In the fiery Senate confirmation hearing, Sen. Alex Padilla expressed outrage over Pam Bondi’s bold assertion that she ‘won’t be bullied,’ accusing her of failing to provide answers on key issues. Padilla criticised the weaponization of the Department of Justice,

A day after President Donald Trump claimed to have used the U.S. military and emergency powers to pump more water from Northern California to Southern California, federal officials have yet to provide details or explain the action.

President Donald Trump said on social media that the military had intervened to secure California water supplies.

California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla said he will attend the 47th presidential inauguration on Monday in which President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for his second term. “I do plan to be there. Of course,” he told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Questions Defense Secretary Hegseth on Trump’s Purported Military Action to “Turn On” California Water

With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President Trump's agenda.

WASHINGTON — While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package of bills to increase their pay and create housing for those affected by disasters — which could later add to the ...

Calif., pressed President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, on Wednesday about birthright citizenship, which Trump has suggested he would end. Sen. Padilla joins Morning Joe to discuss his thoughts from Bondi's hearing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the focus of a special session he called to pass legislation safeguarding the state's progressive policies ahead of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom’s leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California’s response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held a confirmation hearing on Bondi Wednesday. The hearings continue Thursday. Republicans control 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats, and GOP committee members praised Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, throughout the hearing.

Fresno government and nonprofit agencies are scrambling to understand what a Trump order freezing federal funds means for grant money.