Sen. Alex Padilla disputed the White House’s account of the events surrounding his forcible removal from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday in Los Angeles, pus

The administration of President Donald Trump swiftly sought to downplay a Thursday incident in which Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was roughly pinned to the ground and briefly handcuffed during a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles.

Padilla, 52, was handcuffed and briefly detained after he interrupted the DHS chief’s briefing by shouting questions about the criminal migrants Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents

During her remarks from the Senate floor this week, Senator Maria Cantwell unleashed on the Trump Administration over the abusive detainment of Senator Alex Padilla. Cantwell stated, "They are afraid of Alex Padilla.

During his Friday appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy warned that America has reached "a point of no return," following California Senator Alex Padilla's forceful removal from a Thursday press conference with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

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.

Democrat Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine raged on Friday over Democrat California Sen. Alex Padilla getting thrown out of a press

On the Senate floor today, Senator Cory Booker delivers a fiery speech condemning the forced and horrific removal of Senator Alex Padilla from Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference and calls out his Republican colleagues for remaining silent on the matter.

Hours after senior U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from a press briefing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, House Democrats roamed the Capitol seeking an audience with GOP leadership.