News Coverage
Filter
- November 30, 2023
By Karoun Demirjian A bipartisan group of senators has agreed that a spending package for Israel and Ukraine should include a measure making it more difficult to be granted asylum in the United States, according to senators involved in the...
- November 30, 2023
By Tyson Fisher Two senators are putting pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a rule that will establish stricter truck emission standards. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., held a press conference...
- November 29, 2023
By Alexander Bolton Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security, is circulating a statement signed by nine other Senate Democrats expressing alarm over the direction of bipartisan border security negotiations...
- November 29, 2023
By Ryan Lizza For years, immigration activists have signaled they’re willing to accept a compromise to unlock action on Capitol Hill: Republicans get tougher border policies and Democrats get progressive immigration measures — a path to citizenship for Dreamers, at...
- November 22, 2023
By Jeff Foust Members of Congress are asking NASA not to slow down work on the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program now while also lobbying fellow members to provide more money for the effort in 2024. In a Nov. 21...
- November 22, 2023
By Amy Larson Hundreds of tech and science jobs will be lost in California if NASA moves forward with a plan to cut funding from the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, according to state lawmakers. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)...