President Donald Trump, his family and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas seeking their banking and financial records.

Two House committees subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other financial institutions earlier this month as part of investigations into the Republican president’s finances.

The Trumps want a federal judge to declare the subpoenas unlawful and unenforceable. The lawsuit also seeks to block the financial institutions from disclosing information and complying with the subpoenas.

In Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted a social media ban that was imposed after the Islamic State-claimed Easter bombings.

Sirisena ended the blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and other popular sites, but asked the public to “act in a responsible manner” on social media, according to a government statement.

The government had said it was seeking to curb the spread of misinformation when it blocked social media in the wake of the April 21 bombings at churches and luxury hotels that killed 253 people.

TommieMedia reporter Rae Beaner reports on potential renovations to the Grotto on South Campus. The wooded area between the Ireland Library and Brady Education Center has been neglected, but renovating it could lead to a nice place for worship on campus.

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Maddie Peters can be reached at pete9542@stthomas.edu.