California Sen. Alex Padilla said the bipartisan $118-billion border and foreign aid bill supported by President Biden “misses the mark,” putting the Democratic senator in the unusual position of opposing a priority of the Democratic president as he campaigns for reelection.

May 8, 2024 · Speaker Mike Johnson survived Greene’s first proposal to oust him, which was tabled on a lightning-quick 359-43 vote, with seven Democrats voting present.

Feb 5, 2024 · WASHINGTON — California Sen. Alex Padilla said the bipartisan $118-billion border and foreign aid bill supported by President Biden “misses the mark,” putting the Democratic senator in the...

Dec 15, 2023 · House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) signaled Thursday that he would not call his chamber back to Washington. “For some reason, the Biden Administration waited until this week to even begin negotiations with Congress on the border issue,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Jan 14, 2025 · Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California, who was born and raised in Pacoima, has visited the hardest hit areas. The destructive fires are "as up close and personal as it can get," Padilla...

May 31, 2024 · Sen. Alex Padilla didn’t love bucking his party last week when he joined most Republicans in refusing to pass a bipartisan immigration and border security bill. “It wasn’t fun, it wasn’t easy,...

Feb 4, 2024 · In a scathing new statement Sunday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Senate bipartisan bill to overhaul the immigration system along with providing aid to Israel and Ukraine was dead on arrival if it makes it to the House. “I’ve seen enough.

Dec 2, 2024 · Sen. Alex Padilla vowed to protect California’s immigrant communities against the second Donald Trump presidential administration, saying the state had “no obligation” to help with mass...

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Dec 22, 2020 · Alex Padilla, a Los Angeles Democrat who once developed software for satellites but later rose through local and state political office to become California secretary of state, was chosen...