December 1, 2017

04 Dec December 1, 2017

Top Political News

• Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. Washington Post
• House Plans Two-Week Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown. Bloomberg
• Mick Mulvaney is now one of the most powerful bureaucrats in the country. Washington Post
• House Leaders Call on Conyers to Resign After an Accuser Details Her Charges. New York Times
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• House passes EPA contaminated site clean-up bill. The Hill
• Democratic commissioner sworn in to energy regulatory board. The Hill
• $30M to clean National Guard toxic armories in Senate plan. Oregonian
• Trump to cut Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, Grand Staircase-Escalante by half, documents show. Washington Post

Indian Affairs

• Behind The Fence: Chemawa’s Culture of Secrecy. Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Oregon’s Native American students face obstacles to stay in, complete school. Statesman Journal
• Senate passes Native American energy bill. E&E

Labor

• House committee hears PBGC multiemployer program issues. Pensions & Investments
• Morgan Lewis Partner Said to Be White House Pick for Labor Board. Bloomberg BNA
• Federal Contractors Are Offshoring at a Fast Clip Under Trump. Bloomberg

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• McConnell says Senate has the votes to pass GOP tax bill. Washington Post
• Dueling Tax Plans: Here’s what the Senate and House Have to Resolve. New York Times
• Tax bill could trigger historic spending cuts. Politico
• It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life. New York Times
• Trump’s First Major Trade Fight With China Could Be Over Solar Panels. New York Times
• As Nafta Tensions Simmer, Canada Pursues Trade With Asia. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• A.I. Will Transform the Economy, But How Much, and How Soon? New York Times
• Thanks to autonomous vehicles, we could have these utopian, tree-filled streets. Curbed
• GM and Cruise on track to field a self-driving ride hailing service by 2019. TechCrunch
• Portland pays off for electric vehicle drivers. Portland Business Journal

Transportation

• Trump’s missing infrastructure plan. Axios
• Bipartisan lawmakers ready infrastructure report amid questions over White House plan. The Hill
• The GOP Tax Bills Are Infrastructure Bills Too. Here’s Why. Governing
• Trump Administration Aims To Loosen Obama-Era Truck Safety Rules. National Public Radio
• Chuck Schumer Says No to Gas Tax Hike, Complicating Trump’s Infrastructure Push. The Daily Beast