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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Director of Casa de Maryland Gustavo Torres, center, speaks as Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Ivana Castilo of Woodbridge, Va., center, walks along with Immigrant families as they march outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sara Ramirez of Gaithersburg, Md., left, holds a sign that reads, "Stop Separating Families" as Director of Casa de Maryland Gustavo Torres, right, speaks during an Immigrant rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. From left are, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, listen as President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to the media before a meeting with his cabinet members in the White House Cabinet Room in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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The Republican takeover of the Senate may pave the way for Sen. John McCain (left) and other GOP foreign policy hawks like Sen. Lindsey Graham to try to play "back-seat driver" to the White House, but at the end of the day, "if the president doesn't want to do what they push for, that's entirely up to him," said one senior congressional aide. (Associated Press)

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A chastened White House announced late Tuesday evening that President Obama had invited congressional leaders to the White House on Friday to try to chart a path forward, hoping to find at least some issues where the two parties could cooperate. (Associated Press)

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Halloween decorations on the South Portico of the White House await trick-or-treaters in Washington, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will welcome local children and children of military families to 'trick-or-treat' at the White House for Halloween. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Obama's closed-door fundraisers are examples of an unacceptable level of White House secrecy and censorship, critics argue. (Associated Press)

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White House press secretary Josh Earnest was among those who joined in the diplomatic uproar over an anonymous "chicken[***] remark about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Associated Press)