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Monday 5/6

ICE to authorize local law enforcement agencies to make immigration arrests (source) - considering our local sheriff I fully expect Frederick county to take advantage of this.
OMB considering change to the definition of poverty that would potentially cut-off benefits like Medicaid and food stamps that use the definition to determine eligibility (source).
Cohen begins prison sentence (source).
Treasury rejects House request for DJT tax records (source).
House demands White House records related to Puerto Rico disaster response (source).
Trade talks with China break down, DJT to impose additional tariffs (source), tariff goes into effect on Friday (source).
U.S. deploys aircraft carrier group to the middle east (source).
Fish & Wildlife Service weakens protections for endangered beetle, opening up habitat to oil and gas drilling (source).
New York sues Treasury and IRS over rule change from last year allowing organizations to hide donors identities (source).
DHS to allow more migrants into the U.S. for seasonal work (source).
DJT awards Tiger Woods the presidential medal of freedom for making DJT money (source).

Tuesday 5/7

Wednesday 5/8

White House refuses House subpoena for an un-redacted version of the Mueller report (source).
House committee votes to hold Barr in Contempt of Congress - full House vote will be next week (source).
DJT planning on dismantling the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (source).
Administration to require drug companies to disclose prices in their ads (source).
Court upholds administration's "wait in Mexico" policy for asylum seekers (source).

Thursday 5/9

White House withdraws press credentials from most of the White House press corps (source).
Senate subpoenas Trump Jr. in its Russia investigation (source).
Guiliani taking a totally legal trip to Ukraine to engage in totally legal activities (source).
Administration to open the California coast to oil and gas drilling (source).

Friday 5/10

HUD estimates that new rule against illegal immigrants in public housing will also boot out 55,000 children there legally (source).
Pompeo off to Russia next week (source).
DJT even cheats at golf, I'm shocked, are you shocked? (source).

Map of the week

Legislative update

Legislation signed into law
Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
- 1 minor bill
Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
- 6 minor bills
- 116 total pending bills
Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
- 12 total pending bills

Cabbage News Network Week #119