Daily Update | October 12, 2018
Karen Kadish // 10/12/18 //
President Trump has continued to claim that Democrats’ Medicare for All proposal would cause an economic tailspin parallel to the economic troubles that have arisen in Venezuela. The Trump Administration’s stance on immigrant applicants who are likely to receive public benefits will have an especially negative effect on poor, disabled immigrants. In contrast to President Trump’s comments on Monday endorsing stop-and-frisk policing, past discussions have denounced stop-and-frisk as racist and ineffective. The EEOC has been sued over the enforcement of LGBT protections without religious exemption. President Trump is considering candidates to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is widely predicted to step down later this year. However, it may be difficult to get a new Attorney General through the confirmation process.
IMMIGRATION
The question of whether there are limits on the government’s power to detain immigrants without a hearing was discussed before the Supreme Court in oral arguments on Wednesday. Jennifer Chacon at SCOTUSblog writes an analysis of the arguments.
The Trump Administration’s stance on immigrant applicants who are likely to receive public benefits will have an especially negative effect on poor, disabled immigrants, writes DREDF.
CIVIL RIGHTS
This week’s episode of Versus Trump addresses Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s potential testimony in a lawsuit over the census (Take Care Blog).
In contrast to President Trump’s comments on Monday endorsing stop-and-frisk policing, past discussions have denounced stop-and-frisk as racist and ineffective (CATO Institute).
The EEOC has been sued over the enforcement of LGBT protections without religious exemption, reports Howard Friedman at Religion Clause.
JUSTICE & SAFETY
The reported murder of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey should prompt the government to stop the sale of arms to the Saudi government, writes Bruce Riedel at Laware.
- Turkey has claimed to have recordings that support the conclusion that Khasshoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate (WaPo).
President Trump is considering candidates to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is widely predicted to step down later this year. However, it may be difficult to get a new Attorney General through the confirmation process (WSJ).
President Trump’s complimentary stance toward North Korea and Kim Jong-Un is at odds with the Department of Justice’s complaints against North Korea for its aggressive cyberattacks against the United States, write Jacqueline Thomsen and Olivia Beavers at The Hill.
The Trump Administration is restricting exports of nuclear technology to China, citing security concerns and complaints about Beijing stealing intellectual property, reports David E. Sanger at The New York Times.
CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
President Trump will likely benefit from many loopholes in the new tax bill, although it is not possible to know for sure because the President has not released his tax returns, writes Laura Beckerman at CREW.
REGULATION
The 20-person panel that advices the EPA’s leadership on scientific information regarding soot in the atmosphere is being disbanded, writes Lisa Friedman at The New York Times.
President Trump has continued to claim that Democrats’ Medicare for All proposal would cause an economic tailspin parallel to the economic troubles that have arisen in Venezuela. Multiple newspapers have come out against these statements in fact-checking articles that refute the President’s statements (NYT ; WaPo; NPR).
Attorneys at Ballard Spahr discuss how the CFPB has changed under the leadership of Acting Director Mick Mulvaney and what they expect for the future (Consumer Finance Monitor).
The President has criticized the Fed’s interest rate decisions. However, the more important discussions are regarding the target inflation rate, and the mechanisms the Fed uses to execute monetary policy, writes Tate Lacey at Cato Institute.
- President Trump has said that the Fed is going “crazy” and sending the market into turmoil (NYT).
The new IRS commissioner, Charles Rettig, needs to focus on restoring the agency’s relationship with Congress following five years of tension and scandals, writes Mark W. Everson at The Hill.
CHECKS AND BALANCES
Following the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, liberal thinkers are reconsidering the ideas of constitutional hardball and anti-hardball, writes David Pozen at Lawfare.
REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi rejected the idea that Democrats would try to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, reports Tal Kopan at San Francisco Chronicle.
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