November 19, 2021

Top News

• House passes roughly $2 trillion spending package that would expand social benefits and fight climate change. Washington Post
• Senate punts defense bill until after Thanksgiving as debate hits roadblock. Politico
• The FDA authorizes COVID booster shots for all U.S. adults. NPR
• DeLauro pushing for short stopgap funding bill, no ‘anomalies’. Roll Call
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• The Biden administration sold oil and gas leases days after the climate summit. NPR
• Biden’s Build Back Better bill would give young people jobs to fight climate change. What would a new CCC look like? USA Today
• House Passes the Largest Expenditure on Climate in U.S. History. New York Times
• Bridger Pipeline to Pay $2 Million to Settle Oil Spill Lawsuit. Bloomberg

Indian Affairs

• Biden to limit new oil and gas drilling at Native American site. Al Jazeera
• President Joe Biden Issues Five New Initiatives at the White House Tribal Nations Summit. Native News
• Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divide. Federal News Network
• Indians of All Tribes to Commemorate the 52nd Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Island on Saturday. Native News

Labor 

• How the pandemic drove John Deere factory workers to demand more. Washington Post
• Biden’s Top Labor Expert Wants Fed to Run Economy Hot to Boost Jobs. Bloomberg.
• Bipartisan Bill Would End Subminimum Pay for Disabled Workers. Bloomberg Law
• Victims of Sexual Misconduct Testify Against Forced Arbitration. New York Times

Taxation & Trade

• Clinton Sees Changes to U.S. Tariffs on China, Blasts Putin. Bloomberg
• Democrats battle CBO over whether the rich will be spooked into tax compliance. Politico
• Japan, US Set Plans for Talks on Resolving Tariffs Dispute. Associated Press
• Biden wants to give the IRS more money to chase wealthy tax cheats. Will it work? USA Today

Technology 

• Citizen Crime App Hires Big Tech Lawyer as First Law Leader. Bloomberg Law
• Senate approves Jonathan Kanter, a Big Tech critic, as the top U.S. antitrust official. New York Times
• Senators look to defense bill to move cybersecurity measures. The Hill
• How Cellphone Data Collected for Advertising Landed at U.S. Government Agencies. Wall Street Journal

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Biden signs $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, unlocking funds for transportation, broadband, utilities. CNBC
• Biden Administration Signals Its Infrastructure Priorities With $1 Billion in Transportation Grants. Wall Street Journal
• Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal: How transit systems in each state can benefit. Mass Transit
• Americans are eager for air travel this holiday season, but is the system ready for them? Washington Post

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