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AGENDA ITEMS
Senators: Trump should relinquish Comey tapes
aa ~ | Senators including Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on Sunday that if President
Donald Trump recorded conversations with former FBI Director James Comey,
he should provide those recordings to lawmakers. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-
N.Y., said Democrats might seek to delay a vote on a new FBI director until a
special prosecutor is appointed to investigate potential connections between
Trump and Russia.
Graham (Justin Sullivan/Getty
images) Reuters (5/15)
. 9th Circuit to weigh revised travel ban Reuters (5/15)
. Price predicts Senate AHCA vote before Aug. The Hill (5/12)
7 Senate to look at mechanisms for infrastructure funding Bloomberg BNA (free
content) (5/12)
DATA POINTS
Consumer retail activity up in April
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Retail sales increased by 0.4% in April, while the consumer-price index
increased by 0.2% during the month. Retail sales improved in nine of the 13
main categories during April.
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THE CONVERSATION
. Former Sen. Judd Gregg: The simple fix GOP should make to health bill The Hill (5/15)
" Columnist Albert Hunt: Bad behavior is becoming the norm Bloomberg View (5/14)
. Former Judge Kenneth Starr: No need for Rosenstein to appoint special
prosecutor The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (5/14)
DAILY DIVERSION
$100 survived 34 transactions in a currency-exchange experiment
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