By José Díaz-Balart Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) joins José Díaz-Balart to react to the Senate confirming RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary. Sen. Padilla also reacts to Kash Patel’s nomination to be FBI Director advancing to the Senate floor. Watch the...

By Colby Itkowitz Democratic lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to leaders at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) questioning why a team that works to identify foreign interference in U.S. elections was put on administrative leave last week. The...

By James Ward and Trevor Hughes Weeks after the devastating California wildfires, wildland firefighters around the country say they’ve had job offers rescinded or frozen because of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 federal hiring freeze. Although the freeze exempted public...

By Andrew Sheeler PADILLA, SCHIFF DEMAND THAT TRUMP END PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND FUNDING FREEZE Nearly three dozen U.S. senators, including both members of California’s Senate delegation, last week signed a letter to Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Dorothy...

By Linh Tat In the wake of last month’s devastating Southern California wildfires, Sen. Alex Padilla wants to establish a national Wildfire Intelligence Center to streamline future federal response to such disasters — including in real time as fires break...

By David Lightman PADILLA JOINS OTHER SENATE DEMS IN BOYCOTTING VOUGHT VOTE Sen. Alex Padilla is adamant — Russell Vought’s nomination as federal budget director must be stopped. Vought’s confirmation could be considered by the Senate as soon as this...