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Obama has called in computer experts to fix the glitches on the website for the new health insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov. The glitches have been hindering consumers from participating in the exchange.
With the debt ceiling crisis now averted, at least for the moment, President Obama took the opportunity to urge Congress to pass immigration reform into law.
The last few weeks of partisan politics and the 16-day government shutdown may surprisingly give leeway for immigration reform to reemerge as an issue in the national discourse.
The last few weeks of partisan politics and the 16-day government shutdown may surprisingly give leeway for immigration reform to reemerge as an issue in the national discourse.
President Obama scolded congress in a speech on Thursday just hours after lawmakers voted to reopen the government and barely avoided a national default.
The government reopened today after a 16-day shutdown after a bill was passed late Wednesday that funds the government through January. Republicans hardly won any concessions, and are now trying to figure how to come back after their major defeat.
Even with the nation still gripped in a fiscal crisis with Congress still arguing over the debt ceiling, President Obama told the nation Tuesday that he would push for a vote on immigration reform.
On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee launched a campaign to make Spanish calls to Latino voters that criticize Republicans for their role in the government shutdown.
President Obama is nominating Janet L. Yellen as the head of the Federal Reserve. If confirmed, Yellen will be the first female to lead the Federal Reserve.
In an attempt to pressure Republicans in congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, eight Democratic lawmakers joined advocacy leaders and were arrested at an immigration rally on the National Mall in Washington on Tuesday .
An al-Qaida suspect, Abu Anas al-Libi, was captured by the U.S. over the weekend. Libya has since condemned the capture, citing unwarranted U.S. intervention.
On a big weekend for immigration reform, rallies were held across the U.S. by activists and protestors calling on Congress to pass immigration legislation while California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a series of bills protecting undocumented immigrants from certain legal repercussions.
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) were caught talking about the Republican strategy during the shutdown on a hot mic. Some senior GOP members take issue with the Republican intransigence and the government shutdown.
The House bill still offers to uphold two of the Senate bill's cornerstone provisions, a pathway to citizenship and increased border security, except the proposal offers differing alternatives as to how to get there.
President Obama has canceled trips to Malaysia and the Philippines due to the government shutdown. He and first lady Michelle Obama have also announced that they will not attend the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's gala.
