Cabbage News Network Week #123

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Monday 6/3

• Mexico threatens counter-tariffs (source).
  
• Status report on environmental protection roll-backs under DJT (source).
  
• Trump Org committed tax fraud in Panama (source).

Tuesday 6/4

• Hope Hicks agrees to House subpoena to turn over campaign documents (source).
  
• U.S. bans most travel to Cuba (source).

Wednesday 6/5

• Administration decides that migrant children being held in detention centers aren't miserable enough yet (source).
  
• U.S. preparing $2 billion arms sale for Taiwan source).
  
• Administration restricts use of fetal tissue in medical research (source).

Thursday 6/6

• Not surprising with the trade wars, but imports and exports are down (source).

Friday 6/7

• New migrant detention facility opens in Texas (source).

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • Disaster relief bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr2157
    
  • 1 minor bill
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • 2 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • "Dreamers" bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr6
    
  • 7 minor bills
    
  • 156 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • 5 minor bills
    
  • 24 total pending bills