2.5% GDP growth is positive news
Morning Must Reads: April 29
In the news: Syria, Medicare, natural gas, Bob Goodlatte, Anthony Foxx, Kosovo, Google, and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Four Enduring Mysteries About the Boston Bombings
As Washington debates what lessons to draw, the effort to learn the full story of the Tsarnaev brothers continues.
WATCH: President Obama Brings the Laughs at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The President fired off jabs at everyone and everything from CNN to Taylor Swift to George W. Bush’s new presidential library.
Barack Obama’s Remarks at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (Transcript)
“I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.”
Photos: At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Politicians and the journalists who write about them gather with Hollywood’s elite for the annual toast and roast.
The White House Correspondents Pre-Party: Photos Inside the TIME-People ‘Welcome Reception’
Actress Jessica Pare, Actor Fred Armisen, Daily Show correspondents Aasif Mandvi and John Oliver, Gayle King, Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, Arianna Huffington, and others attended
The Coolest D.C. Party Is Still Lame
Hank Johnson: Imagine a World Without Balloons
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)extolled the benefits of the Federal Helium Program on the House floor today
Now for Sale: Congress’s Constitutional Authority
In small ways and big, Congress’s FAA climbdown is Washington at its worst
$20 Million
— How much money Fleet Week brings to New York City every year, according to the Daily Beast. Fleet Week was canceled this year due to sequestration.
U.S. Intelligence on Sarin…With a Grain of Salt
Obama finds himself in a pickle: if he does nothing, some will say Assad is pushing him around. If he orders an attack, he’s likely only to degrade, not destroy, Syria’s chemical weapons.
Morning Must Reads: April 26
In the news: the red line and Syria, huge garment factory in Bagladesh collapses, George W. Bush’s supporters rise, and Mike Allen