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We the Geeks: “Polar Vortex” and Extreme Weather

Join us today at 2:00 p.m. ET for We the Geeks: "Polar Vortex" and Extreme Weather -- for a conversation with leading meteorologists, climate scientists, and weather experts about why temperatures dipped to such frigid lows this week, how weather experts turn raw data into useful forecasts, and what we know about extreme weather events in the context of a changing climate.

Join us TODAY at 2:00 p.m. ET at WhiteHouse.gov/We-the-Geeks.

West Wing Week 1/10/14 or, "A Year of Action"

This week, President Obama called on Congress to extend emergency unemployment insurance for more than a million Americans, and announced the first five of what will be 20 Promise Zones to help change the odds for kids, as the War on Poverty turned 50. And as a polar vortex descended on much of the country, the President's Science Advisor helped explain why.

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The Employment Situation in December

Though December’s job growth was less than expected, we continue to focus on the longer-term trend in the economy - 2.2 million private sector jobs added and a 1.2 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate over the course of 2013.

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New Steps to Strengthen the Nation’s Energy Infrastructure

Yesterday, President Obama signed a memorandum establishing the federal government’s first Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) process, fulfilling an important commitment from his Climate Action Plan and ensuring that federal energy policies continue to meet the nation’s economic, environmental, and security goals. Over the next four years, the QER will provide a comprehensive review of these policies in the context of a changing energy landscape.

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Covered in the New Year: Andrew Santiago’s Story

Andrew Santiago is one of the 10.2 million Latinos who stand to benefit from the new protections provided by the Affordable Care Act. Andrew is a comedy writer from Brooklyn who works freelance jobs in television production. Andrew signed up for coverage under the Health Insurance Marketplace and qualified for a tax credit that allows him to purchase medical and dental insurance for only $87 a month.

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10:00 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

12:45 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney WATCH LIVE

2:00 PM: The Vice President ceremonially swears-in Jeh Johnson as Secretary of Homeland Security