November 9, 2018

Top Political News

• Midterm Election Results Leave a Divided Congress.
• The Races That Are Still Too Close To Call.
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions Pushed Out of Trump White House
• The historic firsts of the 2018 midterms.
• Sheriff says 12 killed in shooting spree in California bar

Energy & Natural Resources

• Voters Reject, Again, What Would Have Been the Nation’s First Carbon Tax.
• House Dems plan to bring back committee on climate change
• Trump: ‘Looking at’ Zinke, but ‘I’m very happy with most of my Cabinet.’
• At least five dead, Paradise ‘pretty much destroyed’ as wildfire rages in Northern California

Indian Affairs

• Native Americans Score Big Wins in Midterms After Years of Efforts.
• Tribe challenges Corps findings on Dakota Access pipeline
• HERSTORY! Deb Haaland, Sharice Davids in Congress and Peggy Flanagan as Lt. Gov

Labor

• What a Democrat-controlled House means for labor laws and minimum wage
• Voters in GOP-led states give themselves raise, increasing minimum wage
• Medicaid Expansion Wins Big on Election Day.

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Democrats’ House Victory Complicates Passage of New Nafta, Trade Deals.
• Unions criticize USMCA wages provision, potentially endangering the deal.
• Midterm Elections Are Unlikely to Change Fed’s Trajectory
• U.S. stock market pushes higher after midterm elections

Technology

• Uber Releases VSSA Including Need for “Tractable, Credible” Safety Metrics
• Uber seeks OK to resume self-driving tests in Pennsylvania
• Milking Scooters for Cash Helps Cities Build for the Future
• Tesla Names New Chair As Elon Musk Steps Down

Transportation

• Democrats to push for big infrastructure bill with ‘real money’ in 2019.
• Nationwide, Transportation Measures Rolled to Victory
• California Voters Reject Gas Tax Repeal
• Philadelphia Fights Gridlock With Ticket Blitz