Obama to meet with Senate GOP

President Barack Obama will meet with Senate Republicans at their weekly policy lunch on Tuesday.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and GOP Policy Committee Chairman John Thune (S.D.) agreed to host Obama after receiving a request from the president.

“The Republican conference welcomes his visit, where they will have a wide-ranging discussion on the year ahead,” said a spokesman for McConnell.

There are no plans to televise the session. Cameras were present when Obama held a question and answer session in January with Republican lawmakers at the House GOP retreat in Baltimore.

Obama is expected to ask Republicans to find common ground with him on his biggest remaining domestic initiatives: climate change legislation and immigration reform.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has signaled he will move to the energy and climate change debate in mid June. Reid has scheduled a special Democratic caucus after the Memorial Day recess to discuss how to move forward.