September 21, 2018

Top Political News

• Accuser of Trump’s court nominee sets conditions for testifying.
• Trump ramps up shutdown talk ahead of midterms.
• Supreme Court Won’t Disturb Ruling Unmasking Dark Money Donors
• Senate passes sweeping opioids package.
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump Administration Formally Rolls Back Rule Aimed at Limiting Methane Pollution.
• California bans plastic straws at dine-in restaurants except by request
• At this rate, Earth risks sea level rise of 20 to 30 feet, historical analysis shows
• Democrats promise to investigate Zinke if House flips

Indian Affairs

• ‘A return of part of our lives.’
• US doubles tribal funding to fight violence against women
• Despite thin record on Native law, tribes wary of Kavanaugh nomination

Labor

• OIG to OSHA “Improve Guidance for Fatality and Severe Injury Reporting.” National Law Review
• What Happens When Gig-Economy Workers Become Employees
• Labor’s Last Stand.

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Can Nafta Be Saved? These Two Negotiators Are Trying.
• New U.S.-China tariffs raise fears of an economic Cold War.
• Richard Clarida Sworn in as Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve Board
• Trump taps Darrell Issa to lead trade agency

Technology

• Self-driving trucks on I-5? Washington and Oregon is nation’s best place for them, report says
• VW seeks industry alliance for self-driving technology
• Germany’s Self-Driving Streetcar Puts Autonomous Tech on Track
• The electric scooter craze is officially one year old — what’s next?

Transportation

• A Workhorse and a Hard Charger Aim for Transportation Top Spot
• An Infrastructure Information Gap States Are Struggling to Solve
• The Global Mass Transit Revolution
• Mending or Ending the Highway Trust Fund – the Great Debate of 1978