Cabbage News Network Week #14

Late due to gaming convention taking precedence :-)

Saturday 4/22

• DJT officials delay Caltrain upgrade (source).

Monday 4/24

• DJT planning on briefing entire Senate at the White House on North Korea on Wednesday (source - includes timeline of North Korea related events) and no further news so seems to have been a non-event.
  
• Secretary of Agriculture confirmed, I finally have a new boss (source).

Tuesday 4/25

• DJT starting trade war with Canada? (source).
  
• Trade war with Mexico still going strong (source).
  
• DJT willing to give in on "Wall" funding to avoid shutdown (source).
  
• Justice Dept. defends Obamacare's birth control mandate (source).
  
• Flynn broke law failing to disclose payments from Russia and Turkey (source).
  
• Still lots of vacancies at Federal agencies, DJT's cabinet not happy (source).

Wednesday 4/26

• Court blocks attempt to deny funding to sanctuary cities (source).
  
• DJT unveils corporate tax cut plan (source).
  
• DJT Executive Order to review National Monuments for mining potential, another expected to expand offshore drilling (source).

Thursday 4/27

• DJT not going to scrap NAFTA after all (source).
  
• Supreme Court is "concerned" about Justice Dept. power to strip naturalized immigrants of citizenship (source).
  
• DJT orders review of Federal education regulations (source).

Sunday 4/30

• DJT invites Philippine authoritarian president Duterte to the White House (source).

Legislative action this week

• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • Continuing resolution keeping the government open https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hjres99
    
  • Repeal of a rule requiring transit authorities to consolidate planning organizations in the same metro area https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s496
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • Law allowing the U.S. to join the Bureau of International Expositions https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr534
    
  • Law requiring more rigorous screening of TSA employees https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr876
    
  • Law making the head of the U.S. Copyright office a political appointee https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1695
    
  • Law making Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac subject to the Freedom of Information Act https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1694
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  
  
• Legislation advancing in the House
  
  • Law changing what investment/securities reports are considered offerings of sales and thus subject to SEC filings https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr910