WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Arne Duncan today announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the law and fulfill their obligation to provide all children – no matter their background – equal access to an education. [Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama After Surveying Tornado Damage
Vilonia, Arkansas–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014 – 2:30 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Obviously we just had a chance to tour some of the areas that were devastated by last week’s tornadoes, and had a chance to meet with some of the families who lost loved ones. I also[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, May 7, 2014
En Route Little Rock, Arkansas—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014 – 12:06 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: I do have a few things at the top that I just wanted to make you aware of. So I want to start with mentioning the President’s last trip to California. It included a stop at a[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Spotlights Mortgage Debt Challenges Faced by Older Americans
CFPB Issues Advisory about Managing Mortgage Debt in Retirement WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a snapshot report spotlighting the mortgage debt challenges faced by a growing number of older Americans. These challenges include more mortgage debt, less affordable housing, and greater risk of[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 6, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014 – 12:45 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here and for attending your daily briefing. I do not have any announcements at the top, so I will go straight to questions. Julie. Q Thanks, Jay. I wanted to ask[Read More…]
UN Rights Office Warns Boko Haram Over ‘Sale’ of Nigerian Schoolgirls, as New Kidnappings Reported
Since June 2013, attacks in northeastern Nigeria have resulted in school closures affecting thousands of students, many of whom have had no access to education in months. Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2007-0515/Nesbitt GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 May 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today lashed out at the militant group known as Boko Haram[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, May 6, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Welcome Visiting Students UKRAINE Illegal Crimea Annexation / Rejection of Illegal Effort to hold Referendum NIGERIA Kidnapping of Young Women / U.S. Offer of Assistance to Nigeria Range of Steps Taken to Assist Nigeria Nigerian Military’s Conduct Types of Assistance Offered[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Nigeria Travel Warning, May 6, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states because of the May 14, 2013 state of emergency proclamation for those three states by the Government of[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Klobuchar to Obama: Immediate Action Needed to Help Find Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
In a bipartisan letter to President Obama, Kirk and Klobuchar called on the Administration to immediately provide intelligence support to help locate and recover the kidnapped girls and to bolster anti-trafficking assistance in the region WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. Today, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) called on[Read More…]
California: Landmark Ruling for Youth Offenders
Judges Must Consider the Attributes of Youth in Deciding Sentence CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. A landmark ruling by the California Supreme Court overturns a two-decades-old presumption in favor of life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of certain murders, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision brings the United States closer[Read More…]
