News Roundup: Newsom 2024?

MIGRANT CRUISE SHIPS?: New York City is examining the legality of housing migrants bused in from Texas and Arizona on cruise ships, Mayor Eric Adams told CBS New York yesterday, hours after nine more buses carrying migrants arrived in the city. Adams also criticized federal rules prohibiting migrants from working before they have received a work permit, arguing they could alleviate worker shortages in food, healthcare and transit. Read more.

NEWSOM 2024: California Governor Gavin Newsom is preparing a presidential bid in 2024 if President Biden decides not to run again, TheWrap reported today, citing an unnamed Democratic fundraiser and a Los Angeles philanthropist with close ties to the Democratic Party. The rumors contradict Newsom’s recent claim that he has “sub-zero” interest in running for president. Read more.