Cabbage News Network Week #63

[kmusser]

Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 191 days and the island is still 5% without power (progress, but that's still about 150,000 people).

Monday 4/2

• China begins imposing tariffs on U.S. goods (source).

Tuesday 4/3

• Mueller hands out his first prison sentence (source).
  
• EPA grants large oil refining company exemption from environmental regulations (source).
  
• DJT's infrastructure adviser quits (source).

Wednesday 4/4

• DJT sends National Guard to the Mexican border (source, not sure what they'll do there, note from an older article that border crossings are at an all time low, source).
  
• DJT nominates endangered species opponent to oversee Dept. of Interior wildlife program (source).
  
• DJT wants to withdraw military from Syria, White House staff says there are no actual plans to do so (source).

Thursday 4/5

• More ethics issues surrounding Scott Pruitt (source, source).
  
• Pruitt's top aide resigns (source).
  
• NAFTA negotiations still ongoing (source).

Friday 4/6

• U.S. and China threaten additional tariffs against each other (source).
  
• Sessions appointed John Huber to investigate conservative allegations against the FBI and DoJ (source).

Maps of the week

• Areas most likely to be hit by China's tariffs.
  

Legislative action this week - no new action this week