Senators from both parties reached a tentative agreement to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency in the city of 100,000 individuals.
Republicans in the House of Representatives are preparing legal actions to prevent President Barack Obama from closing a US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
President Barack Obama asks Republican lawmakers to be fair in hearing his proposal of closing down the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. However, Republican lawmakers proposed bills to block the president's plan.
President Barack Obama has started to beef up his strategy on nominating a new US Supreme Court Justice to replace the late Antonin Scalia. He has reportedly come up with a short list of people whose backgrounds are currently being checked by the President's team.
