8 June 2018

Cabbage News Network Week #72

8 June 2018 10:47
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Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 254 days and the island is still 5% without power.

Monday 6/4
  • DJT claims right to pardon himself (source).
  • Koch brothers oppose DJT's tariffs (source).
  • Canada relatiates with tariffs of their own (source).
  • Pentagon to cut back on African missions (source).
  • Manafort attempts tampering with potential witnesses while he's out on bail (source).
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders directs press to ask DJT's personal lawyers any questions they have about lies she may have said as press secretary (source).

Tuesday 6/5
  • Senator Merkley denied access to ICE detention facility and when he tries to visit it anyway the police are called on him. Then the White House blames Merkley for immigrant's crimes (source) .
  • U.N. tells U.S. that its policy of separating children from their parents is a violation of International Law (source).
  • Just you had any doubt, breaking up immigrant families is not normal (source).
  • States are passing their own Net Neutrality rules, potentially violating FCC repeal order (source).

Wednesday 6/6
  • Mexico retaliates with tariffs of their own (source).
  • Pruitt used his EPA staff to try and get his wife a Chick-fil-A franchise (source).
  • Two more of Pruitt's aides leave EPA (source).
  • Paul Ryan says there is no "spygate" (source).
  • Businesses and trade organizations shut out of NAFTA negotiations (source).
  • Mulvaney's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau slashes Consumer Advisory Boards (source).

Thursday 6/7
  • Saudis agreed to increase oil production in response to U.S. breaking Iran deal (source).
  • DJT follows through with deal to bail out Chinese telecom (source).
  • A summary of Pruitt related scandals, in case you've lost track (source).
  • DJT will be meeting with pissed off allies at G7 summit (source).
  • Judge hearing arguments in emoluments case against DJT (source).

Friday 6/8
  • Administration won't defend Obamacare from lawsuits from GOP states over coverage of pre-existing conditions (source).
  • EPA changes cost benefit analysis formula for pollution regulations to favor polluters (source).
  • DJT wants Russia added to G7 (Source).
  • U.S. could be dumped from G7 agreement (source).
  • DoJ seizes journalists records in leak investigation (source).
  • Related to the above story, DoJ makes arrest in said leak investigation (source).
  • Labor Dept. turns down Senate's request to study economic impact of sexual harassment in the workplace (source).
  • DJT leaves G7 meeting earlier to go to Singapore and prepare for meeting with North Korea (source).


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