An Albany source says that there’s “no serious conversations on congestion pricing [&] gov has no new plans.”

NEW: The Mexican drug lord Mayo Zambada will soon be moved from El Paso to face prosecution in Brooklyn in the same courthouse where his former partner in crime, El Chapo, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, according to 4 people familiar with the matter. Story TK.

Pakistani man charged with murder-for-hire plot that may have targeted Trump politi.co/3SIDDAj via POLITICO

I will never understand places that start school in mid-August

Why does it rain in New York City every day now

The judge overseeing Trump’s Manhattan criminal case denied the former president’s latest bid to have the judge remove himself from the case, writing that Trump’s argument consisted of “nothing more than a repetition of stale and unsubstantiated claims.” politi.co/4dlk0q9

My targeted ads now feature washing machine repair parts and tbh it's sort of pleasantly banal

NEW: As the 2024 campaign enters the post-Labor Day crunch, there are still a few legal landmines that could pull Trump off the trail — even though he’s managed to stave off his three remaining trials. w/ erica orden politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

Bragg’s office has filed a letter w/court saying they oppose staying proceedings in hush money case during Trump’s removal effort. They also note no scheduling conflict w/Trump’s DC case “for corruptly interfering with the peaceful transfer of power” after 2020 election.

Trump loses longshot bid to challenge hush money conviction in federal court politi.co/47tXKsp via POLITICO

Someone is impersonating me at erica orden. Please go ahead and block and report them, thanks!

this is so upsetting

Just left the 2nd Circuit oral arguments on Trump's appeal of the first Carroll trial. Both Carroll and Trump were in attendance. Trump walked directly by Carroll when he entered the courtroom, but didn't look in her direction.

Judge Hellerstein has denied Trump's motion to stay the judge's decision to deny the former president's effort to move his Manhattan criminal case from state to federal court. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Merchan’s decision to again delay the sentencing, this time until after November’s election, eliminates the only chance for a judge to impose punishment on Trump, including possible prison time, for a criminal conviction before Election Day. politico.com/news/2024/09/0…

Trump came within feet of one of his most prominent accusers, E. Jean Carroll, in a Manhattan courtroom Friday as the two attended oral arguments in his appeal of last year’s $5 million jury verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. politico.com/news/2024/09/0…