Via Politico:

President Barack Obama knows about the severe cold snap affecting much of the nation, an aide said Tuesday, but there’s no word yet of a formal or informal briefing for the president on the disruption, danger and deaths caused by the bitter chill.

“The President is obviously aware” of widespread cold, a White House official said Tuesday in response to a query Monday from POLITICO about whether and how the nation’s chief executive was monitoring the cold spell.