Updated at 9:05 p.m. ET
President Trump told House Republicans that he will support them “1,000 percent” in their efforts to pass immigration legislation later this week. Republicans left the wide-ranging talk in the Capitol in good spirits but still unsure if they have the votes to pass a bill.
Members emerged from the evening meeting with a range of opinions about what Trump would support. Some said they were confident Trump specifically endorsed a compromise between moderates and conservatives to address both legal and illegal immigration. Others thought Trump signaled he would vote for anything Congress can pass. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said Trump supported them more broadly.
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