December 10, 2021

13 Dec December 10, 2021

Top News

• CDC director says most US omicron infections mild so far. The Hill
• House Approves Post-Trump Curbs on Presidential Power. New York Times
• House Democrats update list of members slated for 2022 help. Roll Call
• The Fed’s inflation challenge: Getting the policy and the messaging right. Washington Post
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Oil CEOs clash with U.S. Energy Dept official over energy transition. Reuters
• Biden approving oil, gas drilling permits on public lands at faster rate than Trump: analysis. The Hill
• Biden flexes federal purchasing power on climate. Roll Call
• Army Corps’ Dams Pollute State Waters, Federal Lawsuit Says. Bloomberg

Indian Affairs

• Native Americans are under-represented in movies and TV, report says. Axios
• How a Native American tribe on Long Island is losing its land to rising seas. CNBC
• Transitioning tribes to clean energy. The Hill
• Indian Affairs Leaders Speak on the Present and Future of Tribal Gaming Law. Indian Affairs News

Labor 

• Kellogg Workers Prolong Strike by Rejecting Contract Proposal. New York Times
• Starbucks workers decide whether to form first U.S. union. NPR
• Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls paid leave ‘one of the most important planks’ in Build Back Better. NBC News
• McDonald’s Trump-era NLRB Settlement Faces D.C. Circuit Review. Bloomberg

Taxation & Trade

• Chinese Tariffs Fuel Boom in U.S. Trade With Tech Exporter Taiwan. Wall Street Journal
• Treasury officials raised concerns about new minimum tax on corporations, key to Biden spending plan. Washington Post
• U.S. Trade Agency Urges Biden to Extend Trump’s Solar Tariffs. Bloomberg
• U.S.-China Frictions Undercut Efforts to Settle Global Trade Disputes. Wall Street Journal

Technology 

• Trump’s unconventional social media SPAC. Axios
• Partisan bickering could doom efforts to regulate social media companies. Roll Call
• 17 pandemic innovations that are here to stay. Politico
• Microsoft disrupts Chinese hacking group targeting organizations in dozens of countries. The Hill

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Biden’s Urgency Belies Infrastructure Rollout Running Into 2030s. Transport Topics
• Trucker shortage? It’s a point of debate amid supply chain jam. Roll Call
• Pete Buttigieg slams Elon Musk’s criticism of Biden’s EV agenda: ‘We believe in the benefits of union jobs’. Business Insider
• 50+ Utilities Join Forces to Build Out US Electric Vehicle Charging Networks. Route Fifty

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