DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats will meet Tuesday [4-30-19] in search of a fix for the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, but they’ll first have to swerve around an escalating battle over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The meeting, which will mark the first time Trump has hosted Democratic leaders since an acrimonious gathering during the partial government shutdown in January, comes as the White House is resisting Democratic demands to question administration officials involved in the Mueller investigation into Russian election interference. Trump and Democratic lawmakers have flirted with a bipartisan infrastructure deal since the president took office, but talks have stalled around how to pay for the trillion-dollar-plus investment needed to make a dent in modernizing the nation’s highways, transit systems and airports. And that was before congressional subpoenas started flying…House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will arrive at the White House to discuss infrastructure as lawmakers are simultaneously pursuing the president’s tax returns and sparring with the administration over the testimony of top officials, including Attorney General William Barr.”
–John Fritze and Eliza Collins, “Trump, Pelosi to meet on infrastructure as tensions escalate over Mueller report,” USA Today, April 29, 2019 6:16 pm