Cabbage News Network Week #147

On the impeachment hearings: I'm not going to do too many links to the impeachment hearings unless something different happens. They've already fallen into a pattern where we have a parade of witnesses, mostly from the State Dept. or the Pentagon, confirming what we already know about DJT's Ukraine extortion scheme. Meanwhile DJT is attacking each witness via twitter while they are speaking, do note that witness intimidation is itself a crime. Meanwhile part 2, GOP questions of witnesses are aimed at making sound bites that support their conspiracy theories.

Friday 11/15

• Roger Stone found guilty of everything (source).
  
• DJT pardons war criminals over Pentagon objections (source).
  
• DJT attacks impeachment witnesses while they are testifying (source).
  
• DJT asks Japan to pay more for military aid (source).
  
• Court rules that searches of electronic devices are unconstitutional (source).

Monday 11/18

• DJT backs down on banning flavored e-cigs (source).
  
• Pompeo says the U.S. is ok with Israeli West Bank settlements (source, other nations are not ok with this).
  
• South Korea signs defense agreement with China (source).

Tuesday 11/19

• Army is taking steps to secure impeachment witness Lt Colonel Vindman's safety from DJT's threats (note that the army having to protect active U.S. military members from the U.S. president is not normal) (source).

Wednesday 11/20

• U.S. is going to start sending asylum seekers to Guatemala (source).
  
• While the House is busy with impeachment hearings, the Senate is busy approving more conservative judicial appointments as another Federal appeals court is flipped to a conservative majority (source).

Thursday 11/21

• Judge blocks DJT's plan to resume use of death penalty (source).
  
• Congress passes bill to avoid government shutdown (source).
  
• NAFTA 2.0 still in limbo and likely to stay there for awhile (source).
  
• EPA removes safety regulations from chemical plants (source).

Friday 11/22

• Administration to lower fees for offshore drilling (source).
  
• RNC buys enough copies of Trump Jr's book to make it a bestseller (source).

Map of the week
Food supply map of the U.S.

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • Continuing resolution to keep the government open https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr3055
    
  • Two bills supporting the Hong Kong protesters https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1838, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s2710
    
  • DoD funding authorization https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1790
    
  • 18 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • 19 minor bills
    
  • 325 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • 7 minor bills
    
  • 95 total pending bills