Monday 8/26
Tuesday 8/27
Wednesday 8/28
Thursday 8/29
Friday 8/30
Map of the week
Legislative update
- States sue administration to block the indefinite detention of children (source).
- DJT and Bolsonaro reach agreement on fast tracking Brazilian deportees (source).
- FEC member resigns leaving it without enough members to function (source).
Tuesday 8/27
- Administration is raiding other agency budgets to keep paying for immigrant detentions (source).
- Immigrants face deportation if they get any emergency medical care (source).
- GOP argues that the civil rights act doesn't apply to sexual orientation or gender identity, Supreme Court will decide in October (source).
- DJT argues for Russia being allowed to join G7 (source).
- DJT nominates Scalia for Labor Dept. (source).
Wednesday 8/28
- Children of non-citizen members of U.S. military or other U.S. employees born abroad no longer automatically considered citizens (source, clarification on who would be effected).
- New tariffs go into effect 9/1 (source).
- DJT pushes to open Alaska's Tongass National Forest to logging and mining development (source).
Thursday 8/29
- Administration is denying access to its
concentration campsdetention centers (source). - Space Force becomes a reality, at least on paper (source).
- EPA proposes lifting restrictions on methane (source).
- More preventable diseases in migrant detention camps (source).
Friday 8/30
- Personal aide to DJT dismissed for leaks (source).
- ICE to deport immigrants that cooperate/report crimes to police (source).
Map of the week

Legislative update
- Legislation signed into law
- 9 minor bills
- Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
- Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate - in recess
- 215 total pending bills
- Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - in recess
- 72 total pending bills