It was announced by a senior White House official that the toughening of hydraulic fracturing laws, or "Fracking, will come in on schedule. The new regulations are due to be announced by the end of the year.
A decision on the controversial Health Care Law was expected to be handed down as early as today from the Supreme Court. But, it was later announced that the decision on the constitutionality of the law will be released on Thursday.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a large majority of Arizona's tough immigration law that was designed to assist police officers from that state to arrest illegal immigrants.
For the first time since he took office, President Obama has asserted Executive Privilege. He had gone longer than any other president in the last three decades to do so.