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View in your browser     Clouds form over Iran deal as Trump deadline nears By Rebecca Kheel      Dark clouds are forming over the Iran nuclear deal as the calendar marches toward a May 12 deadline set by President Trump to improve the accord or see the United States effectively withdraw from it. When Trump extended Iran’s sanctions relief in January, he pledged it would be the last time unless European allies agree to a supplemental deal to fix what the president sees as the fundamental problems with the nuclear pact negotiated by the Obama administration. And while negotiations with the Europeans are ongoing, hopes for a solution are increasingly fading. Read the full story here     Teens rankle the right with gun activism By Niall Stanage The young activists who have pressed for stricter gun control since the Parkland school massacre in February have got under the right’s skin, even as the success of their broader push for legislative change remains uncertain. Read the full story here     Iowa law seen as breakthrough for ObamaCare foes By Nathaniel Weixel The plans would be cheaper than traditional ObamaCare plans because they wouldn’t be required to meet federal requirements. Read the full story here     Teachers flex political muscle in red-state strikes By Reid Wilson The walkouts, sickouts and strikes are the first major actions since the end of the recession, when state budgets were squeezed across the country, making raises untenable.  Read the full story here     Esty won't run for reelection after harassment allegations against ex-staffer By Ben Kamisar The Connecticut representative announced the decision as a number of prominent Democrats, as well as the state's largest newspaper, called for her to step down. Read the full story here     ‘Stormy Effect': Trump’s support falls with women, rises with men in new poll By Jonathan Easley Support from women fell from 41 percent to 35 percent in the new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll, even as Trump’s support among men rose 3 points to 53 percent. Read the full story here     Trump asks judge for private arbitration in Stormy Daniels lawsuit By Brett Samuels President Trump and his attorney, Michael Cohen, filed paperwork on Monday asking a federal judge to order a lawsuit brought by adult film star Stormy Daniels be resolved through private arbitration. Read the full story here     Trump calls on Congress to change 'ridiculous' immigration laws By Brett Samuels President Trump on Monday called the U.S. illegal immigration processing and deportation system "a whole big wasted procedure" in a pair of tweets demanding that Congress act. Read the full story here     Dow falls 495 points as China announces tariffs on US imports By Sylvan Lane U.S. stocks slid Monday after China announced new tariffs on agricultural imports from the United States in response to President Trump’s levies on foreign steel and aluminum. Read the full story here     Trump admin says Obama EPA car rules should be eased By Timothy Cama The Obama administration’s global warming rules for cars for the coming years are too strict and should be relaxed, the Trump administration declared Monday, siding with automakers. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Sponsored by FICO Don't be fooled. VantageScore is not an independent startup -- it's owned by the three credit bureaus. Allowing the credit bureaus to offer a credit score they own and control in mortgage lending decisions would consolidate their power over the entire credit reporting process. That's not good for competition or for consumers. Read More.         Mastering the DC rental market — taking lessons from Scott Pruitt's $50 per night rental deal By Ezra Rosser OPINION | Apparently, Scott Pruitt is unusually savvy when it comes to the Washington, D.C., rental market. Read the full story here     A way forward on immigration policy By Alberto Gonzales and Patrick Glen OPINION | Immigration issues have also been a central focus of the Trump administration, as has resort to executive action to fulfill its policy agenda.  Read the full story here     The New York Times: Industry giants push back on looming China trade action By Ana Swanson   President Trump’s promise to take tough action against China’s unfair economic practices was one of his most popular campaign ideas. But as the United States prepares stiff trade measures and China retaliates, stock markets have plummeted and some of America’s biggest companies are pushing back. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Hostility from Trump, criticism from Capitol Hill threaten to weaken the tech industry By Craig Timberg, Thomas Heath and Tony Romm   Monday was just the latest bad day for Silicon Valley, which has seen its biggest brands politically battered over several months as the president has lashed out on social media and U.S. and European regulators have scrutinized the industry. Read the full story here     CNN: Mueller authorized by DOJ to investigate alleged Manafort collusion with Russian government By Katelyn Polantz   Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was "colluding with Russian government officials" to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, prosecutors in the Russia probe revealed late Monday night. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: US raises prospect of Trump-Putin meeting at the White House By Ken Thomas   The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of the Russian president’s first Washington visit in more than a decade even as relations between the two powers have eroded. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: New quotas for immigration judges as Trump Administration seeks faster deportations By Laura Meckler Rules were laid out in a message sent Friday to immigration judges. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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