May 18, 2018

Top Political News

• Primaries 2018: 3 Key Takeaways From Tuesday Night.
• Say it ain’t so: McConnell threatens to kill August recess.
• Trump Says He’ll Nominate Wilkie as Veterans Affairs Secretary
• U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director.
• Missing Files Motivated the Leak of Michael Cohen’s Financial Records
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy & Natural Resources

• WRDA bill possible vehicle for riders, NEPA reform
• House rejects farm bill as conservatives revolt. The Hill
• EPA’s Scott Pruitt, Subject Of Many Ethics Probes, Plays Defense Before Senate
• Interior official expected ‘no new information’ from national monument public comments.

Indian Affairs

• Congress restores Oregon tribes’ control over private lands
• Sen. Jeff Merkley tries to force White House to finish tribal housing work on Columbia River
• Woman running to become first Native American governor wins Dem primary
• The Trump agenda has Native American tribes feeling under siege

Labor

• NLRB Considers Changing Joint-Employer Standard via Rulemaking Process.
• Trump’s pick to run Labor’s pension agency: Mitch McConnell’s brother-in-law. Washington Post
• Now It’s North Carolina Teachers’ Turn: How Did We Get Here? What’s Next?

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump Trade Chief Says ‘Nowhere Near’ a Deal on Nafta
• Trump Expected to Follow Through on Threat to Impose China Tariffs
• FTC names lawyer who represented Facebook, Equifax as consumer protection chief
• Oregon Governor’s Tax Proposal Faces Criticism From All Sides
• Why North Korea is threatening to cancel the US summit

Technology

• Senate approves bill in bid to retain U.S. net neutrality
• Tesla Considered Adding Eye Tracking and Steering-Wheel Sensors to Autopilot System.
• It Takes a Single Autonomous Car to Prevent Phantom Traffic Jams

Transportation

• NHTSA pick faces tough questions on recalls, robot cars
• House Panel Advances Spending Bill for HUD and DOT Programs
• GOP chairman calls infrastructure meeting as Trump plan remains on hold.
• Minimal Transportation Cuts Included in Trump’s $15.4B Rescission Plan.
• Trump’s welfare reform plan misses a key piece: Transportation