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 Graham (Justin Sullivan/Getty Trump and Russia.
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. Price predicts Senate AHCA vote before Aug. The Hill (5/12)
. Senate to look at mechanisms for infrastructure funding Bloomberg BNA (free content) (5/12)
DATA POINTS
Consumer retail activity up in April
ee— ~ | 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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