Obama holding White House news conference Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama will hold a White House news conference Thursday morning.

It’s Obama’s first news conference since announcing his $447 billion jobs bill in early September.

Since then, Obama has been traveling the country trying to rally public support for the bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will vote on it next week.

Obama will take questions at 11 a.m. EDT in the East Room.