June 1, 2018

Top Political News

• McConnell’s Plan for a Packed Summer Senate Agenda.
• Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Resigns.
• Trump Pardons Dinesh D’Souza, Mulls Commutation for Rod Blagojevich
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy & Natural Resources

• Buffett utility to be first in U.S. to reach 100 percent renewables
• Electric vehicles on path to triple.
• Trump Orders Perry to Stem Coal, Nuclear Power Plant Closures
• Attorneys general sue EPA, claiming illegal delay of landfill regulation

Indian Affairs

• Washington Tribes Vow To Fight Canadian Pipeline Expansion
• Klamath tribes sue over management of quality of lake.
• Upper Skagit tribe takes sovereignty battle to U.S. Supreme Court

Labor

• Canadian Pacific Railway Strike Ends
• Largest federal employees union sues Trump over ‘official time’ rollback
• Union Activity Ramps Up in Advance of Supreme Court Decision.
• More Governments Turning to Gig Economy for Help

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• U.S. Added 223,000 Jobs in May; Unemployment Rate at 3.8%.
• Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on the E.U., Canada and Mexico.
• NAFTA on the brink as Trump fights with Mexico, Canada
• China Cuts Tariffs Ahead of U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Visit to Beijing
• North Korea official meets Trump in rare White House visit, carries letter

Technology

• Uber Plans IPO in 2019, Wants to Be ‘Amazon for Transportation.’
• Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat
• Unfortunately, the Electric Scooters Are Fantastic.
• Transportation officials testing drones for designing roads
• “Data is the new asphalt”: High-tech Colorado road test to be first of its kind in the U.S., may improve traffic and save lives

Transportation

• FTA finalizes rule for private investment in transit projects
• Yes, Transit-Rich Neighborhoods Are More Affordable
• Uber and Lyft may have to disclose Seattle data they claim secret, Supreme Court rules.
• Lawmakers request meeting with Amtrak CEO over funding for route