President Obama huddled with top Congressional leaders on Friday in hopes of reaching a deal on sequestration, automatic budget cuts set to take effect by 11:59pm ET today. The meeting began at 10:18am ET, per a White House official, with Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in attendance.
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