Cabbage News Network Week #177

Friday 6/12

• DJT removes anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity for health care (source).
  
• DJT delays rally a day so it's not on Juneteenth (source).

Monday 6/15

• Supreme Court rules that civil rights law protects gay and transgender people from being fired for their sexual orientation or gender identity - this is a landmark ruling and may have ramifications beyond workplace protections (source).
  
• Supreme Court refuses to hear "qualified immunity" case, leaving the doctrine in place (source).
  
• Supreme Court also refuses to hear "sanctuary cities" cases, meaning cities can continue to refuse to cooperate with ICE (source).
  
• Supreme Court also refused a whole pile of guns rights cases leaving the status quo (source).
  
• Supreme Court upholds permit for pipeline going under the Appalachian Trail (source).
  
• FDA revokes authorization for hydroxychloroquine to be used for Covid-19 (source).

Tuesday 6/16

• DJT executive order on police reform to create a database of police misconduct and support including social workers on some calls (source).
  
• Administration to resume use of the death penalty (source).
  
• Administration is not planning any action in response to new Covid-19 outbreaks, DJT blames too much testing (source).
  
• Pence encouraged governors to lie about the spread of Covid-19 (source).
  
• Bolton's book set to be released next week, DJT still trying to block it (source).
  
• Voice of America executives resign rather than work for DJT appointee (source).

Wednesday 6/17

• Judge orders Treasury to release Covid-19 relief funds for Native American tribes that Congress approved and it has been sitting on (source).
  
• GOP senate proposes police reform bill, Dems say it doesn't do enough (source).
  

Thursday 6/18

• Supreme Court upholds DACA, dreamers can stay (source).
  
• Bolton's book confirms impeachment charge was true, also alleges that DJT tried to bribe China into helping with his re-election as well as Ukraine and that he approved of Chinese prison camps (source, another summary).
  
• DJT campaign uses Nazi symbol in its marketing (source, FB removes the ads).
  
• DJT's Voice of America appointee fires the rest of the executives that didn't already quit. (source).

Friday 6/19

• DJT not going to give up on trying to kick out dreamers (source).
  
• DJT continues to campaign against absentee ballots (source).
  
• DJT has not followed through on threat to pull troops from Germany (source).
  

In news elsewhere

• A medical breakthrough in the treatment of Covid-19 (source).

Maps of the week

• Covid-19 changes over the last 2 weeks, not looking good for the South.
  
• Racial covenants in Minneapolis housing.

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • Bill condemning Chinese human rights abuses https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s3744
    
  • 2 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • 1 minor bill
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • 1 minor bill
    
  • 416 total pending bills sitting on McConnell's desk
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • Bill dedicating permanent funding for the Land & Water Conservation Fund https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr1957 (I had the wrong bill last week, this one also expands other funding for various agencies tasked with conservation).
    
  • 2 minor bills
    
  • 141 total pending bills sitting on Pelosi's desk