Cabbage News Network Week #186

Monday 8/24

• GOP decides it doesn't need a platform, pledges blind obedience to DJT (source).
  
• Lots of businesses are taking advantage of EPA's moratorium on environmental laws (source).
  
• Postmaster General caught lying about USPS overtime (source) and claims he didn't know sorting machines and mailboxes were being removed (source).
  
• Court blocks DJT lawsuit against Pennsylvania over absentee ballots (source).
  
• Kellyanne Conway is out (source).

Tuesday 8/25

• USPS delays are hitting prescription drug deliveries (source).
  
• Environmentalists sue administration over Alaska oil drilling plans (source).
  
• Social Security Administration reports that DJT's plan to cancel payroll taxes would run Social Security out of money by 2023 (source).
  
• Former DHS official claims that DJT offered pardons for officials willing to violate the law in carrying out his policies (source).
  
• Tony Pham is the new chief of ICE source).

Wednesday 8/26

• CDC recommends fewer Covid-19 tests, immediate backlash against new guidelines (source, backlash).
  
• The U.S. condemns the UN's condemnation of the U.S. restricting abortion access (source).
  
• Environmentalists sue administration over allowing the hunting of bear cubs and wolf pups (source).
  
• Administration announces additional funding for computing research (source).

Thursday 8/27

• DJT accepts GOP nomination while protests continue at the White House (source).
  
• DoJ pursuing charges against protesters in Portland (source).
  
• Court blocks EPA's loosening of power plant air quality regulations, decision likely to be appealed (source).
  
• U.S. joins global tree planting initiative (source).
  
• DJT's businesses are gauging the U.S. government (source).

Friday 8/28

Maps of the week

• Covid-19 changes over the last 2 weeks.

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • Bill that would reverse changes made to USPS https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr8015
    
  • Bill to prevent furloughs for agency handling immigration claims https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr8015
    
  • 1 minor bill
    
  • 442 total pending bills sitting on McConnell's desk
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - no action
  
  • 166 total pending bills sitting on Pelosi's desk