Top White House officials are planning to sit down Tuesday afternoon with opponents of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in an effort to plot out strategy to repeal the policy during the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress, officials and invitees told POLITICO. “The White House is meeting with several interested parties to discuss the legislative repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell. The meeting will concern the work that remains to be done to ensure congressional action on this issue this year,” said a White House official, who asked not to be named. A source familiar with the meeting said deputy chief of staff Jim Messina, who has been the point person on “don’t ask,” is expected to be in attendance along with senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, director of the Office of Public Engagement Tina Tchen and legislative affairs director Phil Schiliro.

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