17 August 2018

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Monday 8/13
  • FBI agent fired over anti-DJT texts (source).
  • Administration is doing much of its industry deregulation by refusing to enforce regulations rather than going through the effort of officially repealing them (source).
  • Speaking of which, CFPB to relax enforcement of the Military Lending Act which protects service members from financial fraud (source).
  • State investigation of immigrant children detention center in Virginia found they strapped kids down and put bags over their heads, but that totally isn't abuse (source).
  • DJT's trade wars are undermining the authority of the WTO (source).
  • DJT regularly uses non-disclosure agreements to try and silence ex-employees (source).
  • DJT signs Defense spending bill (source).
  • Archives refuses Dems requests for Kavanaugh's records (source).
  • Administration to use California wildfires as an excuse to expand logging (source).

Tuesday 8/14
  • DJT's signing statement on yesterday's defense bill outlines which provisions he's planning on disobeying or ignoring (source).
  • China now buying their soybeans from Brazil instead of U.S. (source).
  • Pentagon is still taking climate change seriously (source).

Wednesday 8/15
  • DJT sues Omarosa (source).
  • Puerto Rico electricity fully restored (source).

Thursday 8/16
  • DJT strips former CIA director Brennan's security clearance because of Russia investigation, threatens more that are involved with the investigation (source).

Friday 8/17
  • DJT cancels military parade (source).


Map of the week

The eruption in Hawaii looks like it has finally slowed down, take a look at how much land it added:



Legislative action this week - Congress in recess
  • Legislation signed into law

  • Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
    • 2 minor bills

  • Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
    • 662 total pending bills

  • Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
    • 122 total pending bills

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