President Barack Obama will deliver a statement at 6:45 p.m. ET in Dallas, Texas, on what the administration labels an "Urgent humanitarian situation" At the Southwest border. While in Texas, the President is meeting with Republican Gov. Rick Perry. Ref. CNN
President Barack Obama's poll numbers are nothing to brag about, but there's little evidence he has suffered so far this year a "Katrina moment" That caused his predecessor's numbers to plummet.
A new CNN/ORC International survey indicates that public opinion of the President has barely budged after new challenges that he has faced this year.
According to the poll, which was released today, the President's approval rating among Americans stands at 42%. That's not great, but it's basically unchanged since March.
The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International on July 18-20, with 1,012 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Ref. CNN
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Obama: White House still working on ISIL plan:
Obama said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to prepare a range of options to counter ISIL and has instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to travel to the region to build a coalition in opposition to the group. Ref. Source 8
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Obama: Terrorists only understand 'the language of force'
The president told world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly that terrorist groups like the Islamic State must be dealt with swiftly: "There can be no reasoning - no negotiation - with this brand of evil," Obama said. In a hopeful vein, he cited creation of new, diverse governments in Iraq and Afghanistan, a cease-fire in Ukraine, and revamped programs to halt the spread of Ebola. Ref. USAToday