October 13, 2023

16 Oct October 13, 2023

• GOP leadership crisis deepens as House remains paralyzed with no end in sight to speaker’s race. CNN
• Supreme Court sounds ready to keep South Carolina congressional map. Roll Call
• Pressure mounts on Education Department to penalize antisemitism on campus. Politico
• Israel orders 1 million Gazans to evacuate; U.N. says that’s impossible. Washington Post
• Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will cross the U.S. on Saturday: Here’s how to see it. NBC News
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Weather Service director works midnight shift in forecasting first. Washington Post
• GM concession bolsters EV proponents amid auto strike. The Hill
• States and companies compete for billions to make hydrogen. Associated Press
• A big cleanup is underway on San Francisco Bay. Here’s what’s involved. San Francisco Chronicle

Indian Affairs

• In many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse is more than a spectacle. It’s for honoring tradition. OPB
• First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visits the Menominee Nation. Milwaukee Sentinel
• To Win a Senate Seat in Arizona, He’s Visiting All 22 of Its Tribes. New York Times
• Washington State Confronts Indian Boarding School Past with New Committee. Native News

Labor

• U.A.W. Expands Strike to Ford Plant in Kentucky. New York Times
• Kaiser Permanente and labor unions reach tentative deal after strike. NBC News
• Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz illegally threatened union supporter, NLRB judge rules. Reuters
• Retailers’ Seasonal Hiring Plans Signal a Cooling Labor Market. New York Times

Taxation & Trade

• Inflation leveled off at 3.7% in September, continuing a gradual consumer price slowdown. NBC News
• State court begins hearing oral arguments for city’s “jock tax” on professional athletes, performers Pittsburgh Post
• U.S. trade policy now rejects ‘90s ‘free trade’ deals, top official says. Atlanta Journal
• Labor movements are seeing historic victories this year. Can unions keep up the momentum? PBS

Technology

• How a billionaire-backed network of AI advisers took over Washington. Politico
• The future of government is (still) digital. Route FIfty
• Republican Chaos Has Conservative Media Fuming. It’s Their Fault It Happened. Politico
• New York lawmakers introduce 2 bills that would regulate social media use by children. CBS

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Why Can’t We Move? Harvard Magazine
• Metro commits to regular checks of brake bolts after derailment. Washington Post
• Cruise to Upgrade San Francisco Driverless Cars. Transport Topics
• Thanks to Infrastructure Funding, Long-Sought Rail Projects Move Forward. Governing

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