Cabbage News Network Week #202

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Over the weekend

• Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn election (source).
  
• FDA vaccine approval is official (source).

Monday 12/14

• Electoral College makes Biden victory official (source).
  
• William Barr is out as Attorney General, his replacement is Jeff Rosen (source).
  
• U.S. removes Sudan from list of terrorist states in exchange for them normalizing relations with Israel (source).
  
• Sanctions against Turkey go into effect (source).

Tuesday 12/15

• Russia successfully hacks a bunch of government computer systems, including the Pentagon and DHS, not clear what they did with their access (source).
  
• Administration rolls back appliance and water efficiency standards (source).

Wednesday 12/16

• Treasury accuses Switzerland and Vietnam of currency manipulation (source).

Thursday 12/17

• EPA turns over managing Florida's waterways to the state government (source).
  
• States accuse CDC of cutting vaccine allocations (source).

Friday 12/18

• There might be a brief government shutdown if Congress doesn't pass another funding bill today, they're still busy working on a Covid-19 relief bill that may or may not happen (source).
  
• Pence gets vaccinated (source.
  
• DJT is in hiding (source).

Map of the week

• Covid-19 changes over the last 2 weeks.

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • Appropriations bill keeping the government open https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr8900
    
  • 2 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • DoD funding bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr6395
    
  • 12 minor bills
    
  • 66 total pending bills sitting on DJT's desk
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • 2 minor bills
    
  • 606 total pending bills sitting on McConnell's desk
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • 12 minor bills
    
  • 168 total pending bills sitting on Pelosi's desk