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Sri Lanka blasts were retaliation for New Zealand mosque attacks, official says The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombings that killed at least 321 people at churches and hotels. By Joanna Slater, Amantha Perera and Shibani Mahtani · Read more Post Reports | Listen Now 'The numbers are just staggering': Death toll rises in Sri Lanka Joanna Slater and Tony Romm provide analysis on the Sri Lanka attacks and the government's response. Rachael Bade on why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is tapping the brakes on impeachment talk. And Aynne Kokas on China's first sci-fi blockbuster coming to Netflix. By The Washington Post · Read more   House panel moves to hold ex-White House official in contempt over refusal to testify The White House had instructed Carl Kline not to appear before a House panel looking into security clearances. By Tom Hamburger · Read more   Six Trump Interior appointees are being investigated for possible ethical misconduct The department's inspector general is looking into whether they violated ethics rules by engaging with former employers or clients on agency-related business. By Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni · Read more   How Nest, designed to keep intruders out of people's homes, effectively allowed hackers to get in Many companies, including Nest, have essentially chosen to let some hackers slip through the cracks rather than impose countermeasures that users might find inconvenient. By Reed Albergotti · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Supreme Court's conservatives appear likely to let Trump add citizenship question to 2020 Census The court's ideological divide was on full display during arguments, with liberal justices appearing skeptical of the case offered by the administration. By Robert Barnes and Mark Berman · Read more   Joe Biden plans to enter 2020 race with Thursday video announcement The former vice president will join a crowded field with a candidacy that will test many of the questions facing the Democratic Party. By Matt Viser · Read more   For the first time, U.S. files criminal charges against an opioid distributor The charges are a milestone in the government's battle against companies accused of ignoring the diversion of hundreds of millions of painkillers to the black market. By Lenny Bernstein · Read more   Trump Town: Netanyahu wants to repay Trump's Golan move with a community named in his honor It's one more sign of the flourishing relationship between the prime minister and president. By Loveday Morris · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix | Analysis How Congress changed positions on disclosure between the Starr report and the Mueller report Congress's willingness to request underlying evidence from Justice Department investigations often falls along party lines. By JM Rieger · Read more   Perspective Thank you, President Trump, for making Washington's glitziest dinner as dull as it should be Celebrities will be scarce at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner — and that's a good thing. By Margaret Sullivan · Read more   America's new pastime? Increasingly, it's milking goats. The cow is still the queen of milk production in the United States. But new data show that goats are having a moment. By Laura Reiley and Andrew Van Dam · Read more   The unusual 'Jeopardy!' strategy behind a pro gambler's winning streak James Holzhauer has shattered records on his way to dominating the past 13 games. Now he's on the verge of winning $1 million. By Emily Yahr · Read more

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