February 2, 2018

Top Political News

• Right and Left React to Trump’s State of the Union Address.
• Hotly disputed Russia-probe memo released over FBI protest.
• The 2018 Congressional Retirement Tracker
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy & Natural Resources

• E.P.A. Blocks Obama-Era Clean Water Rule
• Interior rolls back oil drilling policies for federal land.
• Zinke tips his hand, a little, on Interior’s budget request
• Inslee rejects Port of Vancouver oil terminal

Indian Affairs

• Both sides court tribes on Bears Ears legislation
• Trump signs bill recognizing Virginia Indian tribes.

Labor

• 15 Kentuckians Sue Trump Administration Over New Medicaid Waiver
• Ryan renews welfare reform push
• U.S. Added 200,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate at 4.1%

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Yellen Leaving Fed With Full Employment, but Her Legacy Still Is Being Written.
• Signs of Progress in Nafta Talks but Countries Remain Deeply Divided
• Every One of the World’s Big Economies Is Now Growing.
• Tax bill beginning to deliver bigger paychecks to workers.

Technology

• Uber’s New Training Wheels: Testing Bike Sharing in San Francisco
• Uber, Lyft sign Livable Cities pledge, plan to shape future of urban transit
• Waymo Maintains Lead in Self-Driving Car Race
• Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Launches A Platform For Making The City Of Tomorrow

Transportation

• Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is Light on Federal Funds, and Details
• GOP chairman: Republicans reactions ‘mixed’ on gas tax increase.
• DOT calls on Schumer to move forward with confirmation of railroad nominee citing GOP train crash
• Public Transit Still Rules Rush Hour in Cities