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‘Rearview mirror stuff’: Trump’s budget chief mocks GAO’s impoundment opinion

19 hours ago | politico.com | Jennifer Scholtes
A chokepoint for housing, tickets and tech

21 hours ago | politico.com | Blake Jones |Dustin Gardiner |Melanie Mason

The rotunda at the California Capitol in Sacramento. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP THE BUZZ: TIS’ THE SEASON — It’s that special time of year in the Capitol when swarms of sweaty lobbyists and even lawmakers have absolutely no clue what’s going to happen to their bills — suspense day. Conditions are ripe for the “suspense file” — from which appropriations committee members quickly approve, reject and amend hundreds of bills with big price tags — to do significant damage.
Teamwork makes the DREAM work

23 hours ago | politico.com | Jeff Coltin |Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Non-Cuomo candidates in the race for mayor are exploring how to work together against him. | Jeff Coltin/POLITICO New York City mayoral candidates have been shifting tactics over the past week, exploring ways to try out a ranked-choice voting strategy as Andrew Cuomo’s dominant lead looms. Zohran Mamdani asked his followers to contribute to Adrienne Adams in her quest to qualify for matching funds.
Congress to Musk: It's not you, it's us

1 day ago | politico.com | Debra Kahn

With help from Camille von Kaenel The Trump administration's reversal of California's EV rules isn't helping Tesla. | Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP WAIVING GOODBYE: Congress has an unintentional message for Elon Musk as he starts pulling back from politics: Don’t let the car door hit you on the way out. Tesla is arguably one of the biggest losers of Senate Republicans’ vote Thursday to revoke California’s nation-leading clean vehicle requirements.
Stepping back - on the Hill

1 day ago | politico.com | 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 allowed the Trump administration to fire two JOE BIDEN-appointed members of U.S. labor boards, our JOSH GERSTEIN reports.
Hochul’s June wish list: “Very little”

1 day ago | politico.com | Bill Mahoney

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she hopes the Legislature doesn't do much in the remainder of session. | Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul BULLY PULPIT VACANT: The clock is ticking for this year’s legislative session in Albany, with only 10 scheduled days remaining. And Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to approach legislators with an end-of-session agenda. “Not yet.
A brewing natsec fight (almost) no one’s heard of

1 day ago | politico.com | Joe Gould |Robbie Gramer |John Sakellariadis

“If you don't have access to these bands, can you create an Iron Dome that is effective?” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said. | Francis Chung/POLITICO With help from John Hendel, Amy MacKinnon, Sue Allan and Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | | A wonky fight over government-controlled wireless frequencies is heating up because of a provision in the House-passed sprawling reconciliation megabill.
Mike McGuire in the housing hot seat

1 day ago | politico.com | Dustin Gardiner |Blake Jones

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has been ambiguous about where he stands on the most high-profile housing legislation this year. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP THE BUZZ: HOUSES DIVIDED — When it comes to housing legislation, Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has increasingly become the outlier of the proverbial three-legged stool of state government in Sacramento. His counterparts — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Gov.
The Stefanik factor in the SALT deal

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

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Rep. Elise Stefanik intensified her work on SALT after her nomination for United Nations ambassador was pulled. | Francis Chung/POLITICO NEW YORK MINUTE: Mayoral contender Adrienne Adams is delivering a major campaign speech this morning at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. The address will be dubbed “a speech for my father” to honor the City Council speaker’s father, who died of Covid.
Who’s Winning the Climate War? Australia.

2 days ago | politico.com | Debra Kahn

So the fact that Albanese became Australia’s first prime minister in 20 years to serve a full term and win another in part on his climate agenda is worth unpacking, even for politicians and energy leaders who have never heard of Warringah or Kooyong. His trajectory holds lessons for not only how to win on climate-friendly energy policies, but how to hold power while executing on them.