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Friday 9/20

DJT deploys troops to Saudi Arabia (source).
Reminder with the news of the rest of the week, ICE is still locking up families seeking asylum (source).
Automakers side with California on emissions, DoJ launches an investigation against them in retaliation (source).
USDA reducing oversight of slaughterhouses (source).

Monday 9/23

Tuesday 9/24

DJT has been withholding aid to Ukraine that was approved by Congress, so his phone call was straight up extortion (source).
Dems to launch formal impeachment inquiry (source).
DHS expands the "stay in Mexico" immigration policy to apply to families (source).
DJT threatening to withhold highway funds from California because they want clean air (source).
Senate approves more funding for wall, House does not, government shutdown in play (source).
That same funding bill does not fund the Bureau of Land Management's proposed move from DC to Colorado (source).
Change in overpay rules goes into effect making more workers eligible (source).
Deportees that helped U.S. military face death threats in Iraq (source).

Wednesday 9/25

White House releases edited transcript from one of the calls between DJT and Ukraine and it does indeed read like a mob boss shakedown (annotated transcript).
For anyone not clear on how that is an extortion attempt, here is the National F*$%ing Review to walk you through it.
Of note the phone call asks Ukraine to go through Giuliani rather than the State Dept. - that's not normal (in the transcript above, but more on the Giuliani connection).
White House mistakenly sends their DJT-Ukraine talking points to the Dems (source).
House publishes whistleblower complaint that exposed DJT-Ukraine calls (source, full text of complaint).
Dept. of Justice continues to cover for DJT (source).
Pence in on the Ukraine phone calls and DJT happy to throw him under the bus (source).
Senate votes to end DJT's emergency declaration that he's been using to divert military funds towards the wall (source).
States sue administration over weakening of Endangered Species Act (source).
Postal Union blinks, revises rates to keep the U.S. in (source).
U.S. reaches tentative trade deal with Japan (source).
Just in case you have somehow managed to lose track, there are now 30 different investigations into DJT's activities ongoing (NYTimes sums up).

Thursday 9/26

DJT threatens to kill potential witnesses (source).
Analysis on William Barr's involvement with Ukraine extortion scheme (source).
Data on the impact of DJT's travel ban (source).
Income inequality at its highest since the data has been collected on it (source).
Health insurance costs also hit a record high (source).
Pentagon to deploy missile defense system to Saudi Arabia (source).
Senate confirms general accused of sexual assault for the Joint Chief of Staffs (source).
Senate confirms Scalia for Labor Dept. (source).
Senate kills paid family leave for Federal workers (source).

Friday 9/27

Legislative update

Legislation signed into law
- 1 minor bill
Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
- Spending bill to avoid shutdown https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr4378
- Defense funding bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1790
- 2 new minor bills
- 9 total pending bills
Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
- 18 minor bills
- 240 total pending bills
Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
- Resolution cancelling DJT's national emergency declaration https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/sjres54
- 2 minor bills
- 77 total pending bills

Cabbage News Network Week #139