Today’s Times
- Though he was once a fierce supporter of gun rights, Senator Harry Reid is now shepherding legislation that would expand background checks, among other gun control measures, Jennifer Steinhauer reports. It’s all part of a complex web of political calculations and evolutions that has come to define his leadership style over the last decade.
- As a group of eight senators, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, inches closer to a bill that would overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, wants everyone to keep expectations in check, Ashley Parker reports.
Around the Web
- Fans, admirers and even her critics have begun forming “super PACs†in case Hillary Rodham Clinton decides to run for president in 2016, Politico reports.
Happening in Washington
- The president and first lady will attend the White House Easter Egg Roll.