The Latest Breaking News from Alex Padilla

The Senate will vote on the bill after months of discussing aid to allies and changes to border policy – here’s what to know

The initiative faces an uphill climb to reach the necessary votes, especially from Republicans who don't consider it tough enough

Asylum rights groups warn against kowtowing to Republican effort to condition Ukraine aid on greater restrictions.

Trump’s odious rhetoric about the border must be rejected. But the Biden campaign speaks from both sides of its mouth

Democrats project optimism while Republicans suggest talks around Ukraine, immigration and Israel will continue into 2024

Alex Padilla and Nanette Barragán said they are "deeply concerned" about the possibility Biden concedes to making "damaging policy changes"

As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine Wednesday, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as “stunning" and dangerous. Yet he also signaled an openness to what GOP lawmakers ultimately want: border policy changes.

An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed by a Nov. 11 arson fire has reopened ahead of Monday morning’s commute

“Never go into a meeting prepared,” says Padilla, who started out as a field representative for Feinstein in the mid-1990s.

“I know that our old colleague is looking down at this moment with pride now that her seat is in good hands,” Schumer said.

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his late mentor Dianne Feinstein, he could have turned to a big-city mayor, a member of Congress or a powerful legislator