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politico.com | Adam Wren |Elena Schneider
“Stop talking about bathrooms and locker rooms and start talking about the classroom,” said former Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emmanuel, the two-term Chicago mayor who said he is open to a 2028 presidential campaign.
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politico.com | Megan Messerly |Ben Johansen |Sophia Cai |Irie Sentner
Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond. | Subscribe | | | LATEST: The Supreme Court this afternoon gave the Department of Government Efficiency unfettered access to the Social Security records of millions of Americans, our JOSH GERSTEIN reports.
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politico.com | Mohar Chatterjee
AI lobbyists are “very visible” and “very present on the hill,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) in an interview at the Special Competitive Studies Project AI+ Expo this week. “They’re nurturing relationships with lots of senators and a handful of members [of the House] in Congress.
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politico.com | David Lim |Lauren Gardner
Sen. John Hoeven, who's in charge of FDA appropriations, says that the agency will be adequately funded. | Francis Chung/POLITICO FDA APPROPS INCHES FORWARD — House appropriators advanced a bill to fund the FDA for fiscal 2026 on a party-line vote out of a subcommittee Thursday — but the bill has a long path ahead before it potentially becomes law. The topline number from the House bill aligns with President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, which sought $6.8 billion for the FDA.
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politico.com | Nicholas Wu
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politico.com | David Ferris
The core of the argument between the two men — whether the Republican spending package is a “big, beautiful bill” or a “MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK” — is a side concern for people whose main priority is Tesla. “The CEO of that company needs to spend his time focused on the company’s success,” said Nick Nigro, the head of Atlas Public Policy, which analyzes the electric vehicle market.
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politico.com | Lauren Gardner |Kelly Hooper
The WHO's vaccine director is warning the Trump administration of dire consequences if it doesn't throw full-throated support behind the measles vaccine.
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politico.com | Melanie Mason
Newsom has doggedly pursued support from the Los Angeles-based power players and their lavish political donations as he has climbed the ranks of California politics. But now, as his term’s expiration date approaches and he eyes a potential 2028 White House bid, the industry exodus has opened a window for Trump to claim the title of industry savior for himself.
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politico.com | Sophia Cai
“What’s not okay is his baseless personal attacks against President Trump,” James Fishback told POLITICO. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci/AP James Fishback, the chief architect behind the proposal to send “DOGE checks,” told POLITICO Friday he’s stepping away from the movement after Elon Musk lashed out at President Donald Trump.
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politico.com | Dustin Gardiner |Blake Jones
Former allies Elon Musk and President Donald Trump suffered a very messy public breakup on Thursday. | AP DRIVING THE DAY — Elon Musk’s escalating feud with President Donald Trump was catnip for California Democrats — who’ve long brooded over Musk’s conservative pivot after California subsidies drove Tesla’s early success. The rift threatens to blow up Republicans’ megabill to fund Trump’s domestic agenda.