More than $8 million in federal funding will be coming to the Los Angeles region to bolster emergency shelter operations, provide rental assistance, and other services, officials announced Friday. The funding is coming from the U.

California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla said he will attend the 47th presidential inauguration on Monday in which President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for his second term. “I do plan to be there. Of course,” he told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.

WASHINGTON — While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package of bills to increase their pay and create housing for those affected by disasters — which could later add to the ...

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

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff engaged in fierce verbal combat Wednesday ... were censured by Congress for comments just like this that are so reckless.” The California Democrat had expressed doubts Bondi would review the files of those convicted in ...

Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held a confirmation hearing on Bondi Wednesday. The hearings continue Thursday. Republicans control 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats, and GOP committee members praised Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, throughout the hearing.

With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President Trump's agenda.

California Senator Alex Padilla is taking strong aim at comments made by President Donald J. Trump, in which the 45th and now 47th president criticized the state’s emergency

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

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff engaged in fierce ... by Congress for comments just like this that are so reckless.” The California Democrat had expressed doubts Bondi would review the files ...

A new House bill would make it a federal crime to “cause a wildfire, further the spread of a wildfire, or attempt to do either,” according to the bill’s sponsors.

That means San Diego could potentially become its own state. Although the same movement fizzled out in 2016, Evans is confident now is the best time. "This isn't really about Trump," he said. "It's about the fact that you're in a country that would vote for him three times."