week. hagel refused, deciding if he was being forced out of his job, he would do it as soon as possible. and mitch mcconnell meeting with president obama this morning. sure to be on the agenda to discuss the executive order without shutting down the federal government. john boehner announced that it would be funded through the end of next year, except for the homeland security department. the homeland security would only be funded until march, by which time the republicans, of course, will control both the house and senate. president obama urging congress to approve $6 billion in emergency aid to fight ebola in west africa. the president says the u.s. needs to continue to fund basic research and to help build better public health systems in west africa. so that the world can quickly contain future outbreaks. the president called a smart investment.