Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 170 days and the island is still 10% without power.
Saturday 3/3
Sunday 3/4
Monday 3/5
Tuesday 3/6
Wednesday 3/7
Thursday 3/8
Friday 3/9
Map of the week
Legislative action this week
Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - no new major bills
Saturday 3/3
- Rest of the world threatens retaliation for tariffs (source).
- DJT picks lawyer for Dow Chemical to lead Superfund office (source).
- DJT and NRA reconcile (source).
- DJT former adviser dumps steel stocks before tariff announcement (source).
- DJT opposed to NY-NJ tunnel project that has bipartisan support (source).
Sunday 3/4
- DJT praises China for doing away with presidential term limits (source).
- State Dept. was given money to fight Russian meddling in our mid-term elections, but has not spent any of it (source).
Monday 3/5
- Mueller subpoenas an undisclosed witness for documents from DJT's campaign source).
- Former DJT campaign aide Sam Nunberg, who I assume is the witness mentioned above, says he'll defy the subpoenas, dares Mueller to arrest him, and makes a ton of incriminating statements in rants to various call-in news shows, and then afterwards says he'll probably comply (source, more colorful accounts: CNN in full snark mode Wonkette, WP's take).
- Russians took credit for getting Tillerson named Secretary of State instead of Romney (source, ultimately from this New Yorker article about Steele which also makes a nice summary of the timeline of DJT-Russian connections becoming known).
- Senate is looking at gutting Dodd-Frank financial regulations (source).
- DJT to allow exceptions to elephant trophy ban (source).
Tuesday 3/6
- Gary Cohn, DJT's top economic adviser, resigns in protest of tariffs (source).
- Paul Ryan opposed to DJT tariffs (source).
- Kellyanne Conway found violating Hatch Act (source), White House says it is ok with that (source).
- Bill weakening Dodd-Frank moves forward in Senate on bipartisan vote (source).
- Justice Dept. suing California for protecting its immigrants (source).
Wednesday 3/7
- Mueller includes Blackwater's Erik Prince's meeting with Russians in the Seychelles as part of his investigation (source).
- Porn star Stormy Daniels sues DJT over non-disclosure agreement (source).
Thursday 3/8
- DJT tariffs are official (source).
- Trans-Pacific Partnership deal official (without the U.S.) (source).
- U.S. Forest Service chief resigns because of sexual misconduct (source).
- HHS rejects Idaho's attempt to circumvent Obamacare (source).
Friday 3/9
- U.S. and North Korea agree to talks (source).
- Nunberg interviewed by Mueller (source).
- Payment to Daniels likely violated election law (source).
Map of the week
Turkey begins siege of Syrian city of Afrin
Legislative action this week
- Legislation signed into law
- Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
- 27 minor bills
- Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
- A bunch of bills rolling back financial protections https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4607, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2226, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4725, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4296
- Reauthorization bill for the FCC https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4986
- Bill barring political appointees from accepting civil service jobs for 2 years https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1132
- Bill preventing Federal funds from being used for official portraits of government officials (including president) https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s188
- Bill penalizing websites whose users help sex trafficking https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1865
- Bill gutting the ADA https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr620
- Sanctions against Hamas https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3542
- 424 pending bills
- A bunch of bills rolling back financial protections https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4607, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2226, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4725, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4296
- 97 pending bills
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Date: 10 Mar 2018 04:38 (UTC)Yes!
Payment to Daniels likely violated election law
Yes.