The Weekly Trek: November 30, 2018

Top Political News

• After winning party’s nomination, Pelosi still has work to do to reclaim speaker’s gavel.
• Republican wins racially charged Senate race in Mississippi.
• First bill for new House Democratic majority: Campaign finance, ethics reform
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy, Natural Resources, and Agriculture 

• Deal to pass farm bill scraps House GOP plan for new food stamp work requirements
• Cities Retrofit United Nations’ Goals to Remake the World.
• Top Dem lawmaker likely to oversee Interior calls for Ryan Zinke’s resignation
• Five Big Ways the United States Will Need to Adapt to Climate Change

Indian Affairs

• Trump administration allows tribal housing at The Dalles to resume
• Is Half of Oklahoma an Indian Reservation? The Supreme Court Sifts the Merits.
• Feds fail to prosecute crimes in Indian Country

Labor

• Panel Won’t Meet Deadline on Fix for Multiemployer Pension Plans
• Impact of the Fight for $15: $68 Billion in Raises, 22 Million Workers
• Two-thirds of HR professionals say opioids affect workplace.

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• U.S., Mexico and Canada Sign Pact to Replace Nafta.
• Senate GOP presses Trump to move on new NAFTA deal before Dems take over House
• Trump Cancels Meeting With Putin, Citing Naval Clash Between Russia and Ukraine.
• House to Leave for Weekend Without Voting on Year-End Tax Bill (1)

Technology

• Elon Musk ducks out of one Los Angeles tunnel but pursues another
• Lyft Bets Big on Bikes in NYC, and Uber is None Too Happy
• A Map That Tracks Everything
• Self-driving Taxis Are Here. This is What It’s Like to Ride in One. Washington Post

Transportation

• FTA grants $281M to 5 transit projects.
• House Democrat says panel will revisit taxes, infrastructure
• Bikeshare, Scooters, Cars, Trains, Bridges: One Agency to Rule Them All
• Without a Trump Infrastructure Plan, an Aging Ohio Bridge Is in Limbo