Alex Padilla

Democratic lawmakers have unveiled legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles

Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president’s agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges. In a first vote, the Senate confirmed Biden’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines. Senators worked into the...

Hours after being sworn in to office, Vice President Kamala Harris performed one of her first official duties, swearing in Senators Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and her own successor, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Alex Padilla resigned Monday as California secretary of state and was formally appointed by the governor to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Some Californians are not happy Gov. Gavin Newsom chose a Latino man rather than a Black woman to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, sources confirmed to NBC Bay Area on Tuesday.

Wall Street was set for a slightly higher open Wednesday, reversing an overnight decline in futures.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.

Watch the emotional reaction when Gov. Newsom informs Alex Padilla about his decision. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to fill the U.S. Senate being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, with California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla.