March 2, 2018

Top Political News

• Hope Hicks to Leave Post as White House Communications Director.
• Congress loses key immigration deal ingredient: A deadline.
• White House softens tone on gun-control measures after Trump meets with NRA
• Senate Intelligence Leaders Say House G.O.P. Leaked a Senator’s Texts.
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump EPA moves to roll back more clean air and water rules.
• US lands agency makeover would diminish Washington’s power
• Washington state’s carbon-tax bill dies in Legislature
• Port Of Vancouver Votes To End Oil Terminal Lease Immediately

Indian Affairs

• Senators Push For Leadership At Indian Health Service.
• House gives final OK to bill extending AMBER alerts to Indian Country

Labor

• Labor Board’s Do-Over Leaves an Obama-Era Rule Intact
• As Supreme Court positions harden on union case, likely deciding justice is silent
• Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Fastest Pace Since May 2004

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump to impose steep tariffs on steel, aluminum; stokes trade war fears.
• Trump Calls Trade Wars ‘Good’ and ‘Easy to Win.’
• U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Is Latest Career Diplomat To Resign.
• White House Preparing to Nominate Richard Clarida as Fed’s No. 2 Official

Technology

• Uber: We’re moving away from ‘antagonistic relationship’ with cities
• U.S. Congress to vote on allowing spectrum auction for 5G networks
• Washington State Passes Nation’s Toughest Net Neutrality Law

Transportation

• Senate Republicans Cast Doubt on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
• AP Exclusive: Transport safety rules rolled back under Trump
• ‘We’re listening,’ Department of Transportation says on the future of driverless cars.
• Shuster drops push to privatize air traffic control
• In Germany’s Car Capital, the Unthinkable: The Right to Ban Cars