Consultant who called Trump an ‘environmental hero’ to get environmental job in new administration
President-elect Donald Trump announced more hires Friday for his new administration, including tapping his business’ longtime environmental consultant for an adviser role. Ed Russo, who served as an environmental consultant to the Trump Organization and in 2016 wrote the book
Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery call off Venu sports streaming service
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have called off plans to launch their sports streaming service, Venu, the companies said in a joint statement Friday. “After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports
A delay in GOP’s tax plans could push up costs by hundreds of billions
The price of extending Republicans’ tax cuts will surge by hundreds of billions of dollars if lawmakers dawdle, new government figures show. The Treasury Department released numbers Friday showing that rolling over all of the soon-to-lapse provisions, as well as
Biden admin to GOP: Immigration bill will cost more than $3 billion
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it would require more than $3.2 billion in additional funding to implement the Laken Riley Act, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO that the agency prepared last year. That memo, crafted by the Biden
Meet the new members: A Kamala Harris protegee rises
The new member: Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.) How they got here: Simon bested a fellow Democrat, Jennifer Tran, in the general election for this solidly Democratic seat based in Oakland. She won 65 percent to 35 percent. Inside the campaign: