Cabbage News Network Week #151

[kmusser]

Monday 12/16

• U.S. and China reach trade deal, maybe (source).
  
• Supreme Court affirms it is unconstitutional to jail homeless people for being homeless (source).

Tuesday 12/17

• Congress passes Omnibus Spending package, there is a lot in there, too much to easily sum up, suffice to say it's a mixed bag - it is the most comprehensive budget package since DJT has been elected and prevents the repeated shutdown threats for a full fiscal year. It also completely ignores DJT's requested budget (source, another take, also mostly pro-science, health care impacts).
  
• Giuliani confirms he had U.S. ambassador to Ukraine fired (source).
  
• DJT campaign deputy Rick Gates sentenced to jail (source).
  
• DJT rejects Senate's recognition of Armenian genocide (source).

Wednesday 12/18

• DJT impeached (source).
  
• Just in case you need it: List of the Federal laws that DJT has broken.
  
• Obamacare challenges still going through courts, it'll end up at the Supreme Court eventually but probably not before 2020 election (source).
  
• ACLU sues administration over program targeting innocent travelers for detention (source).

Thursday 12/19

• GOP tax cut now has a 2 year track record of not helping the economy (source).
  
• Pelosi delays sending Articles of Impeachment to Senate in response to McConnell's vow not to hold an impartial trial (source).
  
• House passes NAFTA 2.0 (source).
  
• Pompeo increases sanctions against Iran (source).

Friday 12/20

• Wall construction is proceeding, very slowly (source).
  
• Remain in Mexico program successfully keeping asylum seekers from entering U.S. (source).
  
• Christianity Today comes out against DJT (source).

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • Budget package https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1790, https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1158 (not quite there, but should be by end of today).
    
  • 17 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • NAFTA 2.0 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5430
    
  • 348 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • 92 total pending bills

Comments

[selki]

"Supreme Court affirms it is unconstitutional to jail homeless people for being homeless"

I saw that and was happy about that! ... Not exactly the same thing, but we don't have debtors' prison now, right?

Good for ACLU on their lawsuit.