Bureau Focuses on Opportunities and Challenges for Unbanked and Underserved Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is launching an inquiry into the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of mobile financial services. As part of the inquiry, the Bureau is exploring[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014.  Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, today applauded successful passage of his and Rep. Lynn Westmoreland’s (R-GA) amendment to H.R. 4745, the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. The amendment would prohibit the U.S. Department of[Read More…]

Torture and Religious Humiliation Occurred Even After Military Found Men Not to Be “Enemy Combatants” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014.  A federal appeals court today dismissed a civil lawsuit brought by six men formerly held at Guantánamo who were wrongly detained and abused while at the prison. The suit, one of[Read More…]

  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAQ / SYRIA / REGION ISIL / Impact of the Situation in Syria / Anbar Province / DAS McGurk’s Meetings Statement on ISIL Assault on Mosul / Iraqi Leadership U.S. Assistance to Iraqi Security Forces / Consultations with the Iraqi Government[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. The people of the United States join me in offering Reuven Rivlin congratulations on his election as the next President of the State of Israel.  Over more than six decades, the United States and Israel have developed a unique relationship based on shared democratic values, our[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014 – 11:08 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Good morning.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Please, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Thank you.  Well, today I am proud to sign two bills into law.  Love signing bills.  (Applause.) [Read More…]

Public Deserves to See Secret Law Written by Office of Legal Counsel Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014.  The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked the Supreme Court of the United States to weigh in on a long-standing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in which EFF sought to obtain a secret[Read More…]

Loophole has raised prices for consumers and threatens financial stability WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley is calling on the Federal Reserve to close a loophole that allows big banks to own and control physical commodities—such as oil, aluminum, and electricity—raising prices for consumers and threatening the stability of[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. There were 4.5 million job openings on the last business day of April, up from 4.2 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.4 percent) and separations rate (3.3 percent) were unchanged in April. Within separations, the quits rate[Read More…]

In April, Commission Approved Two-level Reduction in Sentencing Guidelines for Federal Drug Offenses; at Hearing, DOJ Officials Call for Applying Those New Rules to Certain Individuals Already in Prison WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the Justice Department would formally support a proposal under consideration by[Read More…]