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.

Democratic Party officials have been united in their public and vigorous support of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) after he was forcibly removed and handcuffed at a news conference for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday.

That is good and welcome trouble. Noem never answered as Padilla, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee. Padilla’s office, in a statement within an hour of the incident ...

At least five carwashes across Los Angeles County and Orange County have been raided since Sunday, according to one labor group.