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

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

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

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

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: