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kmusserPreviously
Monday 8/7
Tuesday 8/8
Wednesday 8/9
Thursday 8/10
Friday 8/11
Legislative action this week - Congress in recess
Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
Maps of the week
- Interior opens Federal lands to coal leases (source) (from the end of March, but only now being reported on).
- FBI raided Manafort's home last month as part of the Russia investigation (source).
Monday 8/7
- Russia investigation is expanding. (source).
- U.N. approves North Korea sanctions, North Korea threatens retaliation (source).
- Government scientists leak their climate change report out of fear that it'll be suppressed (source, full report).
- DHS CIO quits after 3 months (source).
- Enforcement of Wall St. regulations is down (source).
Tuesday 8/8
- DJT threatens military action against North Korea (source).
- North Korea threatening to nuke Guam (source).
- Justice Dept. supports purging voter rolls (source).
- Commission on opioid epidemic offers its recommendations, DJT declines to take any of them (source, draft report).
- DJT considering privatizing the war in Afghanistan (source).
- Administration drops plan for sleep apnea testing for truck and train drivers (source).
Wednesday 8/9
- DJT set to surpass Obama in number of bombs dropped (source).
- Administration divided on North Korea response (source).
- DJT and McConnell blame each other for GOP failures (source).
Thursday 8/10
- Half of GOP ok with not having a 2020 election (source).
- Health care premiums set to rise thanks to uncertainty (source).
- McCain proposes long-term plan for Afghanistan (source).
- DJT takes some of the opioid commission's recommendations after all, declares national emergency (source).
- EPA reduces enforcement of environmental laws (source).
Friday 8/11
- HHS ends teen pregnancy prevention program (source).
- Global stock sell-off due to US-NK tensions (source).
Legislative action this week - Congress in recess
- Legislation signed into law
- Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
- Bill making a management program for Dungeness crab permanent https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr374
- FDA reauthorization bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2430
- Bill offering educational aid for veterans https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3218
- Bill making a management program for Dungeness crab permanent https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr374
- Authorization bill for CIA and other intelligence activities https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3180
- DoD appropriations bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3219
- 261 mostly minor bills
- 42 mostly minor bills
Maps of the week
From the climate change report, note these are observed changes, not predictions
