October 20, 2017

Top Political News

• Without Saying ‘Trump,’ Bush and Obama Deliver Implicit Rebukes.
• Senate Approves Budget Plan That Smooths Path Toward Tax Cut.
• Kelly lends Trump powerful and personal credibility
• Sessions tells lawmakers he will not discuss his conversations with Trump on Comey firing.
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Energy & Natural Resources

• Urban Damage Raises Questions About California’s Wildfire Strategy.
• Senate votes to raise revenue by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlfie Refuge
• Oregon forest-thinning project saved homes, but highlights obstacles
• After More Than 45 Days, Teenage Suspect Charged As Juvenile In Eagle Creek Fire

Indian Affairs

• Native American tribe holding patents sues Amazon and Microsoft.
• Another Oklahoma tribal member takes a leadership spot at Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Alaskan selected for Indian Affairs post at Interior

Labor

• Senate panel moves Labor Department, NLRB nominees.
• With Workers Split Over Trump, Unions Look to Bridge the Divide
• Labor Secretary Asked to Rewrite Joint Employment Rule

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• GOP Gears Up for Tax-Overhaul Push.
• The Economy is Humming, but That May Not Win Janet Yellen Another Term.
• Second judge halts Trump’s latest attempt at travel ban
• Lawyers Begin Sketching Legal Strategy to Challenge Possible Nafta Withdrawal
• Syrians declare ‘total liberation’ of Raqqa from ISIS

Technology

• To Survive the Streets, Robocars Must Learn To Think Like Humans
• Elon Musk’s East Coast Hyperloop will launch digging in Maryland, state and company say.
• Alphabet Unit Leads $1 Billion Investment in Lyft
• Self-driving cars are on a collision course with our crappy cities

Transportation

• Trump officials assure Republicans an infrastructure plan is coming
• FAA Seeks to Ease Air-Traffic Controllers’ Stress From Drones
• Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl
• Amazon’s search for HQ2 site should drive new thinking about transportation.