April 5, 2019

Top News

• Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio joins Democratic presidential race.
• Trump Wants U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza To Lead Small Business Administration.
• Trump Picks Herman Cain for Fed Seat
• Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees.
• Barr to testify before Congress Tuesday on budget request
• Biden pledges in video to be more ‘respectful’ of personal space.
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture

• Congress questions National Park Service over proposal to charge for protests
• Trump’s Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New Files Show
• How AI Might Be Used to Battle Wildfires.
• What Remains of Bears Ears

Indian Affairs

• The Missouri River Flood Hits a Historic Native American Homeland
• Gila River leader says feds’ inattention to roads drives other problems
• Waiting for Congress to fund tribal water projects … as promised

Labor

• Court rejects trucking group’s challenge to independent contractor ruling.
• Labor unions wade into 2020 race with caution after being burned in 2016.
• U.S. Moves to Limit Wage Claims Against Chains Like McDonald’s.
• U.S. Private Sector Added 129,000 Jobs in March

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump backs off border shutdown but threatens auto tariffs
• Trump Says U.S.-China Trade Deal Close, but No Summit Plans Yet
• Canada says reopening USMCA trade pact could be a ‘Pandora’s box.’
• Dem to offer bill to expand electric vehicle tax credit

Technology

• Why some green investors are passing on Uber and Lyft.
• The Race to Code the Curb
• Federal Agency Drone Use to Monitor Natural Disasters Expanded Dramatically in 2018

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees roads and levees as an unglitzy path to the presidency
• New York’s Congestion-Pricing System Will Serve as Road Test for Other Cities
• A Revolution Sweeping Railroads Upends How America Moves Its Stuff.
• Why Trains Are So Much Greener Than Cars or Airplanes