13 Sep September 10, 2021
Top News
- Justice Department sues Texas over six-week abortion ban. CNN
- Manchin, Sanders set for clash over Biden spending package. The Hill
- Democrats plot shutdown-prevention patch into December. Politico
- Stephanie Murphy to oppose her party’s ‘rushed’ budget package in committee. Roll Call
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Environmental groups ask Congress to fund billions of dollars in climate measures in reconciliation. CNN
- Conservation group says it will only endorse Democrats who support $3.5T spending plan. The Hill
- Natural Gas Excluded in Democrats’ Budget Plan for Clean Energy. Bloomberg
- Biden nominates DC regulator to federal energy commission. The Hill
Indian Affairs
- ‘Poet Warrior’ Joy Harjo Wants Native Peoples To Be Seen As Human. NPR
- How Texas abortion law is undermining Native American women’s reproductive justice. NBC News
- Bryan Newland Sworn in as Interior Dept. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Native News
- Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Lake Traverse Reservation. Red Lakes Nation
- Petitions Filed to Have U.S. Supreme Court Decide on Indian Child Welfare Act Constitutionality. Native News
Labor
- ‘Not dealing with rookies’: Companies brace for Biden’s new labor cops. Politico
- Google’s NLRB Case Creates Chance for New Rules on Worker Speech. Bloomberg
- Medicare’s benefits are full of holes — and patients keep falling through. Vox
- Biden’s Employer Shot Mandate Tasks OSHA With New Rulemaking. Bloomberg Law
Taxation & Trade
- Moderate Democrats want the $3.5 trillion spending plan to remove the limit on state and local tax deductions. CNBC
- Why Trump’s steel tariffs are now Biden’s political headache. Politico
- China Trade Surges to New Records on Strong U.S., EU Demand. Bloomberg
- Biden And Xi Jinping Speak For The First Time In Months Amid Fraying U.S.-China Ties. NPR
Technology
- Tech founders have left the building. Axios
- Tech giants are rushing to develop their own chips — here’s why. CNBC
- Facebook lures top Democrat to its D.C. lobbying ranks. Politico
- United Nations confirms its systems were breached this year. The Hill
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Let’s dismantle racist infrastructure. Let’s start with American highways. Fast Company
- GOP pressure to block bipartisan infrastructure bill builds in the House. CNN
- A commission has a $117 billion plan to modernize the Northeast
- Corridor. Here’s how it improves passenger rail. Washington Post
- U.S. Airlines Warn of Dimming Outlook Amid Delta Variant. Wall Street Journal
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