Things You Need to Know — compiled April 14.
Bomb killed 36 in Afghanistan The biggest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat by the U.S. killed 36 militants in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
Trump picks Ex-Im Bank chief Trump plans to nominate Scott Garrett, a GOP ex-congressman from New Jersey and a vocal critic of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, to serve as president of the agency, which helps overseas buyers get financing to purchase U.S. exports.
EPA to dilute water toxin rules The White House is moving to rewrite Obama-era rules limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants.
Trump shares N. Korea policy Leader Kim Jong Un joins a parade in Pyongyang on Saturday celebrating his late grandfather hours after Trump settles on his North Korea strategy: “maximum pressure and engagement.” U.S. sending troops to Somalia The U.S. is sending dozens of troops to Somalia, which is battling extremist group al-Shabab, in the largest such deployment to the Africa country in about two decades.
Pope leads Good Friday march Thousands pray as Pope Francis presides over the traditional Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday at the Colosseum in Rome.