| No Images? Click here  Wednesday, April 24TRUMP SET TO CUT OFF CONGRESS President Donald Trump’s administration is not abiding Democratic requests for Trump’s tax returns under a federal tax-disclosure law that gives Congress the power to request copies of anyone’s tax information. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his department would provide a final answer by May 6 but strongly suggested that answer will be no. [HuffPost]UN CAVES TO U.S. DEMANDS ON RAPE LAW A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflict was averted on Tuesday after a long-agreed phrase was removed because Trump’s administration sees it as code for abortion, diplomats said. [Reuters]TWITTER CEO HAS CLOSED-DOOR MEETING WITH TRUMP Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had a closed-door meeting with Trump at the White House. The company called the sit-down “constructive,” but the president reportedly spent “a significant portion” of the time complaining about his follower count. [HuffPost]PARKLAND TEARS ITSELF APART In grieving Parkland, Florida, there’s a fight ripping the community apart. Heightened efforts to minimize the threat of further violence see preventative measures racialized, and even among survivors’ families there is intense politicized dispute as to how best to avert any more killings. [HuffPost]SRI LANKA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 359 The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359, police said Wednesday, as the country’s leaders vowed to overhaul the security apparatus amid a series of intelligence lapses before the attacks. [AP]WALTON ACCUSER DISCUSSES ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS Former sports reporter Kelli Tennant spoke out Tuesday about her sexual assault allegations against Luke Walton, the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings. Tennant filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the NBA coach and former player forced himself on her in 2014. [HuffPost]
 UNITED AIRLINES AGENT FACES CHARGE An employee of United Airlines accused of using a racial slur toward a black customer is facing a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. Houston police issued Carmella Davano a citation for disorderly conduct after United customer Cacilie Hughes alleged that the airline agent had called her a monkey. [HuffPost]U.S. FILES CHARGES AGAINST DRUG DISTRIBUTOR The U.S. government filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distribution company and executives, alleging they helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic by putting profits ahead of patients’ safety. [Reuters]MOMS FIGHT TO USE CAMPAIGN FUNDS Child care is a key barrier preventing women from seeking office, but a fight is brewing to change that. Mothers running for office in at least seven states have pushed election officials to clarify what decades-old state campaign finance laws have to say about using funds for child care. [HuffPost]NETANYAHU WANTS TO NAME TOWN AFTER TRUMP Israel said it would name a new community on the Golan Heights after Trump as an expression of gratitude for the U.S. president’s recognition of its claim of sovereignty over the strategic plateau. [Reuters]MYANMAR COURT REJECTS JOURNALISTS’ APPEALS On Tuesday, Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected the appeals of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, two Reuters reporters who have been jailed in the country since December 2017, accused of disseminating state secrets pertinent to national security. [HuffPost]MALAWI BEGINS VACCINATING CHILDREN AGAINST MALARIA The government of Malawi has begun administering the world’s first approved malaria vaccine to young children as part of a sweeping pilot program that could save tens of thousands of lives per year across some of Africa’s poorest regions, advocates say. [HuffPost]
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