November 10, 2017

Top Political News

• Winners and losers from Election Day 2017.
• Departures Promise to Reshape the House, Whether or Not the Election Does.
• ‘Canary in the coal mine’: Republicans fear Democratic wins mean more losses to come. 
• Republicans might be stuck with Roy Moore
• Trump Pitches ‘America First’ Trade Policy at Asia-Pacific Summit.
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
•  A history of Veterans Day

Energy & Natural Resources

• EPA seeks to repeal part of Obama emissions rule for big trucks.
• Durbin blocks Interior nominees from confirmation
• Law could trigger ‘biblical changing of the guard’
• West Coast Democrats Behind ‘Great Blue Wall’ Push Progressive Climate Agenda
• The ‘big deal’ in Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order on electric vehicles

Indian Affairs

• What’s A Chemawa Diploma Really Worth.
• The unfiltered version of Trump’s meeting with Native American leaders
• Seattle Native Americans Rally For Indigenous-Focused High School.

Labor

• Does Labor Have a Death Wish?
• How Right To Work Laws Are Making Inroads Even In Blue States
• Court finds union misused strike power to gain work

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Senate GOP plan would delay corporate tax cut, protect mortgage interest deduction
• Trump Says Democrats Will Like Senate Tax Plan More Than House Version
• GOP bill would hike taxes on 21 percent of middle-class Americans by 2027, study finds
• Changes to Bond Rules in GOP Tax Bill Could Shake Up Infrastructure Financing.
• House panel declines to restore infrastructure financing tool in tax bill
• U.S. Pushes Stiffer Content Rules for Nafta Car Makers.
• In China, Trump Places His Bets on Flattering Xi Jinping

Technology

• Self-Driving Shuttle Buses Might Be the Future of Transportation
• Uber in deal with NASA to build flying taxi air control software
• ‘Hustlin’ is out. Doing ‘the right thing’ is in. Uber has rewritten its notorious list of core values.
• Justice Department Says Not So Fast to AT&T’s Time Warner Bid

Transportation

• Senate panel confirms slew of Trump transportation nominees
• House transportation leaders want GAO oversight of INFRA grants
• House transportation chief plans to stay in Congress despite term limits on chair.
• Trump’s Transportation Chief Just Hyped His $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Again. But She Offered Few Details