11 Jan January 8, 2021
Top News
- Biden will release all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose. CNN
- U.S. tops 4,000 coronavirus deaths in one day for the first time. CBS News
- Trump says he won’t attend Biden inauguration. The Hill
- Ossoff defeats Perdue in Georgia, handing control of Senate to Democrats, NBC News projects. NBC
- Capitol riots: Pro-Trump protesters storm the US legislature – in pictures. BBC News
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- House rules would exempt coronavirus, climate bills from budget limits. Roll Call
- The Energy 202: New clean energy lobbyists line up sway Biden administration. Washington Post
- How Joe Biden plans to use executive powers to fight climate change. Vox
- Warnock, Ossoff Win Senate Seats in Georgia, Widening Potential for Clean Energy Policy From Congress. Greentech Media
- Renewables stocks soar as Democrat-led Congress improves environment for green investments. Utility Dive
Indian Affairs
- Biden’s chance to renew reservation economies. The Hill
- Pandemic Highlights Deep-Rooted Problems in Indian Health Service. New York Times
- Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives. KTVZ
- After decades, U of M is finally on track to return Native burial objects dug up in 1920s. Star Tribune
- Indigenous Treaties Are Helping to Secure Environmental Wins. New York Public Radio
- Vaccine trials’ fast rollout reveals distrust. Indian Country Today
Labor
- Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity. The Associated Press
- Biden Taps Boston Mayor Marty Walsh As Labor Secretary. NPR
- Trump administration finalizes rule that could define gig workers as contractors. The Verge
- U.S. shed 140,000 jobs in December, halting labor market recovery. Axios
- America Can’t Even Produce the Things It Invented. New York Times
- 24 U.S. States Will See a Minimum Wage Increase in 2021. US News
Taxation & Trade
- U.S. trade policies have disproportionately harmed Black and Latino workers, not just the White working class Trump courted, researchers find. Washington Post
- Biden Tax-Increase Agenda Revived as Democrats Win Senate. Wall Street Journal
- U.K.-U.S. Race for Mini Trade Deal Slowed By Trump’s Mob Crisis. Bloomberg
- Who Is Katherine Tai, Biden’s Pick For U.S. Trade Representative? NPR
- U.S. suspends French tariffs over digital services tax. Reuters
Technology
- Online researchers scramble to identify Capitol raid participants. The Verge
- Social platforms flex their power, lock down Trump accounts. The Associated Press
- Accolades pour in for Raimondo after Biden picks her for commerce secretary. The Providence Journal
- ‘This is going to come back and bite ’em’: Capitol breach inflames Democrats’ ire at Silicon Valley. Politico
- Chairman Pai Remarks to the Media Institute. FCC
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns, Citing Violence At Capitol. NPR
- Top Senate Democrats Hopeful About Infrastructure Agenda Amid Political Turmoil. Transport Topics
- Massachusetts lawmakers pass nearly $17 billion transportation bond bill as legislative session pushes past traditional deadline. MassLive
- Chinese search giant Baidu to make electric cars. The Verge
- U.S. FAA says five political appointees resigning after Capitol riot. CNBC
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