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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
RUNNING ON EMPTY: After generating international headlines for charging soccer fans nearly $100 to travel to the World Cup, New Jersey’s bus and train system is carrying far fewer passengers to MetLife Stadium than expected www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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How missing the World Cup broke Italian politics
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The countless control rooms running the World Cup in New York and New Jersey www.politico.com/live-updates...
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The countless control rooms running the World Cup in New York and New Jersey
And just wait till the July 4 weekend ...
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
‘We're going to need a bigger boat’: New Jersey prepares for Amtrak meltdowns during World Cup www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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‘We're going to need a bigger boat’: New Jersey prepares for Amtrak meltdowns during World Cup
A recent series of fires and electrical problems at New York Penn Station have transit leaders on edge.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In America, FIFA head Gianni Infantino has found himself foiled not only by democracy but the country’s federalism – the separation of national and state power that gives local officials unique power. He can blame Thomas Jefferson for that. www.politico.eu/newsletter/f...
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FIFA discovers democracy
Global power is in flux. Your daily guide to what comes next. By RY RIVARD Send tips here | View in your browser FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks to the media during a press conference on Jun…
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The mayor of the sports world www.politico.com/newsletters/... w/ Calder McHugh
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The mayor of the sports world
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
New York’s half-billion-dollar party www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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New York’s half-billion-dollar party
Officials are planning to spend about $503 million for a season of summertime mega-events, the overwhelming majority of the funds directly connected to the World Cup.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
New Jersey's Mikie Sherrill rejects criticism of State Police response at Delaney Hall www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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New Jersey's Mikie Sherrill rejects criticism of State Police response at Delaney Hall
During her monthly radio call-in show, the Democratic governor fielded several questions about actions to quell protests.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
New Jersey governor’s attempt to ‘lower the temperature’ is drawing heat instead www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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New Jersey governor’s attempt to ‘lower the temperature’ is drawing heat instead
Democrat Mikie Sherrill is trying to head off deeper tensions at a detention facility, but her administration is taking criticism.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Sherrill, Newark mayor back partial curfew in New Jersey’s largest city www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Sherrill, Newark mayor back partial curfew in New Jersey’s largest city
The move is another attempt by New Jersey Democrats to avoid federal intervention.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New Jersey’s Democratic governor is attempting to head off a surge of federal authorities, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, that she fears could create the kind of chaos seen earlier this year in Minneapolis. www.politico.com/news/2026/05... w/ @danieljhan_ & @MyahWard
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Sherrill tries to ‘lower the temperature’ at immigration detention facility
The governor announced plans to create protected protest zones at Delaney Hall.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Sherrill planning to delay landmark coastal development/climate change rules subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: Sherrill planning to delay landmark climate change rules
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The U.S., Canada and Mexico are figuring out how to stage a World Cup together. New York and New Jersey can’t. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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New York and New Jersey are turning the World Cup into an interstate turf war
With dueling plans to cut transit costs for fans, neighboring governors Mikie Sherrill and Kathy Hochul are both claiming home-field advantage.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
LIRR and five unions representing its workers left another round of negotiations today without a deal to avoid a strike that could begin Sat. The two sides are not scheduled to meet again until Wed. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: LIRR, unions fail to reach deal as strike looms
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The World Cup, swept into Washington’s partisan vortex, splits into red and blue. w/ Sophia Cai www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Soccer finally has the only 2 teams that matter in America
The World Cup, swept into Washington’s partisan vortex, splits into red and blue.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The East Coast’s signature climate policy is poised to spike electricity prices just as governors are desperate to lower them. w/ Marie J. French, Adam Aton and Mona Zhang www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Virginia’s carbon market comeback risks a multistate affordability crunch
State policymakers appear unprepared for a potential increase in power bills driven by a doubling of emissions credit prices as Virginia gears up to rejoin a regional climate program.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
New Jersey is backing away from its plans to charge $150 to ride the state’s bus and train system to the World Cup. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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New Jersey cuts World Cup fare by 30 percent
The Sherrill administration said it had found sponsors and "non-taxpayer dollars" to cut the fare to $105 from $150.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
ALL’S FARE: City Council Speaker Julie Menin portrayed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration today as stuck running a failing mass transit discount program. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Menin’s Fair Fares push tests Mamdani
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s Department of Environmental Protection nixed a rule change that would have required more reporting of known pollution, marking a sharp departure from a Murphy era proposal the commercial real estate industry opposed. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
FIFA faces the World Cup’s toughest opponent: New Jersey www.politico.com/news/2026/05... w/ Sophia Cai
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FIFA faces the World Cup’s toughest opponent: New Jersey
FIFA got what it wanted from dictators and oil sheikhs. Elected politicians in the Garden State are proving harder to please.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I’M AT THE COMBINATION NEW YORK NEW JERSEY Gov. Hochul & Sherrill’s press shops have been engaged in a social media tit-for-tat over exactly where World Cup matches will be played. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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WFP’s Consultant Crossover
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
FREE KICKS: After days of headlines about exorbitant costs to get to the World Cup, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday unveiled a series of free watch parties in each borough. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Kat and Zo’s affordability goooooaaaals
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Amtrak sues MTA over track access for Acela tests subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: Amtrak sues MTA over track access for Acela tests
The legal fight is just the latest dispute between the two entities.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
An unexpected convergence of threats — from labor strife and high ticket prices to geopolitical turmoil and culture-war politics fanned by Donald Trump — is turning the event into a nationwide stress test w/ @DanielNMiller www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Big-city politicians are starting to worry about the World Cup
A long-planned spectacle collides with the messy domestic politics and global instability of the present.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
If President Donald Trump floats past Manhattan on a warship for America’s 250th birthday, don’t be surprised.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Soccer, sailors and Swift: The summer weekend that already has New York officials on edge www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Soccer, sailors and Swift: The summer weekend that already has New York officials on edge
Why a July 4 of soccer, sailors and Swift already has New York officials on edge.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New Jersey’s $150 World Cup fare kicks off uproar www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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New Jersey’s $150 World Cup fare kicks off uproar
The governor and FIFA have been in a dayslong back-and-forth after she blamed the sporting body for not paying to move soccer fans to and from the matches.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Trump administration on Thursday said it would end its chokehold on money for a major expansion of the New York City subway system. w/ @rylan_digirapp who is in court in DC for us as at this very moment subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: Trump administration plans to release money for Second Avenue Subway after MTA lawsuit
President Donald Trump has for months bottled up promised money for the project.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Democrats’ new affordability nemesis: FIFA www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Democrats’ new affordability nemesis: FIFA
The world soccer organization is joining groceries, utilities and landlords as targets for Democrats talking about the cost of living.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
First steps, but not free buses amid tight budget and Democratic disagreement on how to lower transit costs www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Free buses in New York? Even Mamdani isn’t holding his breath.
The mayor campaigned on a plan to make buses free. But it isn’t going to happen this year, he acknowledged in an interview.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
One of the new casinos approved for New York City is already behind schedule. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: New York City casino misses planned opening
Resorts World is still planning to open its expanded gaming facility in Queens by June 1.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Trump’s U.N. fight is becoming New York City’s problem
An office space deal threatens to leave the city on the hook for the U.N.’s financial travails.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The Trump administration is planning to move nearly 500 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staffers from New York to New Jersey. Members of New York’s congressional delegation worry about delays to civil works projects from Montauk to Staten Island. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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The sky isn’t falling
Is it time for Hochul to press the panic button? Perhaps not.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A collection of powerful business groups and unions sent a letter to Trump Wednesday, urging him to release the money. w/ @madfernandez616 Story: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026... Letter: subscriber.politicopro.com/f/?id=000001...
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: 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.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: Sherrill hires Sigmund for top comms job
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Choppier seas await Mamdani-backed candidates
Mayor Mamdani’s pick to succeed him in the state Assembly cruised to an easy victory Tuesday night. But Moreno’s win in that Queens special election is likely the last cakewalk we’ll see from a…
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Mamdani shifts tone on NYPD shooting
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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”
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POLITICO Pro: New York, New Jersey sue Trump administration for withholding billions for train tunnel
Trump last fall said he was terminating the tunnels despite the fact that construction had already begun following congressional appropriations.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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.” www.politico.eu/newsletter/f...
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The world is about to discover America’s infrastructure issue
Global power is in flux. Your daily guide to what comes next. By RY RIVARD Send tips here | View in your browser A subway train runs in New York City on July 10, 2025. | Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Get…
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: New York, New Jersey governors in standoff over Port Authority
The tension between the two Democrats may also mark the end of an era for the agency, which has been run with little to no public drama for years.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Lawyers want to send Trump a message in New Jersey: free accused criminals
“Cases have to start being dismissed,” a defense attorney told a federal judge last week.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Democrats urge Trump to release funds for Gateway tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey, for @POLITICO
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Democrats urge Trump to release funds for Gateway tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey
Trump has bottled up the money since the fall in retaliation for the 43-day government shutdown.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: Democrats urge Trump to release funds for Gateway tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey
Trump has bottled up the money since the fall in retaliation for the 43-day government shutdown.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Schumer says Trump pulling the plug on $16B tunnel project is 'insane,' 'absurd'
Work on the Gateway project linking New York and New Jersey is already slowing down and could pause next week.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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."
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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...
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POLITICO Pro: Work on Gateway to pause next month without federal dollars
The Trump administration threatened to defund the project at the start of last year’s government shutdown.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Hochul is poised to welcome Waymo. Mamdani may be a different story. www.politico.com/news/2026/01... w/ @emilyngo
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Hochul is poised to welcome Waymo. Mamdani may be a different story.
The robotaxi giant is expanding around the country. New York City, now helmed by a mayor aligned with taxicab drivers, is its great white whale.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
"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."
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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