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Donald Trump
Trump and His Businesses Sue House Democrats to Hide Accounting Records
The New York Times - By NICHOLAS FANDOS and ANNIE KARNI
WASHINGTON — President Trump and his businesses, seeking to brush back congressional investigators, sued the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday to try to quash a congressional
World News
Sri Lanka Was Warned of Possible Attacks. Why Didn’t It Stop Them?
The New York Times - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, MUJIB MASHAL and DHARISHA BASTIANS
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The confidential security memo laid it all out: names, addresses, phone numbers, even the times in the middle of the night that one suspect would visit his wife. In the days leading
World News
Sri Lanka Was Warned of Possible Attacks. Why Didn’t It Stop Them?
The New York Times - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, MUJIB MASHAL and DHARISHA BASTIANS
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The confidential security memo laid it all out: names, addresses, phone numbers, even the times in the middle of the night that one suspect would visit his wife. In the days leading
Herman Cain
With Herman Cain Out of Fed Contention, Focus Shifts to Stephen Moore
The New York Times - By JIM TANKERSLEY and ALAN RAPPEPORT
WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that one of his embattled picks for the Federal Reserve Board, Herman Cain, has withdrawn his name from consideration, as attention shifted from the two loyalists’
Herman Cain
Trump Will Not Nominate Herman Cain to Fed Board
The New York Times - By ALAN RAPPEPORT
WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that Herman Cain, a former pizza company executive and conservative presidential candidate, has withdrawn from consideration to be nominated to the Federal Board.
Business
Stop & Shop Strike Ends With Union Claiming Victory on Pay and Health Care
The New York Times - By SANDRA E. GARCIA
After more than three months of negotiations and 11 days on strike, over 30,000 Stop & Shop workers have reached a tentative agreement with the supermarket chain that they said met their demands for better
World News
Local Group Is Blamed for Attacks, but Sri Lanka Suspects ‘International Network’
The New York Times - By KEITH BRADSHER and SANDRA E. GARCIA
NEW DELHI — Sri Lankan officials said on Monday that the coordinated bombings of churches and hotels across the country on Easter Sunday had been carried out by National Thowheeth Jama’ath, a little-known
Business
Kraft Heinz Picks New C.E.O. as It Faces Weak Sales and S.E.C. Inquiry
The New York Times - By REUTERS
World News
‘Why Kill the Innocents?’ Sri Lankans Mourn Bombing Victims
The New York Times - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and DHARISHA BASTIANS
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka — The little room could hold no more grief. All day Monday, through the steamy heat, mourners quietly stepped inside and paused in front of a sealed coffin containing what was left Sneha
World News
‘Why Kill the Innocents?’ Sri Lankans Mourn Bombing Victims
The New York Times - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and DHARISHA BASTIANS
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka — The little room, like much of Sri Lanka, could hold no more grief. All day Monday, through the steamy heat, mourners quietly stepped inside and paused in front of a sealed coffin what
Opinion
Sri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was ‘Good.’
The New York Times - By KARA SWISHER
This is the ugly conundrum of the digital age: When you traffic in outrage, you get death. So when the Sri Lankan government temporarily shut down access to American social media services like Facebook
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren’s Higher Education Plan: Cancel Student Debt and Eliminate Tuition
The New York Times - By ASTEAD W. HERNDON
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has structured her presidential campaign around a steady unveiling of disruptive policy ideas, on Monday proposed her biggest one yet: a $1.25 trillion plan
American Soccer
Relevent Sports Sues U.S. Soccer, Escalating Fight Over Sanctioning
The New York Times - By KEVIN DRAPER
In a sudden escalation of a long simmering feud, Relevent Sports filed a lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation in New York State Court on Monday, claiming U.S. Soccer is jeopardizing Relevent’s
World News
Photos from Sri Lanka: Grief and Questions After the Attacks
The New York Times - By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Sri Lankans returned to streets on Monday that were emptied by an overnight curfew, a day after Easter bombings that killed nearly 300 people and injured 500. Investigators have arrested two dozen people
The Arts
Chasing Rembrandt’s Tulips on Two Wheels
The New York Times - By SUSANNE MASTERS
While primarily a painter of people, the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn immortalized at least one tulip. In 1634 he painted his wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, as Flora, goddess of spring and flowers, crowned
The Arts
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8, Episode 2 Recap: The Things We Do for Love
The New York Times - By JEREMY EGNER
Season 8, Episode 2, ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ “The things I do for love.” “Game of Thrones” essentially began with that quip, a romantic cliché given twisted new meaning by its context, as a cad
Manila
Strong Earthquake Strikes Philippines; Killing Up to 8
The New York Times - By JASON GUTIERREZ
MANILA — A powerful earthquake shook the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving up to eight people dead in collapsed buildings, municipal and disaster relief officials said. The Philippine Institute Volcanology
Iran
U.S. Moves to Stop All Nations From Buying Iranian Oil
The New York Times - By EDWARD WONG and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
The Trump administration moved to broaden Iran’s economic isolation on Monday by announcing it would fully enforce sanctions that were imposed last fall and stop allowing five large nations to buy Iranian
Discrimination
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Bias Law Covers Gay and Transgender Workers
The New York Times - By ADAM LIPTAK
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against gay and transgender workers. The law, Title VII of the Civil
Health
Should You Be Eating Eggs?
The New York Times - By JANE E. BRODY
Once more, Humpty Dumpty took a great fall last month when a new study linked egg consumption to cardiovascular disease. What follows may — or may not — put Humpty back together again, especially for lovers
Business School
It’s Earth Day. Here’s How to Make Less Trash.
The New York Times - By JILL COWAN
Good morning. (If you don’t already get California Today by email, here’s the sign-up.) Danner Doud-Martin is not a climate change expert or a scientist. But she’s the person I wanted to talk to for Earth
World News
Local Group Is Blamed for Attacks, but Sri Lanka Suspects ‘International Network’
The New York Times - By KEITH BRADSHER and SANDRA E. GARCIA
NEW DELHI — Sri Lankan officials said on Monday that the coordinated bombings of churches and hotels across the country on Easter Sunday had been carried out by National Thowheeth Jama’ath, a little-known
World News
Sri Lanka, Ukraine, ‘Game of Thrones’: Your Monday Briefing
The New York Times - By CHRIS STANFORD
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning, We’re covering the aftermath of the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, new details about the relationship between President Trump and
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton Joins 2020 Race for President
The New York Times - By MATT STEVENS
Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, a third-term congressman who has pushed for a “new generation of leadership” in Washington, declared his candidacy for president on Monday, becoming the 19th
The Arts
Review: ‘Gentleman Jack’ Finds a Swaggering Woman in Want of a Wife
The New York Times - By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
“Are you a man?” a young boy asks Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) in the second episode of HBO’s “Gentleman Jack.” “Well, that’s a … question,” she says. She’s heard it before, even when dressed in silks ribbons
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar’s Big Idea: Bipartisan Appeal Can Beat Trump
The New York Times - By LISA LERER
NEVADA, Iowa — She doesn’t speak Norwegian. She never played bass in an emo-punk band. And she isn’t trying to lead a “political revolution.” But Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, is making
Opinion
The Border Realities Beneath the Fury
The New York Times - By JEAN GUERRERO
TIJUANA, Mexico — When we think of southwestern borderlands, many Americans think of half-abandoned outposts or quaint small towns with lone desert highways. Others conjure a more menacing, cracked-earth
Botanical Gardens
Subway Fares Went Up (So Did Tension Between Cuomo and the Transit Chief)
The New York Times - By AZI PAYBARAH
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Monday. The funniest child in America just may be a sixth grader on the Upper West Side named Carolyn White. Weather: Temperatures start
Jerry Brown
A Pregnant Victim, a Grisly Murder and a Suspect Called ‘Grim Creepa’
The New York Times - By ASHLEY SOUTHALL and EDGAR SANDOVAL
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Online, Jerry Brown adopted the persona of a killer, baptizing himself the “Grim Creepa” on Facebook. His former girlfriend to