LIVE: Shinseki talks VA issues

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki will address the issues concering the VA at the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans.

Shinseki is widely expected to lose his job as the White House seeks to quell a rising controversy over mismanagement at his agency.

White House press secretary Jay Carney offered little support for Shinseki’s position on Thursday, repeatedly brushing aside questions about whether President Obama had the four-star general’s back.

Instead, Carney reiterated the president’s pledge to seek “accountability” for secret waiting lists at VA facilities that may have contributed to the deaths of veterans.

Carney said Obama expected a preliminary report from Shinseki “by the end of this week,” setting up Friday as a possible time for Shinseki’s dismissal.