Speaker Nancy Pelosi will gather House Democrats on a conference call to discuss the Mueller report today. Whether it’s brought up directly or not, Democrats' impeachment dilemma will be top of mind for many. More in Playbook:
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.AP’s Bharatha Mallawarachi and Krishan Francis in Colombo, Sri Lanka: “The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels, killing more than 200 people, were carried out by seven suicide bombers from a domestic militant group named National Thowfeek Jamaath, a government official said Monday.
“[T]he State Department is set to announce that all countries will have to completely end their imports of Iranian oil or be subject to U.S. sanctions. … On Monday morning, Secretary of Statewill announce to the media that, as of May 2, the State Department will no longer grant sanctions waivers to any country that is currently importing Iranian crude or condensate, two State Department officials told me. ......
by Josh Zumbrun: “The accord now being drawn up to resolve the trade fight between the world’s two largest economies promises better treatment of U.S. companies in China and more Chinese orders for U.S. crops and other products. But rattled businesses on both sides of the Pacific are skittish about rushing back in to revive the once-booming investment activity between the two countries.
by WaPo’s Lisa Rein: “Under a proposed update to hiring requirements, applicants who get a job offer from the federal government or its contractors would have to disclose whether they went through a pretrial diversion program that allowed them to avoid prison — and a criminal record. The answer could lead an agency to rescind the offer.”Three competitors—Coke, Dr Pepper and Pepsi—are working together to reduce sugar consumed from beverages. That's a big deal.cut a $5.
“[New Jersey Rep. Tom] Malinowski, 53, is just one of nearly 100 members of the freshman class in the House — but he’s quickly becoming one of Democrats’ most influential voices on foreign policy, educating his fellow members about key issues and aggressively pushing the Trump administration to prioritize global human rights issues and reorient its often chaotic foreign policy.”
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