19 Jul July 16, 2021
Top News
- Democrats Roll Out $3.5 Trillion Budget to Fulfill Biden’s Broad Agenda. New York Times
- Senate Democrats unveil bill to decriminalize marijuana. The Hill
- Cuba lifts customs restrictions on food and medicine after biggest protests in decades. CNN
- COVID cases rise again in US amid lagging vaccination rates. Al Jazeera English
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Biden wanted a climate alliance with Europe. He’s getting a fight. Politico
- Sprawling wildfires scorch Western U.S. amid severe heat wave. Axios
- U.S. Senate panel passes energy measure likely to shape infrastructure bill. Reuters
- Too few companies advocate for climate-friendly policies despite lofty goals: report. Smart Cities Dive
- The U.S. Climate Envoy Went To Moscow And Talked About More Than Climate. NPR
Indian Affairs
- Western fires threaten parched American Indian tribal lands. ABC News
- Indian boarding school investigation faces hurdles in missing records, legal questions. NBC News
- How Did Allison Highwolf Die? Distrust Fuels a Mystery in Indian Country. New York Times
- Native Americans continue to boast highest vaccination rates in the US. The Hill
Labor
- Democrats’ Budget Deal Seeks to Penalize Labor Law Violators. Bloomberg Law
- Poll: 1.8 million Americans have turned down jobs due to unemployment benefits. Axios
- Union workers get higher pay, if they can join. Reuters
- Fed’s Powell Concedes Anxiety About Higher Inflation but Resists Policy Shift. Wall Street Journal
- Tensions Await Julie Su in Shaping Role as Labor’s Deputy. Bloomberg Law
Taxation & Trade
- Senior Democrats prepare Medicare and climate initiatives as well as tax increases on wealthy as details of $3.5 trillion budget deal emerge. Washington Post
- U.K. Trade Secretary Downplays Outlook for U.S. Trade Deal Soon. Bloomberg
- Democrats Call for a Tax on Imports From Polluting Countries. New York Times
- IRS Announces $15 Billion In Child Tax Credit Payments Have Been Delivered To Families—Here’s What To Know About The New Relief. Forbes
- As Dems push SALT cap repeal, many states have OK’d workaround. Fox Business
Technology
- FCC finalizes program to rip and replace Huawei, ZTE telecom equipment in the U.S. CNBC
- Homeland Security funding package pours millions into migrant surveillance. The Hill
- Biden finds an ally against Big Tech. Fortune
- U.S. Competition Policy Is Aligning With Europe, and Deeper Cooperation Could Follow. Wall Street Journal
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Transportation Stakeholders Renew Calls for Congressional Action. Transport Topics
- These are America’s 10 worst states for infrastructure. CNBC
- GOP infrastructure negotiators rankled by Schumer’s deadline. Roll Call
- Buttigieg, DeFazio test drive electric LTD bus to promote transit infrastructure legislation. Register-Guard
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