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)
FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., confer on Capitol Hill 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/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., talk on Capitol Hill 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/Carolyn Kaster, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is meeting for dinner with GOP senators, including Indiana’s Dan Coats, Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. The lawmakers scheduled to attend Wednesday’s dinner …
