Cabbage News Network Week #79

Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 305 days and the island is still 5% without power.

Last week

• Treasury Dept. decides that politically active non-profits (i.e. NRA) no longer need to report donor's identities (i.e. Russia) to the IRS (source).
  
• Some states are purging their voting rolls ahead of midterms, namely: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IN, ME, NC, NY, OH, TX, VA (source).

Sunday 7/22

• Justice Dept. releases its evidence that Carter Page was a Russian agent (source, more context).

Monday 7/23

• Some immigrant parents already deported without their children (source).
  
• DJT threatens war with Iran (source).
  
• DJT wants to revoke security clearances of his political opponents (source).
  
• Senate approves Wilkie as VA Secretary (source).

Tuesday 7/24

• Children describe abuse in detention centers, Court considering a monitor to oversee conditions (source).
  
• Russian hackers gain access to U.S. power grid (source).
  
• Dept. of Agriculture approves farmer aid package to help offset damage from tariffs (source, more details).
  
• Invanka closes her fashion business (source).

Wednesday 7/25

• DJT tells his followers to trust him over their own senses (source).
  
• DJT blames China for his own tariffs (source).
  
• DJT pushing tariffs on auto imports (source).
  
• EU prepares retaliatory tariffs (source).
  
• Emoluments lawsuit against DJT moves forward (source, more details).
  
• ACLU accuses government of stonewalling on reuniting immigrant families (source).

Thursday 7/26

• Looks like 1,600 of 2,500 children will be returned to their families by end of today, leaving about 900 in detention (source).
  
• Immigrant parents that have been deported are still waiting for their children (source).
  
• Administration drops requirements that companies drilling or mining on public lands pay for damages they do to those lands (source).
  
• CNN reporter barred from White House event for asking questions about Russia (source).
  
• DJT gives up on getting more tariffs, a Putin visit, or his wall before the mid-term elections (source).
  
• DJT threatens sanctions against Turkey over imprisoned pastor (source).
  
• States sue administration over health care plans that don't have to offer minimum coverage (source).
  
• Lawsuit over citizenship question on the Census moves forward (source).
  
• Sen. McCaskill's reelection campaign targeted by Russian hackers (source).
  
• DeVos to deregulate for-profit colleges (source).

Friday 7/27

• Cohen says DJT knew about the meeting between his campaign team and the Russians, DJT doubles down and denies it (source).
  
• Deadline for reuniting children separated from their families is passed, 711 children still not reunited, most of them children of parents that have already been deported (source).

In news elsewhere

• Liquid water found on mars (source).

Map of the week

Since we're doomed to relive the 2016 election forever and ever, here is a super-detailed look at the results.

Legislative action this week

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • 22 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • 14 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • Bill reducing minimum coverage required by health plans https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr6311
    
  • Dept. of Interior appropriations https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr6147
    
  • Authorization act for various intelligence agencies https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr6237
    
  • 43 minor bills - I did not have time to read all these, there may be significant stuff hidden in there
    
  • 668 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • Bill reducing some of DJT's tariffs https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4318
    
  • 3 minor bills
    
  • 119 total pending bills