Monday,
May 29
á
CNNMoney reported that the Carrier plant, that
President Donald Trump helped save, plans to cut 338 jobs before Christmas and
move some production to Mexico. http://tinyurl.com/k8yuuzk
á
German Chancellor Angela Merkel implied the
traditional European-western alliance is threatened by TrumpÕs America and UKÕs
Brexit. http://tinyurl.com/y7dutvd4
á
ThinkProgress reported that Trump
intended to have the US leave the Paris accord on climate change. http://tinyurl.com/yb8dyktd
Tuesday,
May 30
á
White House communications director Michael
Dubke resigned. http://tinyurl.com/yd4mgla9
á
Reuters reported that the chairman of
the Senate Judiciary Committee called for an investigation into
"potentially fraudulent statements and misrepresentations" made by
companies promoting investment in a property development involving the family
company of White House advisor Jared Kushner. http://tinyurl.com/y9z8kdo3
á
The
Trump administration plans to disband the Labor Department division that
polices discrimination among federal contractors. http://tinyurl.com/y8zv7nkk
á
The
Washington Post reported that a substantial majority of the judges who
sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond say that Trump
is not to be believed. http://tinyurl.com/y6vhkxun
á
Rewire News reported that the House
Judiciary Committee is considering imposing significant limitations to the
Americans with Disabilities Act through the passage of the ADA Education and Reform
Act of 2017. http://tinyurl.com/y6w7hk3a
á
BuzzFeed News reported that a federal appeals
court ruled in favor of a transgender student's challenge to a Wisconsin school
district's policy limiting his restroom usage. http://tinyurl.com/y93wm5db
Wednesday,
May 31
á
CNN reported that former national
security adviser Michael Flynn will provide documents requested by the Senate
intelligence committee. http://tinyurl.com/y8wapzmc
á
The Supreme Court decided that a company such as
Lexmark that makes printers and toner cartridges can't try to use patent law to
stop other companies from reselling its old cartridges. http://tinyurl.com/ycsawwyc
á
The Washington Post reported that, because
Trump does not understand how NATO is funded, he perpetuates his inaccuracies
and misunderstanding to misleadingly frame NATO allies as owing money to the
US. http://tinyurl.com/y9evk26d
á
Trump
defended former campaign adviser Carter Page, who is under investigation for
interactions with Russia, calling the investigation a Òwitch huntÓ and accusing
Democrats of blocking Page from testifying before Congress. http://tinyurl.com/y87lzqd2
á
Trump gave out his personal cellphone number to
world leaders and urged them to call him directly, raising concerns about the
security and secrecy of communications. http://tinyurl.com/y9jclut7
á
Vox News reported TrumpÕs plan to roll back
the Obamacare birth control mandate that requires employers to offer health
insurance that covers contraceptives. http://tinyurl.com/y8oh8utb
á
New York Magazine reported that last year
Michael FlynnÕs firm was paid to make a pro-Erdogan (president of Turkey)
propaganda film while he advised Trump. http://tinyurl.com/ybk8spdm
á
The White House said it will no longer answer
questions about the ongoing investigations into Donald TrumpÕs alleged links to
Russia. http://tinyurl.com/y89jq6rx
á
The
Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit against the FBI seeking
records about the extent to which it directs and trains Best Buy Geek Squad employees
to conduct warrantless searches of peopleÕs devices. http://tinyurl.com/ycohtv4a
á
Senator
Elizabeth Warren announced the launch of DeVos Watch, a coordinated
effort to scrutinize the secretaryÕs handling of the $1 trillion federal
student loan program and her oversight of student loan servicers. http://tinyurl.com/ya28ybxv
á
In
response to TrumpÕs withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, the California
Senate passed a measure to mandate 100% renewable energy by 2045. http://tinyurl.com/y9sudq4h
Thursday,
June 1
á
Trump announced he will not relocate the US
Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem reversing a campaign promise to
his conservative supporters. http://tinyurl.com/y8kr6mrh
á
The Guardian UK reported that Ice agents,
emboldened by TrumpÕs xenophobic rhetoric, are violating civil rights using
cruel and inhumane methods of arrest. http://tinyurl.com/y7f5p5sa
á
The Trump administration told Russia it would
allow the return of the Russian compounds that Obama ordered closed after
election hacking if Moscow would lift its freeze imposed in 2014. http://tinyurl.com/y96fmech
á
Trump
exempted his entire senior staff, all ex-lobbyists, from his own White House ethics
rules. This allows staff to work on administration policies that might benefit
former clients, political and advocacy groups, and their own self-interests. http://tinyurl.com/yamwswq9
á
Trump announced his decision for the US to
leave the international Paris climate accord. http://tinyurl.com/yb8xarsb
á
Nigel
Farage, former UK Independent Party leader, was named a Òperson of interestÓ in
the investigation of possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia. http://tinyurl.com/ycr6v784
á
ProPublica reported that Secretary of Health
and Human Services (HHS) Tom Price as a former member of Congress traded
hundreds of thousands of dollarsÕ worth of shares in health-related companies
while taking action on legislation and regulations affecting the health industry.
http://tinyurl.com/y8whd5kw
á
Explanations didnÕt match about why Jared
Kushner met with a Russian state-owned bank: the bank said it was about
business, but the White House said it was about diplomacy. http://tinyurl.com/ybeuheav
á
Trump used cunning to avoid ethics issues and
bypass Senate approvals to make Keith Noreika, an attorney for Wall Street, head
of the Office of the Comptroller – a move to deregulate Wall Street. http://tinyurl.com/ycank9lw
á
The District Sentinel reported that the Treasury
Department is stonewalling Congressional inquiries about legally sketchy Trump
business associates abroad. http://tinyurl.com/ybnbxc24
á
In response to the Trump administrationÕs
efforts to repeal ObamaCare, the California Senate passed a single-payer
proposal guaranteeing universal health care to all Californians. http://tinyurl.com/ycmsfmee
Friday,
June 2
á The Trump
administration asked the Supreme Court to consider the legality of his travel
ban and to allow it to go into effect. http://tinyurl.com/y9z6tlgs
á
Breaking with TrumpÕs decision to leave the
Paris climate accord, 30 states and many companies plan to continue pursuing
their climate policies. http://tinyurl.com/y8a4egud
á
According
to Media Matters for America, EPA
chief Scott Pruitt worked with opponents of the Paris climate accord to
help them place op-eds in newspapers that spread misinformation about the
expected economic impacts of the agreement and climate science in general. http://tinyurl.com/ycz7c7at
á
Reuters
reported that Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible
ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to
assume control of a grand jury investigation into former national security
adviser Michael Flynn. http://tinyurl.com/y77ppnfp
á
Democratic Senator Cory Booker, recipient of
thousands in campaign donations from Jared Kushner, declined to endorse his
party's call for the White House to revoke KushnerÕs security clearance. http://tinyurl.com/y7dhtxk9
á
According to Politico, the White House
ordered federal agencies to ignore DemocratÕs oversight requests in fear the
information will be used against Trump. http://tinyurl.com/yd3pwxou
á
EcoWatch reported that the 22
Republican senators who sent a letter to Trump urging the USÕ withdrawal from
the Paris climate agreement received more than $10 million dollars in campaign
funds from fossil fuel interests. http://tinyurl.com/ycczp6bb
Saturday,
June 3
á
The Trump administration increased the
likelihood that much of what is unknown about the CIA torture report will
remain hidden from public view. http://tinyurl.com/ybw47l9b
á
The House Intelligence Committee served
subpoenas to the CIA, NSA and FBI requesting information about unmaskings
requested by three former officials: national security adviser Susan E. Rice,
CIA director John Brennan and U.N. ambassador Samantha Power. http://tinyurl.com/yasja8nt
á
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Shangri-La
Dialogue defense summit in Singapore cast North Korea as an Òurgent military
threatÓ and cited China for its military actions in the South China Sea. http://tinyurl.com/y9dlemoo
á
The Justice Department persecuted the legal
group that fought TrumpÕs Muslim ban for helping immigrants who canÕt afford a
lawyer. http://tinyurl.com/y8jq7vfl
á
Following the London attack, Trump bolstered
his Muslim travel ban by tweeting, ÒWe need the courts to give us back
our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!Ó http://tinyurl.com/y7mydn9k
á
The Washington Post reported that Trump plans
a week-long focus on infrastructure, starting with privatizing air traffic
control. http://tinyurl.com/yddu6ras
á
Even after recusing himself from leading the
HouseÕs Russia investigation, Chairman Devin Nunes is still requiring his
sign-off on all subpoenas pertaining to the probe. http://tinyurl.com/yc3jk2bs
Sunday,
June 4
á
Department of Homeland security agents
assisted Portland law enforcement at a pro-Trump rally to protect pro-Trump participants
from anti-fascist counter-protesters. http://tinyurl.com/y7d43xnd
á
The Congressional Budget Office estimated the
cost to remake US nuclear arsenal, including bombers, submarines, and
land-based missiles at $1.2 trillion. http://tinyurl.com/yaa758z5
á
Iowa Democrat Kim Weaver withdrew from
Congressional race after getting death threats. http://tinyurl.com/ybxzgxwz