By Katie DeBenedetti A former GEO Group executive is expected to serve as the next acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, revitalizing concerns from California lawmakers and immigration activists over conflicts of interest between private prison companies and...

By Chez Oxendine Congress is mounting a broader push to close long‑standing drinking‑water gaps in tribal communities across the Western United States. Legislators have introduced two bills aimed at securing water rights, modernizing aging systems and directing federal dollars toward...

By Andrew Gillies On Wednesday, Democratic members of Congress announced a formal investigation into an almost $1 billion deal struck by the Trump Administration with a French energy company to abandon two offshore wind projects. Last month, the Trump Administration...

Don sits down with Senator Alex Padilla for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of the country and the challenges ahead. From the real-world impact of MAGA-driven policies to growing concerns about the integrity of the upcoming election, Padilla lays...

By Ko Lyn Cheang U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla opened a congressional inquiry into gaps in the medical care of an Eritrean refugee held at California’s largest immigration detention center last week after learning about the situation in a Chronicle report....

By Melanie Mason Sen. Alex Padilla was in the Library of Congress with several dozen other senators when their phones all buzzed with the news of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act. He was dismayed, but not...