April 19, 2019

Top News

• ‘Putin Has Won’: Mueller Report Details the Ways Russia Interfered in the 2016 Election.
• Nadler Issues Subpoena for Full Mueller Report.
• Reaction to Mueller Report, From Right, Left and Center
• Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Weld to Challenge Trump for GOP Nomination.
• Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack to retire in 2020
• A France in Turmoil Weeps for a Symbol of Paris’s Enduring Identity.
• The Nation’s Cartoonists on the Week in Politics

Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture

• Wet Weather And Flooding Are Testing U.S. Agriculture
• State Foresters concerned about Administration’s desire to reduce funding for state and private forestry programs
• Cancer-causing chemical taints water after deadly Paradise wildfire.
• U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change

Indian Affairs

• Senators announce grants for tribes’ affordable housing
• The world is learning something we all know: Indigenous people are amazing
• Arizona tribes’ role in drought negotiations marks turning point for inclusion, experts say

Labor

• Report: Department of Labor investigating hedge fund’s handling of retirement plan assets.
• In Rebuke to GOP Predecessor, Illinois Governor Bans Local ‘Right-to-Work’ Zones.
• Stop & Shop Workers Are on Strike at Over 240 Stores in New England.

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump’s USMCA trade agreement would have a limited but positive impact on U.S. economy, report finds
• Treasury Issues Rules on Tax Breaks for Opportunity Zones
• ‘Investors Are Hesitant’: Rural America Might Miss Out on ‘Opportunity Zones’
• On the Last Day to File Taxes, Here’s How the Trump Tax Cut Unfolded

Technology

• Uber’s self-driving car unit just raised another $1 billion
• Lyft pulls thousands of e-bikes out of service in three US cities for braking malfunctions.
• Lyft Shares Continue to Skid After IPO

Transportation & Infrastructure

• U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $1.5 Billion in BUILD Transportation Grants to Revitalize Infrastructure Nationwide
• APTA: U.S. rail ridership fell in 2018
• Senators to Metro: No more federal funding if you buy Chinese rail cars
• Mapping Where Traffic Pollution Hurts Children Most.