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Good evening. Here’s the latest.
1. Coffins of all sizes.
Mass burials began in Sri Lanka for the more than 300 people killed in Sunday’s suicide attacks. The true toll of the attacks started to come into focus as details of the dead emerged — a celebrity chef, a mother at Mass, a fifth grader.
The Islamic State’s claim of responsibility has not been confirmed, but it dovetailed with the government’s suspicion that “an international network” had helped local Islamic extremists. Grief began turning ominously to sectarian anger.
President Maithripala Sirisena promised to restructure the military and the police over their failure to act on direct warnings that attacks were being planned.
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2. The Supreme Court will decide the battle over the way the nation tallies its population.
Hearing oral arguments today, the conservative majority seemed to back the Trump administration on allowing a citizenship question on the census. Critics say including it could depress participation and skew results.
The solicitor general, who represents the administration, said the question might be worth it: “You’re always trading off information and accuracy.”
A citizenship question has never been asked of all the nation’s residents in the census’ 230-year history, or of any since 1950. Including it, some experts say, could alter the political landscape for generations to come.
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3. Add this to the conflicts between President Trump and Congress.
The I. R. S. does not appear to be meeting the second deadline for releasing Mr. Trump’s tax returns. The Treasury Department said it needed until May 6 to look at the legality of the “unprecedented” request, but a presidential spokesman portrayed the failure to comply as the president’s decision. Above, Mr. Trump at a round-table discussion on tax reform this month.
Meanwhile, House Democrats are divided about whether to continue investigating Mr. Trump or move to impeachment. Our top legal reporter looked at the kinds of acts the framers thought could justify removal from office, and how they played out in the impeachments of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.
Separately, Stephen Moore, Mr. Trump’s presumptive nominee for the Federal Reserve, has written numerous published pieces over the years that include disparaging statements about women, gender equity and gay rights.
