Political tensions escalated as Democratic officials from California, Arizona and New Jersey opposed President Donald Trump's ...

Targeting California - through lawsuits, policies to undermine state laws and insults hurled at its leaders - has become a ...

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ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is pushing California Sen. Alex Padilla over what he called "obstruction tactics" that are delaying Georgia's former adjutant general of the state National Guard, Lt. Gen.

WASHINGTON — Kiss rocker Gene Simmons gave blunt advice on Tuesday to the music-loving son of Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California during a Senate hearing on legislation to pay recording artists ...

Sen. Alex Padilla Tuesday urged the federal government’s independent special counsel to more aggressively investigate whether the Trump administration violated the law by pressing Republican state ...

Sen. Alex Padilla, left, and Sen. Adam Schiff talk during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Sept. 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura Getty Images Sen. Alex Padilla Tuesday urged the ...

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In 362 days California voters will choose a new governor. That’s just around the corner in political terms, given the expense and organizational lift a statewide campaign requires in the nation’s most ...

California Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a news conference led by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on June 12, 2025, in Los Angles. Luke Johnson TNS Alex ...