March 25, 2022
Top News
- Ketanji Brown Jackson Survives a Final Bruising Day of Questions. New York Times
- Powell Says Fed Will Consider More-Aggressive Interest-Rate Increases to Reduce Inflation. Wall Street Journal
- House Republicans look to counter Biden agenda. Roll Call
- Biden Administration to Tackle Racial Disparities in Home Valuations. Bloomberg City Lab
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- New SEC climate rule leaves progressives wanting more. The Hill
- How ‘spongy’ is your city? Report calls on cities to better assess how they absorb water. Smart Cities Dive
- Sen. Jon Tester, one of the Senate’s only farmers, is an unlikely champion for climate action. Washington Post
- Manchin outlines energy policy objectives. The Hill
Indian Affairs
- How Native Americans Are Trying to Debug A.I.’s Biases. New York Times
- Disney World regrets Texas drill team’s performance with Native American stereotypes. NBC News
- Native Americans face more barriers in voting. The White House suggests these changes. NPR
- Leonard Peltier, imprisoned Native American activist, has new message for Biden in clemency push. NBC News
Labor
- Workers at another NYC Amazon warehouse now have a union election date. The Verge
- Arbitration Gag Orders Called a Threat to Labor Law Enforcement. Bloomberg Law
- Women Are Winning the Biggest Pay Raises From U.S. Labor Boom. Wall Street Journal
- Biden administration to give federal employees time off to vote, work the polls. Roll Call
Taxation & Trade
- Britain agrees deal with US to end tariffs on steel exports. Guardian
- Relief at the pump? Here are the states suspending gas taxes. CBS News
- Global Minimum Tax Pact Could Undermine Biden Domestic Agenda. Bloomberg
- ‘Too big to fail’: White House careful not to target food companies as it pressures Putin. Politico
- U.S. Renews Tariff Exemptions for Some Chinese Imports. Wall Street Journal
Technology
- How Big Tech lost the antitrust battle with Europe. Ars Technica
- China’s regulatory storm may soon subside for Big Tech firms after Xi Jinping’s right-hand man calls for order and transparency. South China Morning Post
- Big Tech is shifting the climate narrative in Washington. Protocol
- FBI ‘concerned’ about possible Russian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. The Hill
Transportation & Infrastructure
- 7 in ten support ‘temporary break’ from federal, state gas taxes: poll. The Hill
- To Make Safer Streets, Design Them for Drunk Drivers. Bloomberg City Lab
- Women Pay More for Transportation Than Men. Route Fifty
- Airline CEOs call for end to federal mask mandate in letter to Biden. Washington Post
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