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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.

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.

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.

2 days ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White

The governor will scale back a key program as he faults tariffs for sapping tax revenue. Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to reach a deal with lawmakers by June | AP SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to close a projected $12 billion state budget deficit by curbing a signature health care program for undocumented immigrants as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rising health care costs batter California’s finances.

2 days ago | politico.com | Sophie Gardner |Carmen Paun