On today’s episode:

• Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois spoke to Carl Hulse, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times, about the immigration meetings with President Trump.

• Jonathan Weisman, the deputy Washington editor for The Times.

Background reading:

• President Trump’s comments were met with a bipartisan backlash.

• Senate Democrats — angered by Mr. Trump’s vulgar aspersions and a lack of progress on a broader budget and immigration deal — appeared ready to block a stopgap measure to keep the government running.

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