09 Apr April 6, 2018
Top Political News
- Trump administration imposes sweeping new sanctions on Russian elite. Washington Post
- Robert Mueller Notches Prison Sentence for Lawyer, Reveals Key Memo on Paul Manafort. Wall Street Journal
- President Trump Signs Proclamation To Send National Guard Troops To Mexican Border. National Public Radio
- Trump to Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner Again This Year. Bloomberg News
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Scott Pruitt’s job in jeopardy amid expanding ethics issues. Washington Post
- 15 AGs sue Trump EPA for not enforcing pollution controls. The Hill
- Quietly, Trump Officials and California Seek a Deal on Car Emissions. New York Times
- Documents show Shell grappled with climate change years ago. E&E News
- Trump administration may alter protections for threatened species. The Hill
Indian Affairs
- Tribes see improvements, hurdles as they charge non-Natives. Associated Press
- New Washington law aims to help find missing Native American women. Spokesman Review
- Seattle School Board selects first Native American superintendent in city history. Seattle Times
- PSU Moves Closer To Native American Studies Major. Oregon Public Broadcasting
Labor
- Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky Walk Out: ‘It Really Is a Wildfire.’ New York Times
- The Newest Weapons Against Unions Are Employees. Bloomberg News
- In Nafta Shift, U.S. Focuses on Labor Standards. Wall Street Journal
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- U.S. and China Play Chicken on Trade, and Neither Swerves. New York Times
- China threatens to hit back as Trump seeks additional tariffs on $100 billion of Chinese goods. Washington Post
- US auto manufacturers call for China and US to work out trade disputes. The Hill
White House Tries to Pull Nafta Back From Brink as Deadlines Loom. New York Times - Acting against Putin, U.S. imposes sanctions on businessmen close to Kremlin. Reuters
Technology
- Autonomous Cars Are Almost Here. Are Cities Ready? The Atlantic
- As Shared Scooters Invade, Cities Must Decide Whose Vehicles Belong Where. Wired
- U.S. congressional panels probe whether Russia got Facebook data: sources. Reuters
Transportation
- Trump’s Infrastructure Strategist Is Leaving The White House. National Public Radio
- Trump Taps Heidi King to Run National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Wall Street Journal
- Toll Roads So Tough, Naughty Drivers Are Felons. Wall Street Journal
- Tolls on downtown streets? Seattle mayor pushes for plan to cut traffic, greenhouse gases. Seattle Times
- Smart Cities Collaborative Gets Ready to Kick Off a 2nd Round. Route Fifty
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