As Trump Escalates Attacks on Immigrants, Padilla Renews Push to Expand Pathways to Lawful Permanent Residency
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Padilla Demands Investigation into Trump’s Abuse of Emergency Powers to Support Fossil Fuel Energy
Padilla and his colleagues expressed concerns over the Department of Energy’s plan … funds to support coal projects and whether the Department acted within the authority Congress provided under
ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Seek to Curb Rising Cases of Transnational Repression by U.S. Adversaries with Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Criminal Penalties, Centralize Oversight of Prosecutions
Transnational Repression Act provides new tools to the Department of Justice; individuals convicted in connection with this … prosecutions in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and TNR criminal investigations
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Trump’s Self-Enrichment Schemes in “The Cost of Corruption: Top 10 Ways Trump Has Profited off the Presidency”
appointees, and represented by the Department of Justice, also run by one of his appointees. His lawyers bring … same purpose, using other funds of the Department of Justice. Taxpayer money, converted into a personal patronage
NEWS: Schiff, Takano Fight Trump Administration Weaponization of Higher Education Accreditation Process with New Bill
accrediting agencies that are seeking recognition from the Department of Education to accredit at least one institution … switch accreditors to submit an application to the Department of Education showing reasonable cause for switching accreditors; applications
NEWS: Schiff, Blumenthal & Raskin Demand Answers from Big Law Firm Coerced into Doing Trump’s Bidding, Raise Ethics Concerns After Firm Advised Client in Transaction with Commerce Department
Intel Corporation in a transaction with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)—enabling the Administration to snap … range of matters” to the Commerce Department. The full text of today’s letter is available here
Padilla, Durbin Demand DHS, DOJ Halt Improper $1.8 Million Fines on Law-Abiding Immigrants
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin urging them … under these provisions. “In assessing these fines, your Departments appear to have abandoned critical safeguards that have long
Padilla, Schumer, Schatz, King, Heinrich Lead Investigation Into Trump Administration Efforts to Abandon Offshore Wind Projects
companies had struck a deal with the Department of the Interior involving a pledge to invest in fossil … response to several inquiries. Since March, 2026, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Justice
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Presses Former Attorney General on Todd Blanche’s View of the Weaponization of the Justice Department
president is entitled to use the Justice Department to prosecute his political enemies. Schiff also questioned Ashcroft … prosecution case brought by his Justice Department, which has occurred several times under Blanche’s leadership. Watch
NEWS: Schiff Joins Slotkin, Gillibrand, & Colleagues to Press Pentagon to Release Findings on Deadly Iran School Strike
other colleagues to place additional pressure on the Department of Defense to release its findings on the February … officials since then. The Senators also asked the Department to give Congress a concrete plan for preventing
NEWS: Sen. Schiff Seeks Federal Investigation into Potential Price Gouging by Big Oil Companies
Senate Judiciary Committee, is demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) launch a federal investigation into potential price gouging … expense of bringing down prices. “The Department must move swiftly to hold big oil companies accountable for potential
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Todd Blanche Hearing, Condemns Continued Evasions from Trump Nominees on CNN and MS NOW
slush fund, and Blanche’s leadership of a Department of Justice (DOJ) that has been weaponized to pursue … Todd Blanche’s weaponization of the Justice Department: […] He said yes to this slush fund. He said
WATCH: Padilla Presses Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche During Confirmation Hearing
During the hearing, Padilla questioned Blanche about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to seek justice … Trump. Padilla has fought to hold Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) accountable. This month, Padilla, along with
WATCH: “What happened to you, Todd Blanche?” – Sen. Schiff Presses Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Recusals, Trump Tax Immunity Deal
role in the settlement reached by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue Service … Joseph Tirrell, a senior ethics lawyer at the Department? Blanche: I believe I met with Mr. Tirrell
NEWS: Ahead of Attorney General Confirmation Hearing, Sen. Schiff Challenges Todd Blanche on Conflicts of Interest Over Family Firearms Company and Gun Safety Regulatory Rollbacks
official government capacity. “Under your leadership, the Department [of Justice] has…settled legal matters and brought new legal … must understand the immense and important responsibility the Department has to protect the public from gun crime
NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Seek to Curb Rising Cases of Transnational Repression by U.S. Adversaries with Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Criminal Penalties, Centralize Oversight of Prosecutions
Transnational Repression Act provides new tools to the Department of Justice; individuals convicted in connection with this … prosecutions in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and TNR criminal investigations
Padilla Conducts Oversight at Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Site
community leaders from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), and Coalition … partnered with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and South Coast Air Quality Monitoring District (SCAQMD) to perform
NEWS: Sen. Schiff Reveals New Uncovered Documents Exposing Continued Taxpayer Waste on Trump Banners Across Nation’s Capital
propaganda,” said Senator Schiff. Documents show that the Department of Interior’s new banners featuring Donald Trump
Padilla Statement on Bipartisan Housing Bill
income for housing assistance eligibility purposes under the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
NEWS: As California Leads Nation in Scientific Advancements, Schiff, Lofgren, 42 Colleagues Urge OMB to Rescind Politicized Rule on Federal Grants
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of Energy have used merit-based review … award eligibility, including mandatory participation in the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program, which would create
ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Calls Out Trump’s Unqualified Pick for Attorney General, Talks Need for Significant Supreme Court Reforms on Talking Feds
number three in the Justice Department. And as Harry mentioned, I had spent almost six wonderful years … Angeles. I care deeply about the department. And having gone through Trump one, I think I said something
NEWS: Who Killed the Abbott Case?: Schiff Opens Inquiry into Reports that Department of Justice Closed Criminal Case Against Abbott Laboratories Recommended by Trump’s Own Political Appointees
Committee, is opening a new inquiry into the Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly dropping a major criminal case … that say “Abbott repeatedly lied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state agencies” in a “years
NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Husted, Kim, Moreno to Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Manufacturing Jobs, Enhance American Manufacturing Competitiveness
would protect longstanding bipartisan manufacturing program at Commerce Department, compel release of pending funds to states Washington … Defend American Manufacturing Act, requires the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue to operate the MEP program after
ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Talks Recent Supreme Court Rulings, Cost of Trump’s Corruption, and Democrats’ Path Forward on Lovett or Leave It
abuse and politicization of agencies – including the Department of Justice and the office of the Director of National
Padilla, Heinrich, Huffman Demand Investigation into Trump Plan to Roll Back Offshore Drilling Safety Protections
Trump Administration’s proposed agency consolidation within the Department of the Interior (DOI). The lawmakers demanded answers about … while proposing draconian cuts to the Interior Department in its Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request. “The April