August 27, 2021

30 Aug August 27, 2021

Top News

• Supreme Court ends Biden’s eviction moratorium. New York Times
• Biden sticks to Aug. 31 withdrawal from Afghanistan. Politico
• Fed chief signals support for the economy could begin to be pulled back this year, if recovery stays strongly on track. Washington Post
• House moderates provide even more leverahe to Joe Mancin on reconciliation. NBC
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• How the U.S. Could Slash Climate Pollution by 2030. Atlantic
• These Maps Tell the Story of Two Americas: One Parched, One Soaked. New York Times
• EPA Dismissed Biden Officials’ Criticism of Auto Emissions Plan. Bloomberg
• Oil producers push Democrats to preserve key drilling deduction. The Hill

Indian Affairs

• No one knows how many Indigenous women are murdered each year. That makes the deaths hard to stop. NBC News
• Bill would ban Native caricatures in schools. Concord Monitor
• U.S. boarding schools for Indians had a hidden agenda: stealing land. The Washington Post
• Red Lake Nation assists Navajo Nation. Lake Powell Life

Labor 

• Delta Upends U.S. Labor Chief’s Plans for Swift Jobs Comeback. Bloomberg
• The Pandemic Is Testing the Federal Reserve’s New Policy Plan. New York Times
• U.S. courts oppose harassment shield bill for judiciary workers. Bloomberg Law
• Restaurants grapple with vaccine mandate policies in historically tight labor market. CNBC

Taxation & Trade

• The U.S. is reviewing its trade policy with China, says USTR Katherine Tai. CNBC
• Senate Democrats release more details of international tax plan. The Hill
• U.S. trade Tai tells Turkey countries must remove digital services taxes. Yahoo News
• China eyes pushing U.S. IPO-bound firms to hand over data control-sourcces. Reuters

Technology 

• Facebook Said to Consider Forming an Election Commission. New York Times
• Federal agencies planning to expand use of facial recognition. The Hill
• Huawei gets U.S. approvals to buy auto chips, sparking blow back. Reuters
• New CISA director wants to spend less time cleaning up after big hacks, more time preparing for them. CyberScoop

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Cortez Masto lauds infrastructure bill’s clean energy boost. Associated Press
• The bipartisan infrastructure bill provides historic funding for transit. It’s not enough. Vox
• Ontario, Michigan partner to explore transportation technologies. Transport Topics
• Judge blocks Texas Gov. Abbot’s order restricting transportation of migrants. The Hill

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