Good Monday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing, sponsored by ExxonMobil.

And I'm Jake Sherman. The top story this morning is what's happening down at the border.

Our colleague Alana Shores in McCallin, Texas, and reports that more than 1,100 migrants await an uncertain future at a strained border patrol facility with the Trump administration's new zero

tolerance policy for people entering the U.S. illegally. The center also coordinates sending

children to detention centers run by the HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement while their parents

had to court. Burgess Everett details how Republican senators are demanding more details about the Trump administration's

separated families policy. Senators Susan Collins and Jeff Flake sent a letter to DHS and HHS over the

weekend, seeking clarification on whether families are separated when they seek asylum and how often it

occurs. It is the strongest pushback Trump

has received from congressional Republicans for its policy. They weren't alone. First Lady Belani

at Trump's office made a rare statement that she said she hates seeing children and parents separated

and hopes that Republicans and Democrats can come together on the issue.

While former First Lady Laura Bush had strong words in a Washington Post piece where she said it breaks her heart that children are separated from their parents

and that the images are reminiscent of the Japanese-American

internment camps of World War II.

This all comes as Trump is set to meet with Republicans on Immigration Tuesday.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Mark Short, the president's top congressional liaison,

said that the White House has to do a better job of communicating its policy.

But here's a newsflash from us.

Explaining why the government is separating families at the border is not likely to make the policy

more popular. Meanwhile, President Trump tweeted last night that Democrats should get together with

their Republican counterparts and work something out on border security and safety. Don't wait until

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