Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is set to give remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon to argue against the Trump administration’s “militarization” of Los Angeles following

California Sen. Alex Padilla blamed President Donald Trump’s first election campaign and its “tone" for escalating political tensions to the point of violence.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 15, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by California Senator Alex Padilla.

Welker also asked Schiff for his thoughts on a scuffle on Thursday in which federal agents manhandled, handcuffed and removed Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference after he interrupted with a question.

Alex Padilla is the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate. FBI agents handcuffed him after he interrupted a press conference on immigration enforcement in LA.

"The View" host Ana Navarro defended Sen. Alex Padilla on Monday morning after he was detained at Kristi Noem's press conference Thursday.

The senator is known on Capitol Hill for being kind and nerdy. His forcible removal from a news conference resonated as a call to action among Democrats.

How dismaying to read the letter from the person blaming Sen. Alex Padilla for being roughed up at Kristi Noem’s press conference (“ Sen. Padilla was in the wrong ,” June 15). We all saw the same video.