Introducing the new POLITICO Magazine — your weekly guide to power in an era of global disruption.
This week’s cover story: Inside the New Right’s plan for building a Christian America — one town at a time, by @ianwardreports.
🔗 https://t.co/c5UpNtGyjt
Also in this issue 🧵👇
The Trump administration isn't considering tapping the SPR to mitigate the oil price spike yet, I'm told.
One reason: 1 of the 4 SPR sites is currently out of service and can't be refilled.
for @POLITICOPro
https://t.co/BKhUNpUk80
Thousands of @EPA employees left when they opted into the "deferred resignation" program last year
I got the data under #FOIA to show where the DRP hit the hardest at the agency
The science office, now slated to close, saw the most depart
#FOIA4eva
Trump & his Cabinet say wind & solar are making electricity more expensive.
Federal data say the opposite.
Our analysis showed states w/ > avg wind/solar generation & > avg acceleration of wind/solar since ‘21 were likelier to have < avg power prices.
https://t.co/Ey8bvQQNPO
For my first oil and gas story, @ByCatherine_ and I found the Trump admin is far ahead of its predecessors in approving drilling permits.
But that doesn’t necessarily translate to more production in the short term, analysts said.
https://t.co/dUouLVPK43
Excited to publish this story today that's been months in the making: How flooding is interacting with and shaping America's housing crisis
Such a joy to work w/@ByCatherine_ + @Jtblaeser
https://t.co/bhrO8zP7hH
Introducing our guide to California's 2024 ballot measures: a (hopefully) less boring, less homework-y deep-dive into the state's ongoing experiment with direct democracy.
Explore each of the 10 statewide measures👇
https://t.co/8KIpdaECGq
NEW for @politico: AI initiatives would get $40M annually in a draft California journalism bill agreement shared with POLITICO.
The draft would see California and Google form a partnership funding “democracy, journalism and AI innovation.” https://t.co/9YZg1wYao1
Good morning! Very excited today to publish a months-long investigation into lawmakers accepting tickets as gifts.
Please read the story but also enjoy a few of the other random things I found sifting through Form 700s. 👇#caleg https://t.co/tEH7TyPbd1
Yesterday, I spoke with Maxine Waters about her thoughts on Biden dropping out of the race and what lies ahead for Kamala Harris. Read the Q&A here: https://t.co/4ytWbLB5Fh
Republican VP nominee @JDVance1 is headed to California at the end of this month for a fundraiser hosted by an agribusiness giant. Tickets start at $3,300.
In today's CA Playbook PM, from me with @cvonka & @ByCatherine_:
https://t.co/w6SbPYBGrV
One in nine voting-age adults live in a state with an identification law new since the 2020 election. When it comes to battleground states, that figure is 1 in 6. @byCatherine_ dives into what's going on with voter ID laws, new for @NBCPolitics: https://t.co/FsiZrPRK5g