California Democrats delayed votes on their “Trump-proofing” bills that would have provided $25 million for funding lawsuits against the federal government, and $25 million largely for illegal immigrant deportation defense.

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Questions Defense Secretary Hegseth on Trump’s Purported Military Action to “Turn On” California Water

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

California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Questions Interior Secretary Nominee Doug Burgum on Support for Wildfire Aid and Wildland Firefighter Pay

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.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom’s leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California’s response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

Mayor Eric Adams’s attorney visited Justice Department headquarters Friday to discuss the future of the mayor’s criminal bribery case, sources told ABC News.

Lakeside School classmates Maximilian Snyder and Teresa Youngblut both are in jail, accused in killings on opposite sides of the country.

Kash Patel distances himself from Jan 6 rioters and pardons in contentious confirmation - RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearings underway on Capitol Hill

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.

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

Until hours before California Gov. Gavin Newsom greeted President Donald Trump with a bro-hug on the Los Angeles tarmac Friday, his advisers had spent the week monitoring new