February 17, 2017
The Weekly Trek
February 17, 2017
Top Political News
- Michael Flynn resigns as national security adviser. Washington Post
- Trump Lets Loose Against Critics. Wall Street Journal
- Ethics office calls on White House to discipline Conway. The Hill
- Trump says he will unveil overhauled immigration order next week. Reuters
- All of Trump’s executive actions so far. Politico
- Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence. NY Times
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Transportation
- House gets serious about driverless cars. The Hill
- Auto Industry Is Wary of State and Local Government Automated Vehicle Laws. Route Fifty
- Congress Could Make Self-Driving Cars Happen—or Ruin Everything. Wired
- Ford to Invest $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence Start-Up. NY Times
- A pivotal year for Norfolk Southern. Railway Gazette
- Greenbrier appoints former FBI special agent to serve in new senior-level security post. AJOT
- Storms take toll on Portland’s important rural road network. Portland Tribune
Energy & Natural Resources
- Senate confirms Pruitt to lead EPA. The Hill
- GOP ‘rifle shot’ plan for Clean Air Act may include carbon. E&E News
- Trump axes Stream Protection Rule. E&E News
- Renewable energy draws increasing Republican support. That could shift climate politics. Vox
- House Democrats float blueprint for greener NAFTA. E&E News
- Dam Experts Say Maintenance, Oversight Stretched Nationwide. OPB
- Climate change panel urges delay in Oregon forest policy decisions. Portland Tribune
Labor
- Andrew Puzder Withdraws From Consideration as Labor Secretary. NY Times
- Trump names Alexander Acosta as new pick for labor secretary. Washington Post
- Trump’s Second Pick for Labor Differs More in Style Than Policy. Bloomberg
- Trump’s Inroads in Union Ranks Have Labor Leaders Scrambling. NY Times
- Labor unions take victory lap after Puzder withdrawal. Washington Post
- Boeing Workers Reject a Union in South Carolina. NY Times
- Unions Are Losing Their Decades-Long ‘Right-to-Work’ Fight. Bloomberg
- Longshore Union, Employers Seek Early Pact at U.S. East Coast Ports. Wall Street Journal
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- US Senate confirms fiscal hawk Mulvaney for budget director. Defense News
- David Shulkin Confirmed as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in Unanimous Vote. Wall Street Journal
- Robert Harward turns down national security adviser’s job. Defense News
- Trump Says Keith Kellogg, Three Others ‘In Play’ for National Security Adviser Post. Wall Street Journal
- ‘Buy America’ Push Tests Steel Industry. Wall Street Journal
- As Tax Debate Heats Up, Lawmakers Struggle to Think of a Plan B. Wall Street Journal
- In private meeting, Trump signals support for Ex-Im Bank. Washington Examiner
- Republicans Agree on Cutting Taxes, but Not on How to Do It. NY Times
- Yellen Defends Fed Efforts to Boost Economy During House Questioning. Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s trade war with corporate America. Politico
- Mattis is ‘alone’ in plans to boost defense budget, says House Armed Services Committee chairman. Defense News
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