As part of the ongoing project to catalog every awful thing the Trump Administration has done as a reference for future political arguments and whatever few posterity survives to see 2020, here’s everything awful the Trump Administration has done this week.
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990. The courts ruled that Betsy DeVos had illegally tried to delay implementation of Obama era student loan rules
991. Imposed additional tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese imports
992. Spent absurd amounts of public money on furnishings, such as $52,000 drapes
993. Slashed the number of refugees the United States will take in to 30,000 in 2019, the lowest in US history
994. After it was revealed that his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, had sexually harassed a classmate and lied under oath, continued to rush his nomination forward and sought to discredit his accuser
995. Ordered the release of unredacted texts from the Russia probe, potentially undermining the ongoing investigation
996. Tried to declare measures by California to protect net neutrality "illegal"
997. Sued by New Mexico and California for their attempt to roll back Obama era methane rules in #982
998. Lost track of 1,500 more immigrant children
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The big story this week was, of course, the scandal around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. After it was revealed that Brett Kavanaugh had probably committed sexual assault in high school it looked like his nomination might implode, but the administration kept push on anyways. Meanwhile, the administration slashed the number of refugees that will be accepted next year, and lost track of 1,500 immigrant children… again.
As always, I don’t expect to catch everything, so let me know if there’s anything you think I’ve missed. The full omnibus is being maintained here. For an overall summary, click here.