Tuesday's Headlines: Sri Lankan police home in on obscure Islamist group in Easter attacks
Bombings were in retaliation for Christchurch mosque shootings, defense official says; Deadly attacks tap into global anxiety about Christian-Muslim violence
Democracy Dies in Darkness
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
Officials are investigating National Thowheeth Jamaath — a local group that a U.S. official said has ties to the Islamic State — in the highly coordinated suicide bombings of churches and hotels Sunday.
By Joanna Slater, Shane Harris and Amantha Perera · Read more
Sri Lanka's state minister for defense told parliament that Sunday's attacks were in response to the New Zealand shootings that left 50 Muslims dead in two mosques. He also acknowledged there were security lapses that allowed the bombings to occur.
By Joanna Slater, Amantha Perera and Shibani Mahtani · Read more
The aftermath of the special counsel's report, as well as Congress's inability to help serve as a check on President Trump, could create a precedent in which it remains unclear where to draw lines on presidential behavior.
The president's lawyer claims there's nothing illegal about a campaign taking information from a foreign government — and that what Hillary Clinton did was much worse.
Democratic leaders said investigative committees would continue their inquiries into President Trump, according to three officials on a conference call Monday.
By Rachael Bade, Karoun Demirjian and Jacqueline Alemany · Read more
While Republicans would likely defend the president out of "partisan adherence," Harris said at a CNN town hall, "that does not mean that the process should not take hold."
The House Judiciary Committee ordered the president's former counsel Donald McGahn to testify next month and hand over documents pertaining to federal investigations of Trump.
By David Fahrenthold, Rachael Bade and John Wagner · Read more
In a first-of-its-kind-decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that marking a car's tires to gather information is a form of trespass requiring a warrant.
The new head of the agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac confirmed he is reviewing issues surrounding executive pay at the housing giants. Nine executives at Fannie and Freddie are paid $2 million or more.
Stephen Moore also wrote in the columns for the National Review in the 2000s that co-ed sports are a "travesty" and that female athletes were seeking "equal pay for inferior work."
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