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Above: Friedman answers questions from Chamber members. 

June 18, 2025

HOLLYWOOD, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) met with members of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to discuss top-of-mind-issues concerning local business owners. Topics included Friedman’s work on a national film tax credit, the recent protests, efforts to make housing more affordable, combatting homelessness, and how tourism will be impacted by the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.  

Issues: Economy

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Above: Friedman at the Los Feliz Improvement Association Town Hall. 

June 17, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) joined a community discussion hosted by the Los Feliz Improvement Association. There, she took questions related to ongoing developments related to Trump sending the Marines to Los Angeles, her work fighting for unconditional disaster aid, and fighting back against Republican attempts to cut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. 

Issues: Congress

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June 16, 2025

What You Need To Know

  • Tensions between President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom have ratched up in recent days, particularly after the president federalized the National Guard over the governor's wishes
  • It comes nearly four month after Governor Newsom made his $40 billion wildfire relief aid request, which the federal government has yet to act upon
  • Some Democrats worry what these public tensions could mean for wildfire relief 

Back in January, President Donald Trump and Governor Gavin Newsom appeared to star


June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown.

Issues: Health

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June 7, 2025

The dissolution of the Donald Trump-Elon Musk marriage was enough, for a brief moment, to lift beleaguered California Democrats’ spirits.

Issues: Economy

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Friedman with Jewish Members of Congress in front of the Capital Jewish Museum.

June 6, 2025

A bipartisan group of 41 lawmakers wrote to the CEOs of Meta, TikTok and X on Friday urging them to take action in response to the spike in violent antisemitic content posted on their platforms following recent antisemitic attacks in Washington and Boulder, Colo.


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June 6, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Gavin Newsom wants to claim the role of Hollywood’s superhero. But California’s iconic industry is so battered that even its governor may not be able to save it.

Issues: Economy

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June 6, 2025

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Trump administration’s threat to cancel federal funding for California on a large scale was branded “political extortion” by a California congressmember on Friday.

Issues: Congress