But recovery for the affected communities will take a long time. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California, who was born and raised in Pacoima, has visited the hardest hit areas. The destructive ...

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President Joe Biden will give a farewell address to the nation, ahead of his term ending and President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing continue for the incoming administration.

“Fox News Sunday” — Criswell; Vice President-elect JD Vance; Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and candidate to be chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Federal response teams spent the week combating Los Angeles wildfires blazing across hundreds of acres, forcing local residents to evacuate from their homes as a result of the damage. Throughout

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the Laken Riley Act, a bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants, in the first vote of the year by the chamber. Senators cleared the first vote 84 to 9, with 33 Senate ...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) called for “no strings attached” support for California as President-elect Trump and his allies continue criticizing the state amid the ongoing wildfires. Padilla joined NPR’s “Morning Edition” for an episode that ...

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday he is aware that the possible TikTok ban “is controversial,” yet the app “has a national security risk to it.” “I imagine [there’s going to] be a disruption in the service here,

Sen. Mark Kelly reiterated on Sunday his continuing concern about the judgment of Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, saying she had a ...

Mark Kelly said. During a testy confirmation hearing Tuesday, Kelly, D-Ariz., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Hegseth had not allayed his concerns that he was qualified to ...

The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" and the TV series "Twin Peaks."