December 1, 2017

Top Political News

• Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. t
• House Plans Two-Week Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
• Mick Mulvaney is now one of the most powerful bureaucrats in the country.
• House Leaders Call on Conyers to Resign After an Accuser Details Her Charges
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy & Natural Resources

• House passes EPA contaminated site clean-up bill
• Democratic commissioner sworn in to energy regulatory board
• $30M to clean National Guard toxic armories in Senate plan.
• Trump to cut Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, Grand Staircase-Escalante by half, documents show

Indian Affairs

• Behind The Fence: Chemawa’s Culture of Secrecy
• Oregon’s Native American students face obstacles to stay in, complete school
• Senate passes Native American energy bill.

Labor

• House committee hears PBGC multiemployer program issues
• Morgan Lewis Partner Said to Be White House Pick for Labor Board.
• Federal Contractors Are Offshoring at a Fast Clip Under Trump

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• McConnell says Senate has the votes to pass GOP tax bill.
• Dueling Tax Plans: Here’s what the Senate and House Have to Resolve
• Tax bill could trigger historic spending cuts
• It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life
• Trump’s First Major Trade Fight With China Could Be Over Solar Panels
• As Nafta Tensions Simmer, Canada Pursues Trade With Asia.

Technology

• A.I. Will Transform the Economy, But How Much, and How Soon? New York Times
• Thanks to autonomous vehicles, we could have these utopian, tree-filled streets
• GM and Cruise on track to field a self-driving ride hailing service by 2019
• Portland pays off for electric vehicle drivers.

Transportation

• Trump’s missing infrastructure plan
• Bipartisan lawmakers ready infrastructure report amid questions over White House plan
• The GOP Tax Bills Are Infrastructure Bills Too. Here’s Why.
• Trump Administration Aims To Loosen Obama-Era Truck Safety Rules
• Chuck Schumer Says No to Gas Tax Hike, Complicating Trump’s Infrastructure Push