WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  The American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice have asked a federal court to put North Carolina’s voter suppression law on hold for the 2014 midterm election. “North Carolinians should be able to vote in the November election without having to navigate the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014 – 1:20 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Happy Monday to you all.  Before I take your questions, I have a couple of things to say at the top. First of all, as some of you may have seen, today we announced that[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2014 Good afternoon – and thank you all for being here.   I am joined today by Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole; Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally; U.S. Attorney Dana Boente, from the Eastern District of Virginia; and Commissioner John Koskinen of the Internal[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Condolences to Family of Legendary Soviet-era Interpreter Viktor Sukhodrev CHINA Support for Statements Made by Department of Justice on Announcement of Intellectual Property Stolen from U.S. Business U.S. Regrets China’s Decision on Suspension Working Group Activities S&ED Meeting MIDDLE EAST PEACE[Read More…]

Execution in Missouri Less Than Two Days Away NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  This morning, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition with the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights showing that the upcoming executions by lethal injection in Missouri and Oklahoma will most certainly violate international[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  In advance of tomorrow’s South Sudan pledging conference in Oslo, Norway, today the President authorized the use of up to $50 million in assistance from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to help address urgent humanitarian needs resulting from the crisis in South Sudan. [Read More…]

DALLAS, TEXAS and EL SEGUNDO, CALIF.—(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014 – AT&T (NYSE:T) and DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) yesterday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire DIRECTV in a stock-and-cash transaction for $95 per share based on AT&T’s Friday closing price. The agreement has been approved unanimously by[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the Philippines, in particular to the Sulu Archipelago, the island of Mindanao, and in the southern Sulu Sea area.  This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated January 10, 2014, and reflects continuing[Read More…]

First Time Criminal Charges Are Filed Against Known State Actors for Hacking Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2014. A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania (WDPA) indicted five Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage and other offenses directed at six American victims in the U.S. nuclear power, metals[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2014.  Hi, everybody.  At a time when our businesses have created 9.2 million new jobs in just over four years, and more companies are considering bringing jobs back from overseas, we have a choice to make.  We can make it easier for businesses to invest in America[Read More…]