After being handed a series of defeats by the Supreme Court challenging his executive power, on Tuesday President Barack Obama gathered Cabinet secretaries to tell them to “be creative about how we can make real progress” on issues where Congress won’t act.

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) filed a lawsuit against the president for allegedly exceeding his authority and violating Article 1 of the Constitution which grants legislative powers to Congress.

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