*** REGIONAL NEWS LAST WEEKEND ***

+ The Olympian: State restricts outdoor fires as conditions dry out – New burn restrictions took effect Saturday, April 17, for the South Puget Sound Region.

+ KING-5 TV: Washington’s lakes and rivers still dangerously cold despite warm weather

+ McClatchy News: ‘This doesn’t feel like the right moment’ to reopen U.S. border, Canadian official says

+ The Seattle P-I: Washington initiative promoter Tim Eyman ordered to pay an additional $2.9M in fines

+ KING-5 TV: Northern Lights spotted over western Washington

*** SELECT NATIONAL NEWS LAST WEEKEND ***

The Seattle Times: As mask mandates end, Oregon bucks trend with permanent rule

Reuters: A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders: study

NIAID: NIH Begins Study of Allergic Reactions to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines

The Washington Post: Despite diplomatic clashes, U.S. and China vow to work together on climate change

MSN: Feuds set aside as U.S. and China agree to cooperate on climate change

*** TRUMP NEW LAST WEEKEND ***

The Washington Post: Trump’s grip on GOP looms as support falters for independent probe of Capitol riot

The Daily Kos: Federal judge [Emmet Sullivan] warns that Trump could be in yuuuuuge legal trouble

The New York Times: 100 Days Without Trump on Twitter: A Nation Scrolls More Calmly

MSNBC: Rep. Devin Nunes really compared Trump to Martin Luther King Jr., who was actually spied on.

The Center for Responsive Politics: Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Are Outraising Pro-Trump Challengers

The Daily Kos: Garland’s DOJ reverses Trump-era rule on consent decrees, which help hold local police accountable

The Washington Times: ‘Donument’: GOP lawmaker’s bill would make Trump’s border wall a national monument

The Daily Kos: Pro-Trump website ‘TheDonald’ confirms detailed plans to storm Capitol and kill members of Congress

The Washington Post: RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel comes under pressure to show more independence from Trump