By Hannah Northey and Ian M. Stevenson Top Democrats on Wednesday called on Congress’ watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s decision to merge two existing bureaus within the Interior Department to oversee offshore oil and gas, wind and mining. Senate...

By Haley Parsley A committee that’s challenging a proposed voter ID law in California has already received a high-profile endorsement. U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who has been a longtime advocate for the expansion of voting rights, threw...

Advocates from an immigrant rights organization and U.S. lawmakers celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday (June 30) rejecting U.S. President Trump’s audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States. Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California hailed...

NBC4’s Conan Nolan speaks with Sen. Alex Padilla, California’s former election officer, on his concerns over voter intimidation this November and what Democrats are saying about the recent defection of several Republicans senators voting against the president. Watch the full...

By Aidin Vaziri Two California senators are urging federal park leaders to consider restoring vehicle reservations at Yosemite National Park if peak-season crowds overwhelm roads, parking lots and staff. In a letter this week to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and...

By Michael Smolens California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff have recently introduced legislation to improve election security and restrict federal involvement in what legally and historically have been state-run operations. The chances of the bills passing don’t seem great....