September 7, 2018

Top Political News

• Here’s What Happened on Day 3 of the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings.
• Trump: Justice Department should investigate anonymous op-ed author.
• Pressley takes down incumbent Dem Capuano in Massachusetts primary
• Jon Kyl sworn in as senator replacing McCain.
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Energy & Natural Resources

• The E.P.A.’s Review of Mercury Rules Could Remake Its Methods for Valuing Human Life and Health.
• Panel eyes legislation to help owners in land transfers
• Western grid integration, backed in Oregon, fails again in California

Indian Affairs

• Why are Native American women vanishing? And who’s looking for them?
• Montana Candidates Court Native American Voters — With Good Reason.
• Native American journalists long-standing fight for a free press

Labor

• Obama-Era Franchise Rule Undercuts Trump Labor Policies: Conway
• Business Groups Urge Senate to Block Trump Labor Board Nominee.
• A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley
• Bernie Sanders introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ in the Senate

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Mayors Press for ‘Opportunity Zones’ Regulations in Treasury Meeting.
• Trump Says He’s Preparing Tariffs on Further $267 Billion in Chinese Imports.
• Canada sees increasing chance NAFTA deal can be struck this month: source

Technology

• What to Include in a National Framework for Self-Driving Vehicles
• Self-Driving Technology Threatens Nearly 300,000 Trucking Jobs, Report Says
• Uber’s sleek new product? Your safety
• Twitter’s Dorsey Avoids Taking Sides in Partisan House Hearing.

Transportation

• It’s Never Infrastructure Week
• Collaborative approaches, technological advances top Batory’s agenda at the FRA
• Senators Get Informal as FAA Deadline Nears
• Why Did America Give Up on Mass Transit? (Don’t Blame Cars.)
• How on-demand transportation could make public transit more efficient