May 18, 2018

22 May May 18, 2018

Top Political News

• Primaries 2018: 3 Key Takeaways From Tuesday Night. New York Times
• Say it ain’t so: McConnell threatens to kill August recess. Politico
• Trump Says He’ll Nominate Wilkie as Veterans Affairs Secretary. Bloomberg News
• U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director. Reuters
• Missing Files Motivated the Leak of Michael Cohen’s Financial Records. New Yorker
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• WRDA bill possible vehicle for riders, NEPA reform. E&E News
• House rejects farm bill as conservatives revolt. The Hill
• EPA’s Scott Pruitt, Subject Of Many Ethics Probes, Plays Defense Before Senate. National Public Radio
• Interior official expected ‘no new information’ from national monument public comments. The Hill

Indian Affairs

• Congress restores Oregon tribes’ control over private lands. KTVZ
• Sen. Jeff Merkley tries to force White House to finish tribal housing work on Columbia River. Oregonian
• Woman running to become first Native American governor wins Dem primary. The Hill
• The Trump agenda has Native American tribes feeling under siege. Los Angeles Times

Labor

• NLRB Considers Changing Joint-Employer Standard via Rulemaking Process. National Law Review
• Trump’s pick to run Labor’s pension agency: Mitch McConnell’s brother-in-law. Washington Post
• Now It’s North Carolina Teachers’ Turn: How Did We Get Here? What’s Next? National Public Radio

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump Trade Chief Says ‘Nowhere Near’ a Deal on Nafta. Wall Street Journal
• Trump Expected to Follow Through on Threat to Impose China Tariffs. Bloomberg News
• FTC names lawyer who represented Facebook, Equifax as consumer protection chief. The Hill
• Oregon Governor’s Tax Proposal Faces Criticism From All Sides. Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Why North Korea is threatening to cancel the US summit. Vox

Technology

• Senate approves bill in bid to retain U.S. net neutrality. Reuters
• Tesla Considered Adding Eye Tracking and Steering-Wheel Sensors to Autopilot System. Wall Street Journal
• It Takes a Single Autonomous Car to Prevent Phantom Traffic Jams. Wired

Transportation

• NHTSA pick faces tough questions on recalls, robot cars. Detroit News
• House Panel Advances Spending Bill for HUD and DOT Programs. Route Fifty
• GOP chairman calls infrastructure meeting as Trump plan remains on hold. The Hill
• Minimal Transportation Cuts Included in Trump’s $15.4B Rescission Plan. AASHTO Journal
• Trump’s welfare reform plan misses a key piece: Transportation. Washington Post