Cabbage News Network Week #21

Monday 6/12

• DC and Maryland sue DJT over emoluments clause (source).
  
• Maybe there will be action on a Senate health care bill? (source).

Tuesday 6/13

• Sessions testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee - mostly refusing to answer questions (summary).
  
• EPA to put methane regulation on hold (source).
  
• Senate working on health care bill in secret? Hard to find anything reliable on this and that may be on purpose. (source).

Wednesday 6/14

• For-Profit schools given the ok to cheat students (source).
  
• Senate votes to remove DJT's power to remove sanctions on Russia and are ready to override DJT's veto if needed (source).
  
• Federal Reserve raises interest rate (source).

Thursday 6/15

• DJT is under investigation for obstruction of justice (source).
  
• Pence lawyers up (source).
  
• U.S. approves Qatari arms deal (source).
  
• Senate passes new sanctions against Russia and Iran (source).
  
• Senate vote on secret health care bill in the next 2 weeks? (source).
  
• Homeland security ok's deporting of illegal immigrant parents of Americans (source).
  
• Additional troops headed to Afghanistan (source).
  
• DJT to restore a partial embargo of Cuba for no particular reason (source).

Friday 6/16

• Immigrant children "dreamers" allowed to stay for now (source).
  
• Rod Rosenstein may also recuse himself from Russia investigations (source).
  
• DJT's lawyer lawyers up (source).

Legislative action this week

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • Law expanding whistleblower protections https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr657
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • Repeal of Dodd-Frank Act https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr10
    
  • Law authorizing support for war crimes investigations in Iraq and Syria https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr390
    
  • Renewal of law requiring background checks for Customs and Border Protection officials https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2213
    
  • American Health Care Act ( the "Obamacare repeal") https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1628
    
  • Law delaying tax credit payments until HHS can verify citizenship status https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2581
    
  • 8 bills dealing with hydroelectric projects
    
  • 176 other bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • Sanctions against Iran and Russia https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s722