August 3, 2018

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Top Political News

• Senate clears $154B ‘minibus’ spending measure. The Hill
• How Fake Influence Campaigns on Facebook Lured Real People. New York Times
• Cheaper Health Plans With Less Coverage Move Forward. Wall Street Journal
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump’s CEQ, EPA picks squeak through split committee. E&E News
• Senate OKs first Interior-EPA bill in years. E&E News
• Federal agency pauses tree-removal plan to help sage grouse. Associated Press
• Trump Unveils His Plan to Weaken Fuel Economy Rules. New York Times

Indian Affairs

• ‘Congress has never heard a voice like mine’: Native American woman seeks to make history. The Guardian
• Native candidates are rewriting history. Indian Country Today
• Why there aren’t any Native American charter schools in Washington state. Seattle Times
• PSU To Offer State’s First Major In Indigenous Nations And Native American Studies This Fall. Oregon Public Broadcasting

Labor

• Sen. Rubio’s Paid Family Leave Plan Tied to Social Security. Bloomberg Law
• Stage set for unions’ legal challenge against Trump’s executive orders, but effects already hurt. Washington Post

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• China warns it could fire back with tariffs of $60 billion in U.S. goods. Washington Post
• Europe Feels the Squeeze of the Trump Trade Tariffs. New York Times
• U.S. Trade Deficit Widened in June for First Time in Four Months. Bloomberg
• U.S. job growth slows in July, unemployment rate dips. Reuters

Technology

• Dangerous Drones Could be Intercepted by Feds. Bloomberg Government
• Inside the life of Waymo’s driverless test family. Los Angeles Times
• 2021 May Be the Year of the Fully Autonomous Car. MIT Technology Review
• Scooter startup Bird plans to fund protected bike lanes. Curbed
• New York City considering limits on ride-share vehicles. The Hill
• Apple is the first $1 trillion company in history. Washington Post

Transportation

• Senate OKs $16.1 billion for transit, passenger rail. Progressive Railroading
• Senate Agrees to One-Year Ban on Transit Rail Car and Bus Procurements from Chinese-Owned Companies. Eno Transportation
• HSR in the PNW? Railway Age
• Visualizing the Hidden ‘Logic’ of Cities. CityLab