First, California’s senators grilled Pam Bondi, Trump’s AG nominee. Then they made nice
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.
Confirmation hearings live: More on Bondi, other Trump nominees face tough questions
Senators will question Scott Bessent, Trump's choice for Treasury Secretary, and Doug Burgum, his pick for Interior Secretary.
Trump AG pick Pam Bondi made at least $3 million from Truth Social merger
President-elect Trump's attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, made at least $3 million from the formation of Trump's Truth Social platform, disclosure filings show.
AG nominee Pam Bondi under fire from Padilla, Schiff over Trump pardons, immigration
Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff engaged in fierce verbal combat Wednesday with Attorney General-designate Pam Bondi, as they fought over her views on the 2020 elections, immigration and presidential pardons. At one point, a frustrated Bondi told Schiff “You were censured by Congress for comments just like this that are so reckless.”
Nicolle Wallace on Pam Bondi: ‘Donald Trump may finally have what he has long been looking for’
Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing to be Attorney General where she made clear her loyalty in the position will be to the man who appointed her to run the Justice Department not to the rule of law itself.
Padilla calls for ‘no strings attached’ support for California amid GOP criticism
Senator Alex Padilla is calling for "no strings attached" support for California as President-elect Trump and his allies ...
California has 'always been there' for disaster-affected states, Sen. Padilla says
California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla hopes President-elect Donald Trump will 'do the right thing' and support fire ...
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Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response
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 state’s affordable housing supply.
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Sen. Alex Padilla on the SoCal Wildfires, the Debate over Federal Aid, Senate Confirmation Hearings and more
Amid the ongoing wildfire crisis, and ahead of the Inauguration of Donald Trump, Cher Calvin goes one-on-one with California Senator Alex Padilla. Padilla discusses the wildfire response ...
Senators grill Trump's attorney general pick over false 2020 election claims
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, faced questions on Justice Department independence and ...