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....

By Ana Ceballos California’s two Democratic senators on Thursday criticized the Trump administration after it requested $87.6 billion from Congress to address some of the nation’s most “urgent needs” but omitted funding for victims of last year’s Los Angeles wildfires....

By Michael Gold Senate Democrats plan to announce on Thursday that they will create a program to train congressional staff to serve as election observers, warning that President Trump may attempt to interfere with the results of the midterm elections....

By Susan Carpenter A group of Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would prevent President Donald Trump from sending uniformed military or federal law enforcement to the polls to intervene with elections. The Protect Our Polls Act would require...