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Abigail DeHart,  //  9/26/18  //  Daily Update

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President Trump publicly criticized Democrats and the women accusing his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct. In a speech to the United Nations, President Trump defended his hard-line trade policies. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined to say whether President Donald Trump has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would make it harder for immigrants with disabilities and their families to get a visa or obtain permanent residency. A lesbian woman who was denied survivor’s benefits after her partner of 27 years died is now suing the Social Security Administration for discrimination.

 

TRUMP: INVESTIGATIONS & LITIGATION

Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined to say whether President Donald Trump has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (Politico).

• Officials now say that Rosenstein is unlikely to depart before the midterms (WaPo).

 

IMMIGRATION 

The Trump administration's plan to deny green cards or visas to those on Medicaid or food stamps will only cost the United States more later, writes the Editorial Board of The New York Times.

• This targeting of legal immigrants is bad policy (NYT).

 

CIVIL RIGHTS 

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would make it harder for immigrants with disabilities and their families to get a visa or obtain permanent residency (Disability Scoop).

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo justified sending Egypt aid money despite human rights concerns in a letter to Congress (Politico).

A lesbian woman who was denied survivor’s benefits after her partner of 27 years died is now suing the Social Security Administration for discrimination (The Hill).

 

DEMOCRACY

The Trump administration’s proposed oil exploration plan for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could disrupt a prime polar bear maternal denning area (The Hill).

 

JUSTICE & SAFETY

The State Department released a report on Myanmar’s military campaign against Rohingya Muslims and avoided calling the atrocities either a ‘genocide’ or ‘crimes against humanity’ (Politico).

A new authorization for the use of military force is not a solution to endless war, contends Ken Gude at Just Security.

There are several reasons why President Trump has not followed through on his earlier threats to end federal aid for disloyal countries (WaPo).

The DOJ signalled a new willingness to investigate tech companies like Facebook and Google (WaPo).

In a speech to the United Nations, President Trump defended his hard-line trade policies (WSJ).

An NSA employee who brought hacking tools home was sentenced to 66 months in prison (Ars Technica). 

The Trump administration’s decision to cut funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees will not reduce the number of refugees, argues Susan Akram at Mondoweiss.

 

REGULATION

HHS canceled a contract with a fetal tissue firm because it was not "sufficiently assured" that the contract included appropriate protections and followed requirements for research (The Hill).

 

CHECKS & BALANCES

President Trump publicly criticized Democrats and the women accusing his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct (LATimes; The Hill).

 

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

If the Trump administration were truly committed to addressing the threat of Russian election interference, it would take more serious steps, argue Joshua Geltzer and Alexander Macgillivray at Just Security.

 

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Immigration Checks & Balances Regulation Democracy Civil Rights Justice & Safety Russian Interference

 

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