By Alex Rogers
- “[White House Press Secretary Jay] Carney said [Monday] the U.S. will consider next steps including a new round of sanctions against Russia in concert with European partners. European foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg Monday to weigh new sanctions against Russian officials because of Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. He also confirmed reports that CIA Director John Brennan was in Kiev this weekend as part of a broader trip to Europe.” [WashExaminer]
- “On April 15, 2013, their lives intersected at the Marathon. One year later, they returned to the scene for a historic photo shoot.” [Boston Globe]
- “Two decades after Nevada’s founders proclaimed unswerving obedience to federal authority, Cliven Bundy’s family first settled the land where he and his supporters now make their heavily armed stand against federal power. ” [Atlantic]
- “Tom Steyer is betting that campaigning on climate change can win elections. Is the verdant billionaire right?” [Economist]
- “Rand Paul for President: Because what the GOP needs is a humbling landslide defeat” [WSJ/Bret Stephens]
- “With federal returns due Tuesday, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center says that a deal struck just months after President Obama’s re-election will force the top 0.1 percent—those making more than roughly $2.6 million a year—to pay an average of around $232,000 more in taxes for 2013.” [Hill]
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