Daily Update | June 19, 2019
Kyle Skinner // 6/19/19 //
In a tweet last night Donald Trump made vague claims that efforts to deport undocumented immigrants will be intensified. The House Oversight and Reform Committee is requesting an interview with Christa Jones after it was revealed that she talked to a GOP strategist about a possible census citizenship question. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn his nomination following reports of a domestic incident.
IMMIGRATION
In a tweet last night Donald Trump made vague claims that efforts to deport undocumented immigrants will be intensified (CNN).
DEMOCRACY
The House Oversight and Reform Committee is requesting an interview with Christa Jones after it was revealed that she talked to a GOP strategist about a possible census citizenship question (The Hill).
SCOTUS yesterday determined that the Virginia House of Delegates lacked standing to demand changes to the new court-ordered voting map created to reverse gerrymandering (SCOTUS Blog).
The Senate will likely not vote on bills passed in the House addressing election security (The Hill).
- Senate Dems will attempt to force a vote nonetheless (The Hill).
Florida has announced a $1.5mil investment to protect against cyberattacks in the 2020 elections (The Hill).
Twenty two state attorneys general have submitted a letter to Congress asking that action be taken to secure election systems before 2020 (The Hill).
Different portions of testimony from former Kansas Secretary of State to the House Oversight Committee concerning the addition of the 2020 census question have been released by Republicans and Democrats as they spar over the appropriateness of recent contempt citations (The Hill).
538 reports that keeping the citizenship question on the census could result in major undercounting, and could lead to California or Texas losing seats in the House.
JUSTICE & SAFETY
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn his nomination following reports of a domestic incident. The new acting secretary is the Army secretary, Mark Esper (WaPo).
The House Homeland Security Committee has introduced a new, wide-sweeping agenda focused on cybersecurity (The Hill).
In light of recent reporting by the New York Times, Michael Schmitt discusses what norms and laws apply to cyber attacks of critical infrastructure (Just Security).
Herb Lin discusses the effect destabilizing cyberattack capability on infrastructure could have on deterrence (Lawfare).