Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  Today, the President convened a meeting in the White House Situation Room with key members of his response team to receive an update ahead of the 2013 hurricane season, which begins this Saturday, June 1st. In the meeting, which was led by Assistant to the President[Read More…]

“Helping more of our young people afford college should be at the forefront of American’s agenda.  It shouldn’t be a Democratic or a Republican issue.” –President Barack Obama, University of Colorado-Boulder, April 24, 2012. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  Last year the President worked with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to[Read More…]

Credit Reporting and Money Transfer Complaints Also Added to the Database WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 31, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expanded its Consumer Complaint Database to include state-by-state information. The CFPB also added complaints about money transfers and credit reporting to the database. “This data puts valuable information[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Sentencing of Mansour Arbabsiar / Plot to Assassinate Saudi Ambassador Release of Country Reports on Terrorism 2012 Correspondence Welcome to Spokesperson Jen Psaki SYRIA Geneva 2 Conference / Opposition Decision Not to Attend Conference / Working on Dual Track Receipt of[Read More…]

En Route Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013 – 12:12 P.M. CDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  One scheduling update and one policy update before I get to your questions.  Let’s do the policy first.  Today, the Department of Treasury announced a two-year extension of the HAMP program, which has already reduced[Read More…]

The “National Parks of New York Harbor Conservation & Resiliency Corps” expected to create 200 jobs for youth in the region QUEENS, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  As part of President Obama’s commitment to expand employment opportunities for youth, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today launched the “National Parks of New[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. On May 30, 2013, the State Department submitted Country Reports on Terrorism 2012 to the U.S. Congress as required by law. This report, available on www.state.gov/j/ct, provides the Department of State’s annual assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that occurred from January 1 to[Read More…]

Bureau Alleges Company’s Conduct is Abusive and Deceptive WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today filed a complaint in a federal district court against a Florida debt-relief company that misled consumers across the country and charged illegal fees for their services. The Bureau plans to submit[Read More…]

Bagdhad–(ENEWSPF)–30 May 2013 – The intensifying violence in Iraq is “ready to explode” and may re-ignite widespread sectarian strife unless the country’s leaders take immediate action, the top United Nations envoy there warned today amid the latest wave of deadly attacks. A wave of deadly bombings struck the capital, Baghdad,[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 May 2013 – The United Nations in Afghanistan today ‘strongly condemned’ a deadly attack on the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar, and reiterated its calls for protection of medical and aid workers in the country. A national security[Read More…]