This is Padilla’s fifth unannounced oversight visit of an ICE facility in the past month and seventh in California this year, as the Trump Administration escalates immigration enforcement operations across the state. Photos and b-roll here. MCFARLAND, CA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member...

Senate Democrats’ Report Debunks White House and Election Deniers’ Baseless Attacks on Election Results CALIFORNIA — In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden, and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) demanded answers from Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum over his role in helping broker deals to build data centers on public lands. In September, reporting revealed that the Trump Administration...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) urged Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum to reverse and restore lost compensation for maintenance and service employees at Yosemite National Park after facing pay reductions of up to $4.00 per hour as a result of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on the passing of labor, civil rights, and feminist leader, Dolores Huerta: “Angela and I mourn the passing of Dolores Huerta, a giant in the ongoing fight for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and the protection of civil...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee with oversight over federal elections, released the following statement following U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) threats to California elections officials in an attempt to prevent them from...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)...

This is Padilla’s fourth unannounced oversight visit of an ICE facility this month and seventh in California this year, as the Trump Administration escalates immigration enforcement operations across the state. Photos and b-roll here. Spanish b-roll is here. SAN DIEGO, CA — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.),...

DOJ is also relying on the same unreliable data in its ongoing attempt to block counting of 20,000 ballots in California SACRAMENTO, CA – A federal judge in the Northern District of California blocked DHS agents in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin...

This is Padilla’s third unannounced oversight visit of an ICE detention center this month as the Trump Administration escalates immigration enforcement operations across California. Photos here. Video HERE. SACRAMENTO, CA — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) conducted an unannounced oversight visit today to the...

Padilla unpacks allegations that the White House, DOJ leadership, and FBI leadership directed unconstitutional investigations into protestors and demands invoking 25th Amendment WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, released a video...