Cabbage News Network Week #59

[kmusser]

Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 170 days and the island is still 10% without power.

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
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - no new major bills
  
  • 97 pending bills