Barack Obama: White House

President Barack Obama Dept: WASHINGTON - Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, meeting for dinner with GOP senators Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Obama raised the idea of a dinner during a phone conversation with Graham earlier this week and asked the South Carolina senator to put together the guest list, a White House official said and fILE - In this March 4, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting GOP senators for dinner at the White House Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File Among the lawmakers scheduled to attend Wednesday's dinner are Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, Pat Toomey, Bob Corker, Ron Johnson, Saxby Chambliss and Tom Coburn. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.