In this photograph President Barack Obama meets with senators Charles E. Schumer of New York and John McCain of Arizona in the Oval Office on April 16, 2013. The group was accompanied by President Obama's deputy chief of staff Robert Lee Nabors, director of the Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz, and director of Legislative Affairs Miguel Rodriguez to discuss immigration reform. This photograph was taken by White House Photographer Pete Souza.

In this photograph President Barack Obama meets with senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on September 2, 2013. The group met in the Oval Office to discuss Syria. This photograph was taken by White House photographer Pete Souza.