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kmusserMonday 9/3
Tuesday 9/4
Wednesday 9/5
Thursday 9/6
Friday 9/7
Elsewhere
Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
Upcoming legislation
- Administration releases 42,000 pages of Kavanaugh documents the night before hearings are to begin, still withholding about 100,000 pages (source).
- Dems call for hearings on passport denials (source).
- Dems preparing investigations into administration that they'll get to do if they take control of the House (source).
- DJT complains about Justice Dept. pursuing corruption charges against GOP members (source.
- Pentagon considering pulling counter-terrorism forces out of Africa (source).
- DJT skipping Asian summit meetings, leaving leadership role to China (source).
- State Dept. unit for fighting foreign election meddling still waiting on funding (source).
Tuesday 9/4
- Kavanaugh confirmation hearings start, Dems protest GOP blocking access to documents on Kavanaugh's record (source).
- Bob Woodward book describes what it's like in the DJT White House - it isn't pretty - seriously, take however f&*%d up you think this administration is and then triple it (source and summary, transcript of phone call between DJT and Woodward - I can't even).
- DJT thinks protesting should be illegal (source).
- Court orders EPA to enforce chemical safety regulations (source).
- NAFTA talks with Canada still ongoing (source).
Wednesday 9/5
- Anonymous NYT op-ed claims White House high level staff is working against DJT (original op-ed, Atlantic response, Esquire response, NYT summary of DJT's response).
- DJT and staff hunting for op-ed author (source).
- Justice Dept. exploring social media regulations (source).
- ACLU sues administration over Federal interference with Keystone pipeline protests (source).
Thursday 9/6
- Administration abandons settlement that limits how long children can be kept in detention (source).
- (Summary of Kavanaugh's answers and non-answers in Senate hearings this week).
- Summary of Kavanaugh's lies under oath (source).
- Senator Booker (D) releases Kavanaugh e-mails regarding racial issues in violation of Senate rules (source).
Kavanaugh thinks birth control and abortion are the same thing (source).- Administration seeking to block state efforts to regulate student loans (source).
Friday 9/7
- Sentencing for Papdopoulos likely to be today (source).
- Mattis is in Afghanistan spinning his wheels (source).
- Opioid legislation moves ahead in Senate (source).
- EPA to reduce the value of human life in its calculations (source).
Elsewhere
- Syria and Russia close in on last rebel-held province (source).
Map of the weekWoodcut wall map of DC:
No legislative action this week- Legislation signed into law
- Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
- Bill reducing some tariffs https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4318
- 6 minor bills
- Bill reducing some tariffs https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4318
- Legislation signed into law
- Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
- 15 minor bills, mostly dealing with TSA
- 669 total pending bills
- 15 minor bills, mostly dealing with TSA
- 7 minor bills
- 135 total pending bills
- Opioid Crises Response Act https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s2680 (summary)
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Date: 11 Sep 2018 13:57 (UTC)