U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Friday wrote to newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to demand answers regarding a Trump administration order to release water from two dams in the Central ...

Information warfare is now a core element of political strategy, and the right-wing has become masterful at engaging in ...

President Trump landed in Los Angeles on Friday to survey the devastation from the firestorms that swept through the county.

Alex Padilla of California ... what's next and how we're going to begin to rebuild," Padilla said. The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Auto fires have claimed at least 23 lives, burned over 40,000 ...

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel) California Governor Gavin Newsom, left, surveys damage in Pacific Palisades with CalFire’s Nick Schuler, center, and Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif.) during the Palisades Fire ...

On the first week of Donald Trump's second presidency, we report from Washington, D.C., and the frontlines of fire damage in ...

Congress also is considering making it a federal crime to commit a theft in an area where a major disaster declaration has ...

This initial federal funding provides urgent support to help address housing insecurity for those affected by the fires,” ...

Amid threats to withhold federal disaster aid to California, President Donald Trump will tour the Pacific Palisades this ...

Los Angeles wildfires highlight California's insurance crisis as the FAIR Plan faces challenges with limited funds to cover massive fire claims.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom’s leadership ...

Alex Padilla of California, who was born and raised in Pacoima ... what's next and how we're going to begin to rebuild," Padilla said. The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Auto fires have claimed at least ...