The government accused the National Thowheed Jamaath of being behind the blasts at churches and hotels. Sri Lanka’s health minister called for a police official to resign, saying agencies were warned of possible attacks. Police made 21 arrests.
Today’s WorldView
Analysis Sri Lanka may have endured a ghastly civil war and suicide bombings in the past — but nothing of this scale.
Soldiers inspect St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Video: Drea Cornejo and JM Rieger/The Post; photo: Bloomberg News)
Across Sri Lanka, travelers and worshipers had settled in at tables for Easter breakfast and into church pews to celebrate a holy resurrection. Then the explosions began.
President Trump is seeking a court order to prevent his accounting firm from complying with what his lawyers say is an illegitimate use of congressional subpoena power by congressional Democrats.
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“If you don’t abide by this, there will be sanctions,” said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in announcing an end to waivers granted last year to eight countries and jurisdictions that rely heavily on Iranian oil.
A reconstruction of the special counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia shows why it was often a maddeningly difficult task.
Fact Checker
Analysis As the Trump administration’s move to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census comes before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, justices could be weighing a questionable claim by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
The proposal would require applicants who get a job offer from the federal government or its contractors to disclose whether they went through a pretrial diversion program that allowed them to avoid prison.
For the first time in decades, U.S. politicians and members of the business elite are debating whether American-style capitalism has a future.
The Massachusetts congressman joins a crowded field that already includes three other members of the House.
A video of the United Constitutional Patriots holding migrants against their will has sparked outrage and rebukes by civil rights groups and New Mexico officials.
TV Review
It was an episode for everyone to get things in order, to take stock of their lives. What we just saw could very well be the last moments of peace the Seven Kingdoms will experience.
