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.
Trump's attorney general nominee grilled on loyalty to president-elect
Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, Pam Bondi, said she would not use the US justice department to target people based on their politics during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday. "There will never be an enemies list within the Department of Justice,
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 the 2020 election at her confirmation hearing. Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.
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.”
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.