf of Michelle, myself and all Americans, I want to congratulate Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.  Today’s announcement is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being.  In recognizing Malala and Kailash, the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014.  Two key court decisions striking down photo ID laws in Texas and Wisconsin could help nearly 1 million registered voters this November. Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked implementation of Wisconsin’s photo ID law. Yesterday, a federal judge also struck down Texas’s strict photo ID[Read More…]

Los Angeles, California–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014 – 3:01 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Well, it’s good to see all of you.  And this is really interesting stuff.  I want to spend more time tooling around on there, and maybe buy an appliance.  (Laughter.)  But we’ve got limited time.  I[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014 – U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists today, using bomber and attack aircraft to conduct a total of eleven airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, six airstrikes south of Kobani destroyed two ISIL-held buildings, one ISIL tank and one ISIL heavy machine gun and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT/ISIL/SYRIA/TURKEY NATO/TURKEY FBI/COUNTERTERRORISM INDIA/CHINA/JAPAN NORTH KOREA/KOREA/HUMAN RIGHTS WEST AFRICA REGION/EBOLA GAZA TRANSCRIPT:   1:41 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Happy Thursday. MS. PSAKI: Happy Thursday. QUESTION: Happy Thursday. QUESTION: One day left. MS. PSAKI: One day – well, two days,[Read More…]

BURLINGTON, Vt.—(ENEWSPF)–October 9 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this week strongly disagreed with a proposal by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to cut Social Security and disabled veterans’ benefits to pay for more defense spending. Ryan has resurrected a discredited plan to change the formula that the[Read More…]

En Route Los Angeles, California–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014 – 1:01 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon.  Welcome aboard.  Are we ready?  Thank you for joining us on the trip.  This afternoon the President will hold a town hall at Cross Campus in Los Angeles where he will speak directly to millennials[Read More…]