Monday, March 20
á FBI director James Comey
said the Justice Department has no information to support President Donald
TrumpÕs tweets alleging he was wiretapped by Former President Barack Obama.
á The White House has installed aides in
every cabinet agency to monitor employee loyalty to Trump.
á FBI director Comey
acknowledged the existence of an investigation into Russian interference in the
2016 election and said the probe extends to links between Trump associates and
the Russian government.
Tuesday, March 2
á The Trump administration banned large
electronic devices on select flights from eight Muslim countries.
á New financial documents were released
alleging that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort
laundered payments from an ex-leader of Ukraine with Russian ties.
á Despite TrumpÕs warning to Republicans
that failure to support Affordable Care Act replacement legislation would
endanger his legislative agenda and their own political careers, more than two
dozen GOP lawmakers remained firmly opposed to the legislation.
á Secretary of State Rex Tillerson publicly threatened to withdraw the U.S. from the
U.N. Human Rights Council over its alleged "biased agenda item against
Israel.Ó
á Democratic
senators questioned Judge Neil Gorsuch in hopes of drawing him out on his
potential independence from Trump, while Republicans began congratulating him
— signaling they anticipate his successful confirmation to the Supreme
Court.
á A U.S. air strike on a school
being used as a shelter by families displaced from the ISIL-held Syrian city of
Raqqa killed at least 33 people.
á House bill HR1652 introduced to
provide for the regulation of over-the-counter hearing aids.
á Senate bill S672 introduced to require
a report on designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Wednesday, March 22
á The
U.S. Secret Service requested $60 million in additional funding for the next
year for Trump travel and protection expenses.
á Muslim
special agents and intelligence analysts at the FBI reported a climate of fear
inside the agency due to an organizational culture of suspicion and hostility.
á Sen.Chuck Schumer called on Democrats to boycott
Neil Gorsuch vote while Trump is under FBI investigation.
á Legislators alleged that Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is
incapable of running a credible Russian interference investigation.
á The Senate voted to overturn landmark
internet privacy rules to allow internet providers to sell and share peopleÕs
web browsing history without their permission.
á The State Department indicated it is
set to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
á Congress rolled back ObamaÕs rule on
hunting bears and wolves in Alaska.
á House bill HR1673 introduced to establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding
for water and sewer infrastructure.
á House bill HR1677 introduced to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people,
encourage a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights
abusers accountable for their crimes.
Thursday, March 23
á An embarrassed GOP postponed the
health-care vote, unable to garner enough support to pass it.
á The Trump administration proposed
cutting the Energy Star program, which sets energy efficiency standards for
appliances, electronics, houses and buildings.
á House bill
HR1716 introduced to prohibit any hiring
freeze from affecting the EPA.
Friday, March 24
á TransCanada
Corporation said it received a permit from the Department of State to construct
the Keystone XL Pipeline. As a result, TransCanada said it will discontinue its
bankruptcy claim and end its lawsuit against the government for its previous
rejection of the pipeline.
á U.S. air strikes killed more than 200
civilians in Mosul.
á Sen. Schumer called on Democrats to
filibuster Gorsuch nomination.
á Trump, following his ÒArt of The DealÓ
strategy, gave an ultimatum to House Republicans to pass the health-care
measure or ÒheÕd move on to his other legislative priorities.Ó
á Former
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort volunteered to
testify before the House Intelligence Committee regarding his role in RussiaÕs
attempts to interfere with the election.
á House
Republican leaders abruptly pulled their rewrite of the nationÕs health-care
law.
Saturday, March 25
á According
to CNN, the FBI acknowledged it has information that indicates associates of
President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to
possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary ClintonÕs
presidential campaign.
á It
became apparent that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is targeting
Òsanctuary citiesÓ with raids.
á U.S. military acknowledged it launched a
strike against ISIS that allegedly killed more than 100 people.
á Sen.
Bernie Sanders told constituents that heÕll introduce a single-payer health
care bill in Congress Òwithin a couple of weeks.Ó
Sunday, March 26
á
Trump accused the Freedom Caucus and Club for
Growth, groups of hard-right House lawmakers, of being at least partially
responsible for the collapse of the Republican effort to overhaul the nationÕs
health-care law.
á
EPA chief Scott Pruitt said the Trump administration
will issue an order on Tuesday that begins dismantling a rule under Obama that
slashed carbon dioxide emissions and discouraged coal-fired electricity. The
order is also slated to compel Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
to lift a moratorium on the sale of new coal leases on federal land.