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...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice sued California’s Secretary of State and Los Angeles County’s Registrar Recorder to prevent them from...