WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) demanded Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Don Berthiaume open an investigation into the concerning activities detailed in a recent...

 Key Democratic Committee Leaders to Tech CEOs: “We strongly urge you to enhance—not reduce—your election security efforts in the final days before the 2026 midterms” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Ranking Member Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, sent a joint oversight letter to Acting Deputy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (D-N.Y.-06), Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.-13), and Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.-09), pressed U.S. Department of...

Following new DOJ demand to block certain ballots in California, Senators urge DOJ to follow the law and reaffirm its longstanding election non-interference policy ahead of 2026 midterm elections, warning that “DOJ action that could spoil an election would be...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined CNN’s In the Arena with Kasie Hunt to blast the Trump Administration’s baseless lawsuit to interfere in California’s 2026 midterm election. Key Excerpts:   On the DOJ’s Lawsuit The Administration is clearly...