A lot going on in the world, but have been focused on meeting my newest source (of joy), Abe. Back in the office later this month.
A collection of powerful business groups and unions sent a letter to Trump Wednesday, urging him to release the money. w/ @madfernandez616
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Hochul, Sherrill reach Port Authority leadership deal
The deal clears the way for Kathryn Garcia, a former top aide to Hochul, to lead the agency, and for a former top Sherrill aide, Jean Roehrenbeck, to be the agency's No. 2
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From the frying pan to the frying pan: Stephen Sigmund (@ssiggy1), a longtime spokesperson for the bistate Gateway tunnel project, is joining New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s office as senior adviser for communications.
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President Donald Trump tried for the better part of a decade to use the nation’s largest public works project as a bargaining chip in his battles with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. So far, no dice.
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New York’s top transit executive called Mamdani’s signature proposal for free buses a “campaign bumper sticker” today, highlighting tensions between the city’s new democratic socialist leader and the state officials who control its mass transit system.
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NY & NJ on Monday sued Trump admin for attempting to kill the nation’s largest public works project: “jeopardized the project, threatened the livelihoods of..workers…endangered passengers…& undermined the US’ reputation as a reliable contracting party”
The World Cup is chance for the US to show itself off — or be embarrassed by its deficiencies.
“Donald Trump is the worst kind of fascist,” @tonysimone said. “He can’t even make the trains run on time.”
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill, and Gov. Kathy Hochul are in a standoff over how to run the Port Authority when longtime executive director Rick Cotton retires.
NJ says it's been shortchanged without a No. 2 helping run the operation.
NY remembers Bridgegate.
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To punish Trump for bypassing Senate, defense attorneys asked judge to toss criminal cases: "The admin cares not one bit about judicial criticism or court orders. But it is reasonable to believe the administration might care about dismissed indictments."
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Democrats urge Trump to release funds for Gateway tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey, for @POLITICO
Every Democrat from the states asked Trump to “promptly release” committed federal money to the nation’s largest and most urgent infrastructure project — the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project.”
No Republican signed the letter.
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Few people thought President Donald Trump would really pull the plug on the nation’s largest public works project — not even some members of his own administration.
But now work on the $16 billion train tunnels between New York and New Jersey is winding down.
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In a speech moments ago in Manhattan, @schumer.senate.gov said this is "insane."
“This makes absolutely no sense, and yet here we are," he said. "There is only one person who terminated Gateway and there is only one person who could get it back on track, and that’s President Trump."
Construction on the nation’s largest public works project will pause in early February unless the Trump administration releases money it has held up since last fall subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
Hochul is poised to welcome Waymo. Mamdani may be a different story. www.politico.com/news/2026/01... w/ @emilyngo
"They shot him so many times. I don't know why they shot him," says one witness.
"none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR," says another. "Instead...ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds."
'Terrifying abuses of power': Judge hears arguments over leadership arrangement at New Jersey prosecutor's office politi.co/4rb9qsu for @politico
A federal judge will hear arguments Friday that the Trump administration is illegally running the New Jersey federal prosecutor’s office — the latest challenge to the administration’s attempts to circumvent the Senate confirmation process. w/ @MattFriedmanNJ
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Rep. LaMonica McIver, the New Jersey Democrat who is being prosecuted by the Trump administration, is expected to appeal all the charges against her on Tuesday and argue she is shielded from prosecution by the Constitution.
Just as Democrats are finding their footing by focusing on affordability, their differences on Israel are threatening to tear them apart. politi.co/4r3SNPB w/ @NickReisman @lisakashinsky @ShiaKapos
A New Jersey appeals court on Monday upheld the state’s first-of-its-kind rule to keep pollution out of low-income areas and communities of color.
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American cities are scrambling to build bus systems from scratch, overhaul rail lines and ensure trains don’t catch fire as they prepare to welcome soccer fans to next summer’s World Cup. politi.co/4b0rAZ1
TOOOOLL: New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill floated the idea this week that the Garden State could charge New York drivers coming to next summer’s World Cup matches.
Mikie Sherrill’s attorney general pick for New Jersey vows to tackle affordability — and Trump politi.co/4rT7zJX w/ Madison Fernandez & @danieljhan.bsky.social
Sens. @corybooker.com & @andykimnj.bsky.social want to work with the White House to find someone “suitable” to fill a vacancy in the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s office www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Andy Kim seeks to topple the Democratic machines in 2027 politi.co/4aaLaS2 w/ @mattfriedmannj.bsky.social & Madison Fernandez
