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E&C Republicans advance health care piece of GOP tax bill after marathon markup - Live Updates - POLITICO

23 hours ago | politico.com | Alice Ollstein |Ben Leonard |Hailey Fuchs |Nicholas Wu |Daniel Desrochers |Mia McCarthy | +7 more

Democrats and Republicans clashed throughout the night over the bill's Medicaid provisions.
Newsom blames Trump for bad budget (jkjk)

1 day ago | politico.com | Lindsey Holden

Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his revised state budget with a $12 billion spending gap. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP IT’S ITERATIVE, STUPID: Gov. Gavin Newsom says California’s $12 billion spending gap is the product of a “Trump slump” — but that he’s not blaming the president for the state’s budget woes.
Dems maintain they’re 'looking forward' as questions about Biden loom

1 day ago | politico.com | Nicholas Wu |Lisa Kashinsky |Brakkton Booker

The fresh questions about the former president come just as the party seems to be coalescing on a message around the GOP’s megabill. Former President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled conference in Chicago, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. | Nam Y. Huh/AP Democrats thought they were done with Joe Biden.
Democrats raise alarms as National Weather Service races to fill jobs ahead of hurricane season

1 day ago | politico.com | Zack Colman

Internal documents reviewed by POLITICO revealed a range of open positions, from a lead meteorologist role in Fairbanks, Alaska, to meteorologist-in-charge at the NWS office in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Democrats warned that staffing shortages at the National Weather Service would leave the U.S. ill prepared for disasters and storms.
Democrats confront RFK Jr. on budget cuts, but will need Republican help to stop them

1 day ago | politico.com | Sophie Gardner |Carmen Paun
Newsom seeks cap on free health care for undocumented immigrants as budget gap looms - POLITICO

1 day ago | politico.com | Rachel Bluth

The proposal marks a retreat for Newsom, who championed the ambitious and costly program.
Trump EPA moves to weaken drinking water limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’

1 day ago | politico.com | Annie Snider

The administration said it wants to rescind and reconsider whether limits are needed for four PFAS that chemical companies are still producing and using in the U.S. despite known health risks. EPA-mandated testing has found PFAS in nearly half of Americans’ drinking water.
GOP lines up behind Medicaid overhaul

1 day ago | politico.com | Lauren Gardner |Kelly Hooper |Chelsea Cirruzzo

With Robert King and Ben Leonard House E&C Chair Brett Guthrie, left, and ranking member Frank Pallone were in a marathon committee markup meeting where much of the talk centered around Medicaid cuts. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images LONG DAY’S JOURNEY — The Energy and Commerce Committee pulled an all-nighter debating the potential impacts of Republican proposals to change Medicaid, part of the GOP’s domestic policy megabill, Ben and Robert report.
Trump’s chaotic economy is causing headaches for Democrats in New Jersey's governor race

1 day ago | politico.com | Madison Fernandez |Ry Rivard

Whoever makes it out of the June 10 primary will likely face Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican who nearly unseated term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. Murphy saw that tight race as “the canary in the coal mine” after Trump (who earlier this week endorsed Ciattarelli) made a surprisingly strong showing in the blue state last fall.
CUOMO REAL ESTATE

1 day ago | politico.com | Janaki Chadha |Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo |Jeff Coltin

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier The real estate industry has coalesced around former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral bid. | KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images As governor, Andrew Cuomo enacted rent laws anathema to New York City’s real estate titans and held up their favored tax break for more than a year. He recently hired one of their antagonists to his mayoral campaign. Yet the well-heeled industry is coalescing around his bid for mayor. The reason? His perceived inevitability.