March 9, 2018

Top Political News

• What to watch for in Congress’s big spending bill.
• Gary Cohn Says He Will Resign as Trump’s Top Economic Adviser.
• Cochran resigns effective April 1
• U.S. Justice Department sues California over ‘sanctuary’ policies.
• Trump and Kim, Odd Bedfellows, Face Both Opportunity and Peril
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy & Natural Resources

• Plan to open drilling off Pacific Northwest draws opposition
• Zinke Says Interior Department Should Be a Partner With Oil Companies
• U.S. Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
• Gateway to Superfund site getting cleanup plan. 

Indian Affairs

• Federal Magistrate Rules Against NW Tribes In Religious Freedom Case
• Tribal members to challenge decision in destruction of sacred burial site
• ‘We can’t let this pass us by’: Here’s how a Native American tribe in Oregon sees hope with marijuana

Labor

• West Virginia Walkouts a Lesson in the Power of a Crowd-Sourced Strike
• Senate retirement savings bill reintroduced.
• The Government Wants to Help You Find Your Missing 401(k).

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump Tariffs Spark GOP Rift.
• Trump imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum, but offers relief to allies
• U.S. Allies Sign Sweeping Trade Deal in Challenge to Trump
• Ryan: ‘We’re not going to raise gas taxes.’
• Why the Transportation Industry Supports the Potential Gas Tax

Technology

• Most Americans See Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Jobs (Just Not Theirs)
• Self-driving cars continue to face little resistance from the federal government
• Uber’s self-driving big rigs are already traveling across Arizona.

Transportation

• Ryan: Infrastructure plan will come in ‘five or six different bills.’
• Democrats to unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan, seek reversal of GOP tax cuts to finance it
• Rail groups deliver ‘balanced regs’ message to Capitol Hill
• Bypass appears to be well worth the wait.
• After decades of improvement, roads are becoming more dangerous for pedestrians again.