| Washington, DC, officials are bracing for the Trump administration’s impact on the region and its economy. The president-elect has vowed to relocate and gut much of the federal workforce, while his proposed Department of Government Efficiency has also floated a promise to return federal workers to their DC office full time — if only to compel them to resign. With the federal government making up a major sector of the DC economy, and downtown still struggling to recover from the pandemic, Donald Trump’s policy threatens to greatly exacerbate the city’s woes. But as some experts tell Kriston Capps, Trump’s made such promises before and over the course his first administration, the swamp actually grew. Today on CityLab: Trump Promises Could Have Seismic Impact on Washington Economy — Linda Poon NY Congestion Pricing Survived a Pause. Here’s What Could Kill It
The plan survived Governor Kathy Hochul’s five-month pause. Now a long-simmering legal challenge from New Jersey threatens to kill it. Amtrak Wins $300 Million to Fix Its Unreliable NJ-to-NYC Service
The federal funding is coming months after a summer of train meltdowns upended commutes in and out of New York Penn Station. Companies With Immigrant Workforces Are Preparing for Raids
“It’s a lot of just trying to mitigate harm.” | 
