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

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:

President Joe Biden said Friday he’s “praying” the incoming Trump administration will continue to aid California’s wildfire response, warning that the state faces a lengthy recovery even after it gets the devastating fires under control. “We’ve done really well on

House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) plans to meet next week with Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s yet-to-be-confirmed pick to run the FBI, to discuss how he can be an ally in the new administration’s efforts to

A group of eleven moderate Senate Democrats say they want to work with Republicans on addressing the GOP's expiring tax cuts and raising the debt ceiling. In a new letter to Republicanleaders, they say they are willing to cut spending,