Amira McKee

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Trump’s DOJ sued Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, alleging the city’s “sanctuary” policy interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration law. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

Gov. Kathy Hochul today didn't rule out another re-drawing of New York's House lines. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' team has spoken with her office, though a key political ally of the governor's isn't on board. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

A few hours ago, Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman sat for her first interview with Spectator and spoke about Columbia’s deal with the government. The deal “is in line with our values,” Shipman said. Via @ishabanerjee20 and @TsehaiAlfred columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/07/2…

Is 26 Federal Plaza a detention facility? My look via Playbook PM —> politi.co/3UrVDPO via @politico

Scoop: The first glimpse inside ICE's makeshift holding cells in Manhattan, where immigrants are being held for increasingly long stretches. By @GwynneFitz & @haideechu @THECITYNY thecity.nyc/2025/07/22/vid…

New video via @thenyic shows conditions for migrants on 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, which House members including @NydiaVelazquez @RepEspaillat have not been allowed to access to inspect.

NEW: @ZohranKMamdani recounts his high school shenanigans. "If I hadn’t gone to Bronx Science, I would have remained within a privileged bubble for my whole time in NYC." In a resurfaced HS alumni podcast, he talks cutting class, playing soccer & cricket: politico.com/newsletters/ne…

New for @nysfocus: Two companies managing NY's home health program could pocket millions 💰💰💰 meant for low-wage care aides every year. That's because they're offering "benefits" that many workers can't actually use, but are forced to pay for. nysfocus.com/2025/07/21/new…

You’ve really got to read @JoeAnuta, @_amiramckee and @JasonBeeferman’s take on Mamdani’s social media skills coming at the cost of a long, long record of publicly available posts: politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

The NYPD bans facial recognition searches — so detectives just asked a buddy in the FDNY. The looming question: was this an isolated instance? thecity.nyc/2025/07/18/nyp…

CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s show days after Trump settlement criticism ow.ly/k5iw106gb3P

NEW YORK — New York City’s largest private-sector union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, voted Friday to endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0… w/ @mayakauf via @politico

Special shoutout to @EmilyNgo and @NickReisman whose own second anniversaries are coming soon (we’ll take our gifts in cotton, please) and have held it down on Playbook with @_amiramckee this week while I’m on vacation.

My final investigation for @ColumbiaSpec

The state’s top education officials defended new science Regents exams amid reports that this year’s tests featured questions unrelated to the curriculum. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Game of chicken: Eric Adams, Cuomo want each other out of NYC mayoral race ow.ly/4TAk106f22F

.@NYCMayor and @andrewcuomo want each other to drop out. Read below for what is becoming a main theme of the general election: Moderates realizing they “are set to carve up the non-Mamdani vote into several inconsequential pieces.” W/ @_amiramckee politi.co/401jPfm

Our @politico interns are here, give them a follow! @pavanmacharya @nicolejmarkus @_amiramckee @MunisJacqueline @rachel_shin_ @theAvrilSilva @juliann_ventura @KylieWilliams99 @jacob_wendler

NYC leaders reach deal on $116 billion city budget ow.ly/RShe106e8tq

Zohran Mamdani is picking up institutional support from HTC and 32BJ, key unions that backed Andrew Cuomo in the primary. via myself and @SallyGold politico.com/news/2025/06/2…