California Senator Alex Padilla foiled Republicans’ attempt to pass the SAVE Act this week. Sen. Padilla joins Marc Elias to discuss protecting voters’ information from DOGE, his experience expanding ballot access as California’s secretary of state and the work Senate...

By Shira Stein and Sophia Bollag The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51-44 vote Thursday morning. Gov. Gavin Newsom immediately vowed to sue to keep California’s...

By Tony Briscoe The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate defied congressional norms and voted Thursday to revoke California’s progressive vehicle emission standards, including a rule that would’ve effectively banned the sale of new gasoline-only cars by 2035. In a 51-44 vote, the...

By Will Anderson United States Senator Alex Padilla of California criticized Senate Republicans for their attempt to bypass the Senate Parliamentarian and rescind California’s clean air waivers. According to Senator Padilla, this move threatens both public health and environmental standards...

By Deborah Barfield Berry Senate Democrats and voting rights advocates are pushing to defeat a GOP election bill they said could disenfranchise Native American voters. Republicans led passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE Act) in the House, but...

By Zoë Richards and Frank Thorp V Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, has put a hold on four nominees for the Environmental Protection Agency. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said on the...