Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014 – 3:39 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  In the Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia, and countries around the world, families are still in shock over the sudden and tragic loss of nearly 300 loved ones senselessly killed when their civilian airliner was shot down over territory[Read More…]

Bill Would Curb the Number of Contracts Going To Inverted Corporations WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  Leading Democrats from both chambers of Congress – Senators Dick Durbin and Carl Levin and Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Lloyd Doggett – today introduced the No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act. The legislation would[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing RUSSIA / INF TREATY AVC ASSISTANT SECRETARY NOMINEE SECRETARY KERRY / FM LAVROV CALL SECRETARY TRAVEL / U.S.-INDIA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE MIDDLE EAST PEACE/QATAR/TURKEY UKRAINE / RUSSIA RUSSIA SNOWDEN IRAN IRAQ VENEZUELA / NETHERLANDS SYRIA INDIA TRANSCRIPT:   1:28 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI:[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Make sure it’s still morning. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being here with us. It’s my pleasure to be able to welcome Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to Washington, and this is the second time that he and I have had a chance to[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. The Justice Department announced the filing of a lawsuit today against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police, alleging that the defendants are engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against women in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014 — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s dragnet collection of phone records and requiring greater oversight, transparency, and accountability with respect to domestic surveillance authorities.  The updated version of the USA FREEDOM[Read More…]

Three early endorsers: Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  Less than a week after qualifying for the ballot, the New Approach Oregon campaign to regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older has won three major endorsements. The endorsing[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Good afternoon everyone.  Thank you so much Bob for that incredibly generous introduction.  I also want to thank my friend Malcolm and express my personal gratitude for this invitation.  And it’s good to be back at the Conference of Presidents and seeing so many friends and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014 – 1:10 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Hope you all enjoyed your weekend.  It’s nice to see you on this Monday afternoon. We are starting pretty close to on time today, which is a nice, new trend, hopefully that we’ll be able to continue. [Read More…]

“ICE detainers” have illegally imprisoned countless individuals, opening enforcing agencies to liability; Letters sent to 62 sheriffs urge Florida counties to join the hundreds of places – including Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties – that have stopped enforcing the unconstitutional holds. MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014.  A coalition of civil rights,[Read More…]