The Weekly Trek: July 8, 2016
The Weekly Trek
July 8, 2016
Top Political News
- U.S. Job Growth Roars Back in June. Wall Street Journal
- F.B.I. Director James Comey Recommends No Charges for Hillary Clinton on Email. New York Times
- House Republicans grill FBI director Comey on Clinton emails. Washington Post
- Trump visits the Hill to mend fences with GOP — and brings his hammer. Washington Post
- Clinton expected to pick up Sanders’s endorsement next week in New Hampshire. Washington Post
- Congress Struggling to Finish To-Do List Before Summer Break. Roll Call
Transportation
- USDOT identifies freight projects to receive FASTLANE grants. Progressive Railroading
- House and Senate Leaders’ Joint Statement on FAA Extension Agreement. Commerce PR
- NTSB to host meeting on tank-car safety. Progressive Railroading
- Congressional Study Faults Highway Agency Over Testing of Guardrails. New York Times
- Tesla and Google Take Different Roads to Self-Driving Car. New York Times
- Is Columbus the Future of Urban Transportation? Governing
Energy & Natural Resources
- Budget chairman aims to constrain EPA. E&E News
- Senators looking to clear the way for energy bill vote. The Hill
- Piles of Dirty Secrets Behind a Model ‘Clean Coal’ Project. New York Times
- Drones Impede Wildfire Efforts. Wall Street Journal
- The Space Station Is Becoming A Spy Satellite For Wildlife. The Atlantic
Labor
- What the Seesaw Jobs Numbers Are Really Telling Us. New York Times
- Judge’s Ruling Re-Opens a Major Loophole that Allows Union Busters To Remain in the Shadows. In These Times
- Labor board rules against Rauner in union case. Chicago Tribune
- The US needs more flexible labor markets. Brookings
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Senate Democrats block defense spending bill. The Hill
- World Trade Organization’s New Global Trade Gauge Points Weaker. Wall Street Journal
- Obama, NATO Leaders Gather as Europe Frays and Russia Blusters. Wall Street Journal
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