May 3, 2019

Top News

• Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest in Nearly 50 Years as Employers Ramp Up Hiring.
• Pelosi Accuses Barr of Law-Breaking as Democrats’ War With Him Boils Over
• Sen. Michael F. Bennet of Colorado becomes the latest Democratic presidential candidate.
• Trump, GOP states ask appeals court to kill the Affordable Care Act
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture

• New EPA document tells communities to brace for climate change impacts
• PG&E’s Radical Plan to Prevent Wildfires: Shut Down the Power Grid
• Forecast calls for busy wildfire season along West Coast
• Republicans renew push for permit streamlining.
• Staking Out Battle Lines, House Votes to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Pact

Indian Affairs

• Oglala Sioux Tribe tells the South Dakota governor she is ‘not welcome’ on their reservation
• Federal bill to improve Columbia River tribal fishing sites moves forward
• Leaders: Report cites need for better tribal consultation on infrastructure projects

Labor

• Obama-Era Joint Employer Test Belongs in Dustbin: NLRB Lawyers.
• Women Wanted: Blue-Collar Fields Find New Workforce.
• Lyft Loses Lawsuit Against Minimum Wage Rule For Drivers.
• As Biden Woos Labor, Trump Uses Twitter Barrage to Stake His Own Claim

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump’s New Nafta Faces Mounting Resistance in Democratic House
• U.S.-China Trade Deal Unlikely to Address Cybertheft or Subsidies
• GOP Traditionalists Thwart Trump’s Push to Install Supporters at the Fed

Technology

• Say goodbye to Smart cars, America. You love your SUVs too much
• Cities shouldn’t be ‘over prescriptive’ in regulating new tech, say mobility leaders
• The Most Exciting Thing About Smartphones Isn’t Here Yet.
• Facebook Bars Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Others From Its Services

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Democrats, Trump Agree to Aim for $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
• Trump and Democrats Agree to More Talks on $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
• Infrastructure Week Isn’t a Joke Anymore.
• Trump’s pursuit of infrastructure deal hits GOP roadblock.
• Will the Infrastructure Package Address Public Housing’s Problems?