Legislation would strengthen federal protections for copper, fiber, and coaxial cables WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced the Combating Critical Infrastructure Vandalism Act, bipartisan legislation to combat the growing problem of theft and...

LOS ANGELES, CA — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee, conducted an unannounced oversight visit yesterday to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facility at the federal Edward R. Roybal Building...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.-24), pressed for answers from former White House energy adviser Brittany Kelm who, after spending months advancing the interests of Sable Offshore...

Whistleblower reveals White House, DOJ leadership, and FBI leadership pressured FBI employees to illegally investigate protesters of this Administration’s cruel mass deportation agenda FBI leadership allegedly acknowledged unconstitutionality of the investigations and nonetheless instructed employees to proceed WASHINGTON, D.C. —...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately remove from field duty all...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Supporting Providers of English Language Learning (SPELL) Act to address the national multilingual teacher shortage by increasing loan forgiveness for...