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 -- ABC’s “This Week” — Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held host ...

California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla sent a letter to Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday afternoon, demanding clarity on the President's use of the military and executive powers.

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended Pam Bondi be confirmed as the next U.S. Attorney General, advancing her nomination on a party-line 12-10 vote.

Advisers to California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent the week monitoring new White House advance staffers’ social media accounts, hoping for clues for where President Donald Trump might be headed when he lands in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon to talk about the wildfire damage.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order relating to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina at the White House on Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

During the confirmation hearing for Trump's OMB Nominee Russell Vought in the Senate this week, Senator Alex Padilla grilled Vought over his record.

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

President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles

Shifting positions: Trump administration officials continued to reverse or revise the government’s stance on multiple fronts, including active Supreme Court cases, Jan. 6 prosecutions, school book bans, foreign aid programs and gender definitions. Mr. Trump also reinstated a Republican anti-abortion policy known as the “Mexico City Rule.”