Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014 – 1:29 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  Welcome to your daily briefing.  As you can see, I have with me a guest star, Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is here.  He will talk to you at the[Read More…]

Monument Re-Opens Thanks to Exceptional Public-Private Partnership;  Group of Wounded Warriors Among First to Take Elevator Ride to Observation Area WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014.  Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, philanthropist David Rubenstein, and Trust for the National Mall President Caroline[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing INDIA Elections / U.S. Congratulations / U.S.-India Partnership DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Travel to London / London 11 / Syria / No Planned Meeting with Abbas House Oversight Committee Subpoena / Ongoing Discussions Meeting on Nigeria in Paris Secretary Kerry Commencement Addresses Secretary[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014 – 11:06 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  I want to welcome President Mujica and his delegation to the Oval Office.  I have had the pleasure on several occasions of having discussions with President Mujica, and have been consistently impressed with the progress that Uruguay has been making[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2014. Hello everyone, I’m Michelle Obama, and on this Mother’s Day weekend, I want to take a moment to honor all the mothers out there and wish you a Happy Mother’s Day.  I also want to speak to you about an issue of great significance to me[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing NIGERIA Makeup of U.S. Interagency Assistance Team UN Designation of Boko Haram as Terrorist Organization U.S. Coordination with Nigerian Government U.S. Efforts to Help Stem Threats of Extremists Additional Girls Kidnapped Child Marriage / Trafficking / Human Rights Abuses PAKISTAN Reports of[Read More…]

In Congressional Hearing, Republican-Led Panel Criticizes New D.C. Law; D.C. Council Passed Decriminalization Law to Address Racial Disparities and Out-of-Control Arrests Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing today on legislation recently passed by the District of Columbia that[Read More…]

LONDON—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram’s armed raid on the state-run boarding school in Chibok which led to the abduction of more than 240 schoolgirls on 14-15 April.  After independently verifying information based[Read More…]

Los Angeles, California–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014 – 9:53 A.M. PDT MR. EARNEST:  I do not have anything at the top, so if you guys just want to start by firing away. Q    President Putin going to Normandy.  Any chances that the President would meet with him there?  Does the President have[Read More…]

Jefferson City, MO–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  Legislation recently approved by state lawmakers to rewrite Missouri’s criminal code includes provisions reducing marijuana possession penalties. The sentencing reform measure, Senate Bill 491, awaits action from Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon, who has until mid-May to either approve or veto the legislation. Under present law,[Read More…]