Kate Berry  //  4/2/18  //  Daily Update

In a series of tweets Sunday morning, President Trump announced a new refusal to compromise on a “DACA deal” and threatened to leave NAFTA. Cambridge Analytica’s model functions similarly to Netflix’s recommendations algorithm. China retaliated against U.S. trade penalties with tariffs on meat and fruit, among other items. The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to moot the Microsoft case regarding the access to records under the Stored Communications Act, citing passage of the Cloud Act. Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, claims he did not leave the agency willingly.

IMMIGRATION

In a series of tweets Sunday morning, President Trump announced a new refusal to compromise on a “DACA deal” and threatened to leave NAFTA (NYT, WSJ, LA Times, WaPo, The Hill).

California Governor Jerry Brown’s Friday pardon of five immigrants facing deportation prompted angry tweets from President Trump (ImmigrationProf Blog).

Supporting immigration in the U.S. can promote democracy internationally, suggest Margaret Peters and Michael Miller at Lawfare.

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray Caso challenged President Trump’s claims that his government does not work to prevent undocumented migration (The Hill).

DEMOCRACY

Cambridge Analytica’s model functions similarly to Netflix’s recommendations algorithm (ArsTechnica).

JUSTICE & SAFETY            

Incoming National Security Adviser John Bolton has previously encouraged offensive use of cyberattacks (Politico).

China retaliated against U.S. trade penalties with tariffs on meat and fruit, among other items (WSJ, The Hill).

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to moot the Microsoft case regarding the access to records under the Stored Communications Act, citing passage of the Cloud Act (WaPo, Reuters, Bloomberg).

Responding to recent comments from the President, Senator Lindsey Graham urged that withdrawing troops from Syria would be “a disaster” (The Hill).

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST           

Any hope that Jared Kushner’s position in the White House could resolve his family’s regulatory and criminal troubles has gone unrealized, write Sharon LaFraniere and Katie Benner at The New York Times.

REGULATION

Nuclear and coal power company FirstEnergy filed for bankruptcy after petitioning the Department of Energy for a bailout (WSJ, ArsTechnica).

• The filing may test President Trump’s loyalty to the coal industry (WSJ). 

Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, claims he did not leave the agency willingly (WaPo, The Hill).

• Senator Bernie Sanders claimed that Congress and the public lack information about President Trump’s nominee to replace Shulkin (Politico).

The National Transportation Safety Board stated it was unhappy with investigative information released by Tesla following the March 23 crash of one of its vehicles (WaPo, WSJ).

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

Despite suggestions that removal of special counsel Robert Mueller would lead to President Trump’s impeachment, it is unclear that such a result would be inevitable (NYT).

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