Politics. On Point.

No winter storm warning could keep a few good friends, or U.S. Senators, from breaking bread. A few senators joined the president last evening for a bit of bi-partisan talks on how to advance the country and work through the affects of the current sequester. Joing the president were Senator Lindsey Graham , Senator Bob Corker , Senator Kelly Ayotte , Senator John McCain (whom he beat in the 2008 presidential election), Senator Dan Coats , Senator Tom Coburn , Senator Richard Burr , Senator Mike Johanns , Senator Pat Toomey , Senator Ron Johnson , Senator John Hoeven , and Senator Saxby Chambliss . The Senators and President Obama dined at a restaurant inside the Jefferson Hotel on the cusp of George Town.  The hotel boasts three restaurants:  The Green House, Plume, and Quill.   It is unclear which restaurant the party dined in, but what we can confirm is the president paid the tab. --- [UPDATE 12:35PM] We are told by the hotel's Marketing M...

Interesting 'pool' report today from Brian Hughes of the Washington Examiner as President Obama meets with members of his revamped, reorganized, and restructured Cabinet (we're waiting for the 2013 photograph).  The president aluded to what remains his top priorities going into his second presidential term. Hughes writes in: President Obama on Monday convened the first Cabinet meeting of his second term, highlighting some “familiar faces,” “new faces” and “familiar faces in new positions.” Pool was ushered in to the meeting at 1:08 p.m. and the president’s remarks at the top of the gathering lasted roughly four minutes. Sitting to the president’s right were Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan . To the president’s left were new Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and (outgoing) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood . Obama singled out Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Hagel, who were recently confirmed by the Senate. ...