BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Excuse me. As you know, this is the last foreign ministers gathering before NATO’s next Heads of State Summit in September. Excuse me, let me just get a little water here. (Laughter.) I’ve got the travel whatever. So today, we had a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2014. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that police must obtain a warrant before searching the contents of a cell phone seized from someone who has been arrested, absent a true emergency situation. The American Civil Liberties Union had filed an amicus brief in the case, Riley v.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2014. On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, Attorney General Eric Holder pledged Wednesday that the Justice Department would remain aggressive in using Section 2 of the law—which was left intact by the Court’s decision—to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2014 – 7:23 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello!  Well, it’s good to be back.  (Applause.)  First of all, I just want to thank Carol Browner, one of my favorite people.  We miss her in the White House, but it looks like she has occupied herself.  (Laughter.)  We[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2014 – 1:00 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Before we get started, I just wanted to let you know that the President this morning telephoned Italian Prime Minister Renzi.  The two leaders discussed our ongoing efforts to coordinate the response to the situation in Ukraine.  I anticipate we’ll[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Travel Update Welcome to Visiting Class of FSOs EGYPT Al Jazeera Journalists / Apaches / FMF IRAQ Secretary Kerry’s Conversations with Kurdish Leaders Oil Support for Unified Federal Iraq UKRAINE / RUSSIA / REGION Separatists Aren’t All on Same[Read More…]

Court Orders Government to Give Plaintiffs in ACLU Lawsuit a Chance to Clear Their Names PORTLAND, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014.  In a landmark ruling, a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional the government’s procedures for people on the No Fly List to challenge their inclusion. The decision came in an American[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) was informed today that Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee are considering offering an amendment to the District of Columbia Appropriations bill on Wednesday to block the District from implementing its local marijuana decriminalization bill.  While no amendment[Read More…]

Congressional Interference Comes After D.C. Lawmakers Decriminalize Marijuana to Ease Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014.  Republicans may offer an amendment to a federal appropriations bill tomorrow morning that would prevent the District of Columbia from implementing the marijuana decriminalization law recently passed by the[Read More…]

Erbil, Iraq–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for doing this interview. You come here as part of your mission to hold Iraq together, yet Barzani says right off the bat that there is a new reality, a new Iraq; they want independence. What do you say[Read More…]