Cabbage News Network Week #58

Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 163 days and the island is still 20% without power.

Saturday 2/24

• Dems release their rebuttal to Nunes memo (source).
  
• DJT endorses GOP effort to keep gerrymandered Pennsylvania map (source).

Monday 2/26

• Supreme Court rules that "dreamer" protections must continue as long as there is pending litigation (source).
  
• DJT begins backtracking on gun control measures (source, source).
  
• Labor Board reinstates rule holding companies responsible for their sub-contractors labor practices (source).
  
• EPA facing record number of lawsuits over FOIA requests (source).

Tuesday 2/27

• Kushner loses top secret security clearance as foreign officials seek to manipulate him (source).
  
• Hope Hicks interviewed by House investigation, admits to sometimes lying for DJT, refuses to answer most questions (source).
  
• Mother Jones has put together a nice summary of the horrible things that Scott Pruitt has done over at the EPA (source, oh, Onion).
  
• NSA has not been told to interrupt Russian cyberattacks against U.S. election systems (source).

Wednesday 2/28

• White House communications director Hope Hicks resigns (source).
  
• Kushner conducting private business out of the White House (source).
  

Thursday 3/1

• DJT increases tariffs on steel and aluminum (source).
  
• Everybody is pissed about the tariffs (source).
  
• Dems investigating money laundering allegations associated with Trump property in Panama (source).
  
• Russia announces new nuclear weapons (source).
  
• GOP rejects DJT's call for gun control legislation (source).
  
• Not just Kushner, over 30 White House aides have security clearances downgraded (source).
  
• Budget bills being considered by Congress have campaign finance riders, one lifting limits on political spending by churches and one allowing more secrecy in campaign contributions (source).
  
• ICE raid in California arrests 232, would've arrested more if it wasn't for Oakland's mayor (source).

Friday 3/2

• HHS following opioid commission's recommendations, opens up options for treating addiction (source).

In news elsewhere

• It was above freezing at the north pole (source).
  
• Two members of the band Pussy Riot are disappeared in Russia (source).

Map of the week

Winter storms hit most of Europe

Legislative action this week

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • Bill making the St. Louis Gateway Arch a National Park https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s1438
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • 6 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate - no new major bills
  
  • Bill penalizing websites whose users help sex trafficking https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1865
    
  • Bill reducing capital risk pool requirements for banks https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4296
    
  • Bill gutting the ADA https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr620
    
  • Sanctions against Hamas https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3542
    
  • 433 pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - no new major bills
  
  • 95 pending bills