Cabbage News Network Week #110

Missed previously

• CFPB to weaken regulations governing payday lenders (source).

Monday 3/4

• House broadens Trump investigations (source).
  
• DJT looks to start a trade war with India (source).
  
• Whitaker quits Justice Dept. (source).

Tuesday 3/5

• Reminder that many Federal agencies still have vacant leadership (source).
  
• DJT has been hiding his school grades since 2011 (source).
  
• I'm sure you will all be shocked that the GOP tax cut has not paid for itself and U.S. tax revenues are down (source).
  
• DJT cancels planned tariff hike on China (source).
  
• FDA approves anti-depressant nasal spray (source).
  
• FDA chief resigns for unknown reasons (source).

Wednesday 3/6

• Trade deficit hits a 10-year high (source).
  
• House investigating DJT money laundering via German bank (source).
  
• DJT announces overhaul/gutting of Title X family planning program, is immediately hit with over 20 lawsuits over it (source).
  
• Administration will no longer report the number of people killed by drone strikes or other counter-terrorism operations (source).
  
• Administration to delist the gray wolf as an endangered species (source).
  
• Court blocks citizenship question on Census (source).

Thursday 3/7

• Administration compiling database of journalists covering the southern border (source).
  
• Pentagon not in any hurry to follow DJT's order to leave Syria (source).
  
• Program for abused immigrants being strangled by paperwork (source).
  
• Trump companies firing immigrant workers that have worked for them for years (source).
  
• Cohen sues Trump organization over legal costs (source).
  
• DJT treatens to block media from presidential debates (source).
  

Friday 3/8

• Manafort sentenced to 4 years in prison, out of a possible 24 years (source).
  
• Over 350 lobbyists work in DJT administration (source).
  
• Puerto Rico still waiting on disaster relief aid over a year after hurricane Maria (source).
  
• Court rules that immigrants can appeal deportation decisions (source).

Maps of the week

My workplace has released a series of my updated maps

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • Bill expanding natural resource protections on public lands https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s47
    
  • 2 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • 5 minor bills
    
  • 74 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • 1 minor bill
    
  • 7 total pending bills