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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the meeting but declined to provide details about the discussion.

Trump is seeking to jump-start talks on immigration, a divisive issue that helped lead to the shutdown.

Democrats in the Senate helped sink a short-term spending deal on Friday because it did not include protections for young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally, an attempt to force movement on the issue.

Manchin and Jones were two of the five Democrats who broke with their leaders last week and voted for the spending bill.

The impasse ended Monday , when Democrats and Republicans agreed on a three-week funding bill.

It's still expected to be an uphill climb to reach a deal for young immigrants who benefit from the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which winds down March 5 .

Democrats, and some Republicans, have complained Trump is an unreliable negotiating partner on the issue of immigration.

The president, perhaps emboldened by the spending victory, has signaled he may take a hard line approach in negotiations.