Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017

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The man charged in the deadly truck attack in Manhattan on Tuesday entered the United States seven years ago through a lottery program intended to diversify the country. President Trump has pressed Congress to cancel the program. “Sounds nice,” he said. “It is not nice. It is not good.”  Guests: Michael Schwirtz, an investigative reporter for The New York Times; Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.