Cabbage News Network Week #133

[kmusser]

Monday 8/12

Tuesday 8/13

• Cuccinelli wants to change the Statue of Liberty quote so that no one will mistake the U.S. for a land of freedom (source).
  
• States sue administration over repeal of power plant clean air act rules (source).
  
• More fallout from Mississippi ICE raid.

Wednesday 8/14

Thursday 8/15

• House subpoenas Lewandowski (source).
  
• Two U.S. congresspeople banned from visiting Israel (source).
  
• NSA's domestic spying program up for re-authorization (source).

Friday 8/16

• IRS budget cuts hurting their ability to collect corporate taxes (source).
  
• DJT wants to buy Greenland, Greenland says no thanks (source).
  
• EPA withdraws last week's approval of cyanide (source).

Map of the week

• Where is global warming hitting the hardest.

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • 2 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature - nothing new
  
  • 15 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate - in recess
  
  • 214 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - in recess
  
  • 72 total pending bills