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You should assume that there's no such thing as a secret. >> that sounds about right. there's no such thing as a secret. especially in washington. let's bring in actor michael kelly from "house of cards." great to meet you. >> thank you very much. thanks for having me. >> this had to be exciting for you as a professional actor, to be on the cutting edge of something that netflix is doing, which is adjusting to viewer habits and family ways now. >> yeah. it's really interesting in the way that people are taking this show, and it's great as an actor to be able to be on the cutting edge and to be...

Ask your doctor if lunesta is right for you. then find out how to get lunesta for as low as fifteen dollars at lunesta.com. there's a land of restful sleep. we can help you go there on the wings of lunesta. senator, how'd the meeting go? >> just fine. fine. great. wonderful. >> well, last night the president broke bread with a dozen republican senators over a two-hour dinner at the jefferson hotel in washington. the reviews, while lacking specifics, pretty positive. >> it was very respectful. i think people -- i think the president probably walked away saying that it was one of the best meet...

Done, i'm -- i'm feeling -- [ cheers and applause ] it makes me feel optimistic. >> they said it couldn't be done! today president obama signed into law the reauthorization of the violence against women act. finally. it took a long time, but it finally got done. and it got done in the end mostly because republican leaders in the house decided to get out of the way. look, when it passed in the house, it got more democratic votes than republican votes. that is usually not how it works. usually the party in control in the house won't allow something to come up for a vote unless their own side is ...

That he's not necessarily communicating. >> john nichols, they also talked about gun legislation last night. and i don't think any of those republicans are going to be warming up to anything that the president has been talking about as of late. are you optimistic something's going to get done on that front? >> i think on background checks there's a lot of movement and clearly there's been a big effort in the last few days to communicate that background checks are very, very popular in the states where some of these senators are from. so you know, clearly that's a place where something could ha...

But if the president continues to insist on tax hikes i don't think we're going to get very far. >> earlier the president had lunch at the white house with congressman paul ryan, chair of the house budget committee and its ranking democrat chris van hollen. >> we had a good lunch, a good conversation, a good meal, and i think it was a good spirit. i think what the president's trying to do is engage as many people as possible in this dialogue. >> okay. i'm joined tonight by democratic strategist tara dowdell, chris kofinas. and john nichols, washington correspondent of "the nation" magazine. i ...