July 13, 2018

Top Political News

• Brett Kavanaugh Is Trump’s Pick for Supreme Court.
• Mueller Probe Indicts 12 Russians in Hacking of DNC and Clinton Campaign.
• Marc Short, Trump’s legislative director, becomes latest senior White House aide to depart.
• ‘Time is running out’: Inside the treacherous rescue of boys trapped in a Thai cave

Energy & Natural Resources

• EPA’s new boss, Andrew Wheeler, sat down for an exclusive interview with E&E News.
• EPA scraps detailed plan to force U.S. refiners to blend more biofuels
• Trump Pardons Ranchers Dwight And Steven Hammond Over 2012 Arson Conviction
• House votes to overhaul fishery management law.

Indian Affairs

• Udall Leads Roundtable on School Infrastructure Needs in Indian Country
• These Indigenous Tribes in Nevada Are Embracing Bikeshare
• Justice Kennedy bad for tribal cases
• New Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs to champion Native issues

Labor

• Trump Unites Unions Against ‘Anti-Worker’ Kavanaugh for Court.
• Factory Workers’ New Perk: Job Security.
• The U.S. labor shortage is reaching a critical point
• Wage Gains Threaten to Squeeze Retail, Industrial Profits.

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Why nothing seems to be stopping Trump’s trade war
• As Trade War Persists, Mnuchin Says China Talks Have ‘Broken Down
• ‘Shocked’ by Latest U.S. Tariff Plan, Beijing Seeks Retaliatory Action
• Trump Reaffirms NATO Ties, and Dismisses Concerns About Russia

Technology

• U.S. regulators grappling with self-driving vehicle security
• Uber invests in scooter start-up Lime alongside rival Alphabet, will let you rent scooters through Uber app.
• FCC Retracts a Plan to Discourage Consumer Complaints.

Transportation

• Senate Democrats Again Criticize Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal
• National trucking industry group sues over new tolls
• Search for Permanent FAA Chief Seemingly on Hold