Alex Padilla: “There are real dangers here to all of this.”

The 2026 midterm elections have begun. We urge you to immediately reaffirm that the Department will forgo any actions that would interfere with the lawful administration of the 2026 elections.

We will fight this illegal overreach every step of the way.

My office is in touch with the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and Senate security officials following a suspicious package the U.S. Postal Service intercepted before reaching our office. Thankfully, no threat was posed to my staff or our office.

Their only hope for trying to maintain any sense of power is to interfere. It’s to change the rules. It’s to rig the elections.