WASHINGTON (AP) — Disentangled from showdowns or looming crises, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner held a rare one-on-one Oval Office meeting Tuesday addressing potential areas of common ground that could lay a foundation for more ambitious goals like immigration and trade that remain long shots for action this year.

Aides to both political rivals described the talks as “constructive,” but neither side signaled any significant breakthroughs.

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