Cabbage News Network Week #119

[kmusser]

Monday 5/6

DJT and Putin discuss their lack of collusion over a phone call - I'm glad that's settled (source).

• 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

White House refuses House subpoena for McGahn related documents (source).

• U.S. kills Arctic accord over climate change wording (source).
  
• 700 former federal prosecutors accuse DJT of obstructing justice (source).

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