Tech giants have left the Valley for the Beltway as they gather at the WH for the inaugural meeting of the American Technology Council helmed by Secretary of Everything Jared Kushner. They plan to address most of the major problems at the intersection of government and technology. Which is a lot. And, undoubtedly, the travel ban which influences the tech sector's workforce, will surely be on the agenda. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the GOP Senate's work on legislation to repeal and replace ObamaCare is expected to heat up this week as senators only have two weeks left in the work period but their disagreements are not minor. On Wednesday, the House Intelligence Committee will hear from former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson as they continue to probe Russian election interference. And everyone will be watching Georgia’s 6th as the highly contested and most expensive House race comes down to the wire. In some happy news, Bey had the twins! But stay alert Beat readers. We need to know if she had girls, boys, both?? What are their names? Brooklyn andHouston?? Our work is never done. We're kicking off the week with this:
- GOP pivots to former AG Loretta Lynch.
- Barack Obama could be president again.
- Poll highlights a lack of Latino leader consensus.
- All Eyes on Cuba: Tupac's aunt lands at the center of U.S.-Cuba relations.
- An update on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the National Congress of American Indians.
- Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen talk Galvanize.
- Black lobbyists announce honorees.
- Jay Z targets bail bonds industry.
- Trump kills DAPA.
- Looking for a job? We've got two below.
- 2044 organized in NYC over the weekend.
- United States Commission on Civil Rights probes Trump administration.
- Survey shades Baltimore as worst place to live.
- Black Lives Matter sued.
- If you were expecting a different outcome in the Philando Castile case, you haven't been paying attention.