On today’s episode:

• Julie Hirschfeld Davis, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.

• Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The Times.

Background reading:

• A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was dominated by President Trump’s harsh words, not by his plan for border walls.

• Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s former chief strategist, was subpoenaed by the special counsel to testify before a grand jury as part of the investigation into possible links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia.

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