Cabbage News Network Week #188

[kmusser]

Monday 9/7

• Court orders that the administration stop using hotels as detainment centers for unaccompanied immigrant children, decision likely to be appealed (source).
  
• Court orders that the Census be given more time (source).
  
• DJT orders an end to diversity training for Federal agencies (source).
  
• Dems seek investigation of Postmaster General DeJoy's practice of reimbursing employees for political contributions at his former company (source).
  
• GOP pushing Covid-19 conspiracy theories (source).
  
• Disease experts expect another surge of Covid-19 cases this fall/winter (source).
  
• DJT's long track record of insulting veterans.
  

Tuesday 9/8

• Russia is pushing the "concerns" about mail-in voting (source).

Wednesday 9/9

• DJT admitted to Bob Woodward that he was deliberately downplaying the severity of Covid-19 (source, audio from the interviews available from WP).
  
• DoJ taking over DJT's defense in rape case arguing that DJT's defamation of his accuser is part of his official duties as president (source, analysis on how bizarre this is).
  
• DHS whistleblower claims he's been told not to report on Russian election interference (source).
  
• U.S. is pulling more troops out of Iraq (source).
  
• Update on the GOP campaign to make it harder to vote.

Thursday 9/10

• DoJ charges 57 people for fraud over Covid-19 aid (source).
  
• DJT still pushing for people to ignore the pandemic (source).
  
• DJT continues to support Russian disinformation campaign (source).
  
• Treasury Dept. sanctions 4 Russians and Ukrainians for election interference (source).
  
• Court blocks DJT plan to exclude immigrants from representation (source).
  
• U.S. to end Covid-19 screenings of international travelers at airports (source).
  
• Another Covid-19 aid bill before the election is unlikely (source).

Friday 9/11

• Fauci advises "hunkering down" for fall and winter (source).
  
• Most private companies have rejected option to defer payroll taxes (source).
  

In Other News

• An in depth look at the current state of the pandemic.

Map of the week

The West is on fire.

Legislative update - no action

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate - no action
  
  • 442 total pending bills sitting on McConnell's desk
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - no action
  
  • 166 total pending bills sitting on Pelosi's desk

Comments

[selki]

Yep, my employer decided not to defer payroll taxes, and I'm fine with that.

[dewline]

Sounds sensible to me too. I wouldn't want to cope with the government or employer that encouraged such fiscal hooky-playing.