By Sandhya Raman A group of Senate Democrats is accusing the Trump administration of skirting federal law and threatening millions of lives with a proposal to dissolve the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. SAMHSA, the Department of Health...

By Sarah Stierch A bill to provide disaster relief to hundreds of thousands of farm workers was introduced by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla. If signed into law, the Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act will provide compensation to farm workers...

By Hunter Savery California lawmakers cried foul on the Senate floor Thursday over three joint resolutions that would curb the state’s ability to set its own vehicle emissions standards. Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff spoke in opposition...

By John Donegan After 11 straight months of soaring cargo volumes and “the strongest April on record,” officials at the Port of Long Beach warn that May is projected to hold a record of its own, and the title is...

By Izzy Bloom, Scott Shafer, and Marisa Lagos The Political Breakdown team is reporting from Washington D.C. all this week. Today, Scott and Marisa sit down with Senator Alex Padilla at his office building on Capitol Hill to discuss the...

By Elizabeth Arakelian and Jonathan Linden California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla sat down with KVPR for an interview about legislation he is hoping to get through Congress and on President Trump’s desk. It would address wildfire policies. Padilla also weighs...