Cabbage News Network Week #90

Saturday 10/13

• NPS considering charging protesters holding demonstrations in DC (source).
  
• Administration considering new family separation policy for border (source).
  
• More about the "tent city" holding detained immigrant children (source).
  
• Over 500 border patrol agents charged with crimes in 2016-17, but I'm sure some are good people (source).
  
• Many local governments are blocking ICE from using local jails to detain immigrants (source).
  
• Canada will happily take the tech workers being denied entry into the U.S. (source).

Monday 10/15

• DJT continues to question climate change as he tours damage from hurricane Michael (source).
  
• DJT stands by Saudi's despite probable murder of journalist (source, background).
  
• U.S. budget deficit largest since 2012 (source).
  
• White House refers to DNA tests as junk science in response to Warren releasing her DNA test confirming Native American ancestry (source), DJT also lies about promising money to charity if she took DNA test (source) - opinion piece on why it's bull shit that this is even a story.
  
• NYT documents how Kushner avoids paying taxes (source).
  
• Sessions names Hezbollah along with MS-13 and 3 Mexican cartels as international criminal organizations the Justice Dept. plans to crack down on (source).

Tuesday 10/16

• 245 immigrant children taken from their parents still being detained (source).
  
• McConnell claims increase of deficit not because of GOP tax cut. CBO says increase is because of GOP tax cut (source).
  
• DJT announces more sanctions against Iran (source).
  
• Congress may sanction Saudi Arabia over journalist (source-McConnell, source-Graham).
  
• Court overrules DeVos forcing implementation of student loan protections (source).
  

Wednesday 10/17

• Courts throw out 9,000 deportation cases due to incomplete paperwork (source).
  
• U.S. to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union (source).
  

Thursday 10/18

• DJT threatens to close the southern border (source).
  
• GOP begins smear campaign against journalist murdered by Saudis (source).
  
• Treasury Secretary Mnuchin pulls out of Saudi conference (source).
  

Friday 10/19

• DJT praises Montana congressman for attacking journalist (source).
  
• Justice Dept. to pursue priests accused of child sex abuse (source).
  
• Various countries challenging U.S. tariffs via the WTO (source).
  

Elsewhere

• How Burma used Facebook to justify genocide.
  
• Report on American mercenaries operating in the Middle East

Maps of the week

• 538 election forecast maps

Legislative Update - Congress in recess

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • 1 minor bill
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature - nothing new
  
  • Opioid bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr6
    
  • Water infrastructure bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s3021
    
  • 10 pending minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • No action this week
    
  • 749 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • No action this week
    
  • 137 total pending bills