Cabbage News Network Week #106

[kmusser]

Monday 2/4

• Federal prosecutors subpoena documents from DJT's inaugural committee in criminal investigation (source).
  
• More troops sent to the border (source).
  
• Two years in and many Federal agencies still operating with vacant leadership (source).
  
• DJT nominates energy lobbyist David Bernhardt as Secretary of Interior (source).
  
• Iraq says no thanks to DJT's idea of using Iraq to host anti-Iran military forces (source).

Tuesday 2/5

• Now that the INF treaty is dead, Russia planning new missile system (source).

Wednesday 2/6

• House Intelligence Committee sending all of its Russia investigation transcripts on to Mueller, making stuff said during those hearings legally actionable (source).

Thursday 2/7

• House Intelligence Committee planing on doing its job overseeing executive branch (source).
  
• Dems begin hearings on DJT tax returns (source).
  
• Acting AG Whitaker to testify to Congress regarding Russia investigation (source).
  
• Supreme Court blocks Louisiana anti-abortion law (source.)

Friday 2/8

Map of the week

For Black History Month I'd like to salute the nearly 35,000 African American farmers out there

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • 1 minor bill
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • 9 minor bills
    
  • 52 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • Bill issuing sanctions against Syria and supporting state/local laws prohibiting boycotts of Israel https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1
    
  • Appropriations for DHS https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hjres31
    
  • 3 total pending bills