Cabbage News Network Week #130

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Monday 7/22

• Administration expands who has deportation authority, ACLU immediately sues (source).
  
• White House and Dems agree to a budget deal (source).
  
• DJT buddy George Nader is indicted on sex trafficking charges (source).
  
• Just a reminder that so far DJT has built 0 miles worth of wall on the southern border (source).
  
• Chinese investment in the U.S. has dropped 88% over the last 2 years due to trade war (source).

Tuesday 7/23

• DJT sues the House of Representatives to prevent them from getting his tax returns (source).
  
• ICE takes 35 people into custody in immigration crackdown over the weekend (source).
  
• Administration proposes kicking 3 million people off of food stamps (source).
  
• USDA planning another round of farm aid (source).
  
• Senate approves 9/11 victims fund (source).
  
• Mark Esper confirmed as new DoD chief (source).
  
• FBI confirms that most domestic terrorism is tied to white supremacy (source).
  
• Attorney General Barr argues against digital encryption (source).
  
• DJT threatens Guatemala for not taking in more refugees (source).
  

Wednesday 7/24

• DJT's new asylum rules blocked by courts (source).
  
• Mueller says DJT could be charged with obstruction of justice after he leaves office (source).
  
• Summary of Mueller's testimony.
  
• GOP blocks election security bills in the Senate (source).
  
• Review of DJT's cabinet.
  
• Corporations are returning off-shore money to the U.S. thanks to 2017 tax law, though still not at the levels DJT claimed (source).
  
• Puerto Rico's governor resigns amid corruption scandal (source).

Thursday 7/25

• U.S. resumes use of death penalty for Federal crimes (source).
  
• House Intelligence committee releases report summarizing Russian attacks on election systems in 2016 and current election security vulnerabilities (source).
  

Friday 7/26

Maps of the week

• Increased rainfall is not your imagination,

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • 4 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation vetoed
  
  • 3 bills blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • 9/11 victims compensation fund bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr1327
    
  • 5 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • Anti-robocall bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr3375
    
  • the budget deal https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr3877
    
  • 35 minor bills
    
  • 232 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • 2 minor bills
    
  • 63 total pending bills