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kmusserLast weekend and Monday have their own post at https://kmusser.dreamwidth.org/499507.html in case you missed it.
Tuesday 6/2
Wednesday 6/3
Thursday 6/4
Friday 6/5
Map of the week
Legislative update
Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
Tuesday 6/2
- Detailed account of the attack against protesters in DC from eyewitnesses.
- Pentagon, governors, and senators speak out against DJT's use of military against protesters (source).
- Park Police deny using tear gas on protesters despite the on camera evidence from a half dozen different news organizations (source).
- DC National Guard to investigate inappropriate use of their helicopter against protesters (source).
- Customs and Border Patrol troops deployed in DC (source).
- Governors are still having difficulties getting medical supplies from Federal stockpiles (source).
- DJT executive order tasks State Dept. with promoting religious freedom abroad (source).
Wednesday 6/3
- Defense Secretary Esper does not support the use of military against U.S. civilians (source).
- Barr maintaining heavy Federal troop presence in DC (source).
- DC mayor protests Federal troop presence in DC (source).
- Public health workers trying to contain Covid-19 being harassed and threatened (source).
- DJT bans Chinese airlines from the U.S. (source).
- DHS finds no evidence of antifa groups behind last weekends violence (source).
- GOP pull their national convention from North Carolina (source).
- West Point cadets forced back to campus to hear DJT speak test positive for Covid-19 (source).
- DJT to invite Russia to join G7, UK to veto any such invitation (source).
- Bureau of Land Management makes their move to Colorado, most leadership positions vacant (source).
- Fed expands emergency loan program to local governments (source).
- James Mattis, DJT's previous Defense Secretary, denounces DJT as a threat to the Constitution (source).
- Secretary of the Army re-affirms the Army's oath to defend the Constitution (source).
Thursday 6/4
- Barr denies that protesters were attacked for DJT's photo op, despite all evidence to the contrary (source).
- DJT executive order to waive environmental reviews for infrastructure projects, would essentially nullify the National Environmental Policy Act, which is the one that requires Environmental Impact Statements for things (source).
- DJT backs down on threat to deploy active military (source).
- Active military in the DC area remains on alert however source).
Friday 6/5
- Economy may be recovering as Dept. of Labor reports hiring uptick (source).
- DJT fortifies the White House (source).
- Barr's personal army available for patrolling DC now numbers 7,600 (source).
- Esper decides to send the active military home after all (source).
- Protests continue (source).
- DJT promises to campaign against Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) in Alaska over disloyalty (source).
- Court rules against absentee voting in Texas (source).
Map of the week
Legislative update
- Legislation signed into law
- 1 minor bill
- Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
- 2 minor bills
- 5 pending bills sitting on DJT's desk
- 2 minor bills
- 2 minor bills
- 416 total pending bills sitting on McConnell's desk
- 2 minor bills
- 135 total pending bills sitting on Pelosi's desk