March 16, 2018

19 Mar March 16, 2018

Top Political News

• Trump Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson With CIA Director Mike Pompeo. National Public Radio
• ‘There Will Always Be Change,’ Trump Says as More Personnel Shake-Ups Loom. New York Times
• Lawrence Kudlow to Become Trump’s White House Economic Adviser. Wall Street Journal
• Game of musical chairs follows Pennsylvania’s special election. Reuters
• Rep. Louise Slaughter, liberal Democrat who championed women’s rights, dies at 88. Washington Post
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• The Interior Department is preparing for a massive overhaul — and Alaska is its model. Anchorage Daily News
• EPA Chief Signals Showdown With California on Fuel Emission Standards. Bloomberg Politics
• Panel mulls changes to NEPA, Clean Water Act. E&E News
• FEMA Drops ‘Climate Change’ From Its Strategic Plan. National Public Radio

Indian Affairs

• Critically endangered orcas have governor’s, tribe’s attention. Seattle Times
• Argument preview: Justices to consider tribal immunity from state-court actions to adjudicate title to land. SCOTUSblog
• Eyes on Senate Bill to Nip Allergan’s Tribal Immunity Tactic. Bloomberg BNA

Labor

• Fiduciary Rule Dealt Blow by Circuit Court Ruling. Wall Street Journal
• Unions Push Back on Trump Administration’s Plans to Shrink Labor-Management Agency. Government Executive
• Uber Wants Labor Dept.’s Health Rule to Consider Gig Workers. Bloomberg BNA

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump Readies Sweeping Tariffs and Investment Restrictions on China. New York Times
• On The West Coast, Ports Brace For Steel Tariffs. National Public Radio
  US may tie NATO contributions to tariff exemptions. Associated Press
• U.S. energy pipeline developers to seek exemptions to steel tariff. Reuters
• Mnuchin talks tax cuts, military spending and Flyover Country. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Senate passes rollback of banking rules enacted after financial crisis. Washington Post

Technology

• Local Officials to FCC: We’re Not the Ones Impeding 5G. Route Fifty
• Lyft says it passed $1 billion in revenue last year — and is growing faster than Uber. Recode
• GM to invest $100 million to upgrade facilities to build self-driving cars. Reuters
• When Self-Driving Cars Can’t Help Themselves, Who Takes the Wheel? New York Times

Transportation

• Taming the Mighty Mississippi. Washington Post
• Port Association Calls for More TIGER Grants. Transport Topics
• Mayors Are Demanding a Better Infrastructure Deal. CityLab
• 5 Cabinet Secretaries Stump for Infrastructure Plan on Capitol Hill. Route Fifty