Obama and entourage claim that Republicans, for reasons of partisan political advantage or worse, would not work with him. This is perhaps true for some, but the GOP has cooperated with him in good faith on other important issues, like trade. 

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill may also vote on a bill that would give veterans officials more authority to fire those responsible.

More than 640,000 people will now be eligible for Medicaid or exchange coverage.

Obama announced that he wanted to launch a military strike, but would first seek lawmakers' approval.