Cabbage News Network Week #179

Over the weekend

• Russia has been offering bounties to Taliban for killing U.S. soldiers, sources disagree on whether DJT has ever been told about it or not, intelligence agencies have known since March and have not done anything in response (NYT source, WSJ source, source on response).
  
• Judge orders ICE to release immigrant children in detainment centers back to their parents (source).
  
• Administration standing by decision to do nothing about Covid-19, leaving everything up to the states (source).
  
• Russian jets intercepted in Alaska airspace (source).
  
• DoJ charges protesters in DC with attempt to destroy Jackson statue (source).

Monday 6/29

• Supreme Court strikes down anti-abortion law (source).
  
• EU to start allowing tourists again, but not from the U.S. (source).
  
• Congress would like to know more about this whole Russia paying to kill Americans business (source).
  
• Supreme Court rules that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief can be fired and possibly opens up the agency to lawsuits (source).
  
• Iran issues arrest warrant for DJT for the assassination of their general back in January (source).
  
• Governors would really like DJT and Pence to do something useful regarding Covid-19 (source).

Tuesday 6/30

• Fauci says Covid-19 going to get worse (source).
  
• Supreme Court okays tax money going to religious schools (source).

Wednesday 7/1

• DJT calls report of Russian bounties on soldiers a hoax as intelligence community is currently briefing congressional leaders on the matter (source).
  
• DJT promises to veto defense bill if it includes renaming of bases named for confederates (source).

Thursday 7/2

• DJT may be coming around on masks, still thinks Covid-19 is going to magically disappear on its own (source).
  
• White House has no regrets over pushing states to re-open prematurely (source).
  
• In case it isn't obvious, there is no "flattening of the curve" happening (source).
  
• Naturalizations resume (source).
  
• Without any immigrants available farmers are having trouble finding any workers (source).
  
• Former officials say DJT wouldn't listen to any reports involving Russia (source).
  
• Mueller's redacted material likely to stay secret until after the election (source).
  
• Tammy Duckworth puts all military promotions on hold because promotion of officer who testified against DJT has been on hold (source).

Friday 7/3

• U.S. sets a new record for number of Covid-19 cases in a day (source).
  
• Much more in depth report on the Russian bounty situation including timeline.

Map of the week

• Covid-19 changes over the last 2 weeks.
  
• Covid-19 risk map.
  
• Fictional places in the England, Scotland, and Wales.

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • Bill extending provisions from the last Covid-19 relief bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s4116
    
  • 2 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • 7 minor bills
    
  • 427 total pending bills sitting on McConnell's desk
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • 7 minor bills
    
  • 152 total pending bills sitting on Pelosi's desk