Dianne Feinstein Announces She’s Not Running For Reelection In 2024
1 year, 10 months ago

Dianne Feinstein Announces She’s Not Running For Reelection In 2024

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Tuesday that she won’t run for reelection in 2024, signaling an end to her more than 30 years in the Senate. Tom Williams via Getty Images Shortly after her office released her statement, Feinstein told Capitol Hill reporters that it “wasn’t supposed to go out yet.” She said her decision not to run for reelection stemmed at least in part from her husband passing away in March 2022. “My husband just passed away — it’s been about 6 months — and people keep asking, and I decided I’d answer the question.” Feinstein’s planned retirement is not particularly surprising. “Over the coming months, I know Dianne will continue to fiercely advocate for women’s rights in all aspects of life and unwaveringly represent the people of California.” As for the upcoming race to fill Feinstein’s seat, Schumer said he is confident it will remain in Democrats’ hands.

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Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next U.S. senator
3 weeks ago

Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next U.S. senator

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff addresses a crowd gathered at a campaign event at the UA Union Hall in Orange in March. Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff will be sworn in as California’s next U.S. senator on Monday, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler, according to sources familiar with the arrangements. Former Assemblymember Laura Friedman, a Democrat, won election in Schiff’s House district and …

Dems worry whether top Senate member has 'fire' to fight Trump: report
1 month, 1 week ago

Dems worry whether top Senate member has 'fire' to fight Trump: report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s hope for smooth confirmation processes for judges and appointments in his new administration will come under fire by Senate Democrats who are “plotting extraordinary measures” to stop his agenda, but some are quietly expressing concerns that a top Democrat isn’t up for the job. According to new reporting in Axios, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other …

With Harris down, Newsom’s political stock rises again in California and beyond
1 month, 2 weeks ago

With Harris down, Newsom’s political stock rises again in California and beyond

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom is expected to position himself as the leader of the Democratic resistance to President-elect Donald Trump. Gavin Newsom’s political starpower dimmed as Vice President Kamala Harris rose to the top of the Democratic party in the months before the 2024 election. “There’s a diagram of everything that these guys have talked about in relation to California, everything we’ve …

Democratic Showdown in California Senate Race: Schiff vs. Garvey
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democratic Showdown in California Senate Race: Schiff vs. Garvey

Associated Press  

Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff is facing a tough fight to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat in liberal California. Schiff, a Los Angeles-area congressman, holds an edge in campaign financing and polling over Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey. However, the race has been largely overlooked in a year when control of the Senate is in play. Schiff shapes his …

Democrat Adam Schiff wins California’s U.S. Senate race
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democrat Adam Schiff wins California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, who rose to national prominence as a key antagonist of former President Trump, easily beat Republican and former Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey on Tuesday night to win California’s open seat in the U.S. Senate. Schiff also wished Garvey well, saying he understands that it’s “not easy to be a candidate for any office.” …

Endorsement: Michelle Chambers for Senate District 35
2 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Michelle Chambers for Senate District 35

LA Times  

Voters in California’s 35th Senate District may have a hard time choosing between Democrats Michelle Chambers and Laura Richardson, who each present their fair share of drawbacks. The agency may indeed be too slow, but it would not be under Richardson’s purview in the Senate, and it obviously is not responsible for inadequate housing construction in Inglewood, Compton, Carson or …

Nancy Pelosi says she did not call one person before Biden’s decision to exit 2024 race
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nancy Pelosi says she did not call one person before Biden’s decision to exit 2024 race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nancy Pelosi has claimed that she “did not call one …

A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong : Consider This from NPR
4 months, 4 weeks ago

A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Among the many Democratic Party insiders who publicly or privately urged President Joe Biden to reconsider running for reelection, one played an outsized role: Nancy Pelosi. Sponsor Message As a leader of the Democrats, Davis says that Pelosi is …

Column: These 80-something senators are gliding to reelection. Did Feinstein face a double standard?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: These 80-something senators are gliding to reelection. Did Feinstein face a double standard?

LA Times  

Angus King of Maine, 80, and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, 82, are expected to easily win reelection in November. “I don’t think the age factor is significant enough to threaten his reelection,” said Matthew Dickinson of Vermont’s Middlebury College. The glide paths that King and Sanders are following to reelection would Politics Dianne Feinstein’s final day in the Senate The …

Election results: Democrats should be terrified about California in November.
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results: Democrats should be terrified about California in November.

Slate  

There weren’t that many questions at the top of the ticket headed into Super Tuesday. The result: a profound Republican turnout boom and rightward shift, a mini red wave that has some Democrats nervous for November and pointing the finger at the state’s newest senator-elect. Turnout was low, but in nearly every race national Democrats are hoping to flip or …

Voting last minute in the California primary election? Here’s your guide
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Voting last minute in the California primary election? Here’s your guide

LA Times  

California voters are hitting the polls Tuesday for a pivotal election that will help set the stage for the 2024 presidential race, a replacement for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the fate of Los Angeles County’s controversial district attorney and much more. Once the last ballots are cast and counted, several burning political questions will finally be answered: In deep blue …

California’s streak of female senators may be ending — and women appear to be a reason
10 months ago

California’s streak of female senators may be ending — and women appear to be a reason

LA Times  

When Rep. Katie Porter first ran for Congress in 2018, some of the nation’s most influential female leaders and advocacy organizations lined up to support her, including then-Sen. Kamala Harris, Emily’s List and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. “People have watched him defend the institution and defend democracy against Donald Trump.” Kamlager-Dove said she’s heard from people — including many …

California Senate candidates grilled in second debate, asked if Biden and Trump are too old
10 months, 1 week ago

California Senate candidates grilled in second debate, asked if Biden and Trump are too old

LA Times  

Who could replace the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein in this year’s election? Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee and Republican candidate Steve Garvey all faced sharp questions from moderators: Porter was asked if she waited too long to propose solutions to California’s housing crisis; Lee about her support for a $50 minimum wage and whether it would be sustainable …

Column: The year America burned, literally and figuratively
1 year ago

Column: The year America burned, literally and figuratively

LA Times  

Abortion moved to the fore of U.S. political debate this year, stirring widespread protests and passions that will continue to shape the country’s social and political landscapes in 2024. All of that intrigue played out as the country endured society-shaking turmoil: growing homelessness; reverberations from the Supreme Court decision curtailing women’s reproductive rights; a catastrophic wildfire that destroyed a beloved …

Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo announces retirement after three decades in Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo announces retirement after three decades in Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat representing parts of California’s Silicon Valley, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year, marking the end of her more than three decades in Congress. “And I do so with a heart filled with unending gratitude to you, my magnificent constituents.” Eshoo’s retirement will likely kick off a fierce race …

Democrats are split on Israel and the race for Feinstein’s Senate seat, as 2024 looms
1 year, 1 month ago

Democrats are split on Israel and the race for Feinstein’s Senate seat, as 2024 looms

LA Times  

Annamarie Beltran of the Fresno County Young Democrats, holds up signs as pro-Palestinian demonstrators march inside the session hall during the 2023 California Democratic Party November State Endorsing Convention on Saturday in Sacramento. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupt the afternoon session of the 2023 California Democratic Party November State Endorsing Convention on Nov. 18, 2023, at SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in …

Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — Newly appointed California Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler announced Thursday she will not seek election to a full term in 2024, avoiding what would have been a costly and bruising race for the seat held for three decades by the late Dianne Feinstein. “It may not be the …

Sen. Laphonza Butler, caretaker of the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat, won’t run in 2024 election
1 year, 2 months ago

Sen. Laphonza Butler, caretaker of the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat, won’t run in 2024 election

LA Times  

The announcement by Sen. Laphonza Butler means she won’t shake up an already volatile race that includes three prominent Democrats. Labor leader and prominent Democratic activist Laphonza Butler, who was appointed to fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat after the veteran California politician died, announced Thursday that she would not run for a full Senate term in 2024. It may not …

Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein
1 year, 2 months ago

Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history. Schumer, D-N.Y., said that “today, the Senate takes another step towards fully reflecting our vibrant democracy.” He said Butler has …

Feinstein's successor Laphonza Butler takes office as California's new senator
1 year, 2 months ago

Feinstein's successor Laphonza Butler takes office as California's new senator

NPR  

Feinstein's successor Laphonza Butler takes office as California's new senator Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images Laphonza Butler, a former labor leader and Democratic strategist, was sworn-in as California's new U.S. "I can't help but think of how proud Senator Feinstein would be, seeing someone as brilliant, as accomplished, as history-making as Laphonza …

Will she run or won’t she? Laphonza Butler’s appointment could scramble California Senate race
1 year, 2 months ago

Will she run or won’t she? Laphonza Butler’s appointment could scramble California Senate race

LA Times  

The death of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday and Gov. “Butler would be a very formidable candidate who’s capable of making it into the top two,” advancing from the primary to the general election, said Feinstein’s 2018 campaign manager Jeff Millman, citing her fundraising prowess. Lee, Porter and Schiff applauded Newsom’s pick, with the Oakland representative saying she looked …

Pelosi accompanies body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein on flight home to California
1 year, 2 months ago

Pelosi accompanies body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein on flight home to California

LA Times  

Members of a military color guard carry the flag-draped casket of Sen. Dianne Feinstein into a hearse upon its arrival at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. A U.S. military plane flew the body of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., to San Francisco on Saturday, accompanied by the senator’s longtime friend and …

Dianne Feinstein leaves behind a decades-long legacy
1 year, 2 months ago

Dianne Feinstein leaves behind a decades-long legacy

LA Times  

FILE - The Senate Judiciary Committee’s ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. returns on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2017, to hear testimony from Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Inside Dianne Feinstein’s epic career Don’t bet on fire season being over Eight coffee shops with an artisanal spin …

Photographs documented US Sen. Dianne Feinstein's groundbreaking career in politics
1 year, 2 months ago

Photographs documented US Sen. Dianne Feinstein's groundbreaking career in politics

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics was documented …

Dianne Feinstein death: She leaves behind a towering legacy—and huge, high-stakes questions for Democrats and the Senate.
1 year, 2 months ago

Dianne Feinstein death: She leaves behind a towering legacy—and huge, high-stakes questions for Democrats and the Senate.

Slate  

California senior Sen. Dianne Feinstein has died at the age of 90. Feinstein’s reputation has evolved greatly over her 30 years in the senate: She is best known variously for her work on gun control and women’s rights, her commitment to finding common ground with Republicans, and finally, for her long and very public health decline and her refusal to …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
1 year, 2 months ago

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. President Joe Biden, who served with Feinstein for years in the Senate, called her “a pioneering American,” a “true trailblazer” and …

On Capitol Hill, somber tributes to Dianne Feinstein the fighter
1 year, 2 months ago

On Capitol Hill, somber tributes to Dianne Feinstein the fighter

LA Times  

These are just some of the ways leaders across the political world described Dianne Feinstein early Friday after news broke that the senator died at the age of 90 overnight after a record-career as California’s longest-serving U.S. senator. “Senator Dianne Feinstein was one of the most amazing people who ever graced the Senate, who ever graced the country,” Schumer, the …

Dianne Feinstein, California's first woman in Senate, dies
1 year, 2 months ago

Dianne Feinstein, California's first woman in Senate, dies

LA Times  

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein survived an assassination attempt and a mayoral recall effort to become the most popular politician in California for years running. And for Jill and me, a cherished friend.” He said in a statement that Feinstein was a woman who “made history in so many ways.. Dianne was tough, sharp, always prepared, and never pulled a punch, …

Column: Feinstein’s stubbornness kept her in office too long. But it also defined her success
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Feinstein’s stubbornness kept her in office too long. But it also defined her success

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is escorted by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer at the U.S. Capitol in May. VIDEO | 03:19 Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death raises question of who replaces her The Los Angeles Times’ Benjamin Oreskes breaks down how Gov. Feinstein had planned on quitting politics on the November 1978 day that San Francisco Mayor George Moscone was shot …

Colleagues from both parties mourn the passing of Dianne Feinstein, longest-serving female senator
1 year, 2 months ago

Colleagues from both parties mourn the passing of Dianne Feinstein, longest-serving female senator

Salon  

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the longest-serving female United States senator in the nation's history and a gender-barrier-breaking, political trailblazer, has died at the age of 90. Prior to her election to the U.S. Senate in 1992, the "Year of the Woman," Feinstein carried out a decades-long, historic political career in California at state and local levels. "I'm deeply …

Photos: Dianne Feinstein | 1933 – 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Photos: Dianne Feinstein | 1933 – 2023

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a centrist senator who also was a champion of liberal and women’s issues, has died. San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein holds up the headlines in her office in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 27, 1983 following her sweeping victory in Tuesday’s recall election. Mayor Dianne Feinstein with her new husband Richard Blum shortly after their wedding ceremony at …

Nancy Pelosi says she'll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83
1 year, 3 months ago

Nancy Pelosi says she'll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83

The Hindu  

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on September 8 that she will run for reelection to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. “Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery,” Ms. Pelosi, 83, said in a tweet. While Ms. Pelosi has stepped away …

Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83
1 year, 3 months ago

Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will seek reelection to Congress in 2024 as Democrats try to win back the majority. “We have in the Congress right now, a Congress that is determined to shut government down.” Pelosi is among the party’s most prolific fundraisers for the House and key political strategists. Pelosi said certain …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office says
1 year, 4 months ago

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, fell in her home and went to a hospital for a short time, her office said on Wednesday. The 90-year-old California Democrat, who has faced mounting concerns about her health and her ability to perform the duties of a senator, “briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a …

Silicon Valley tech executive announces U.S. Senate campaign
1 year, 5 months ago

Silicon Valley tech executive announces U.S. Senate campaign

LA Times  

Tech executive Lexi Reese, right, seen attending a Vanity Fair cocktail party in San Francisco, announced Thursday that she is running for the U.S. Senate. Arguing that California needs a new type of representation in the nation’s capital, Silicon Valley executive Lexi Reese announced Thursday that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dianne …

Dianne Feinstein, still recovering, is skipping a California visit during Senate break
1 year, 5 months ago

Dianne Feinstein, still recovering, is skipping a California visit during Senate break

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein and staff leave a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on May 11 after her return to Washington. The senator’s office did not say whether her decision to stay put was made on the advice of a doctor, but Ron Eckstein, her press secretary, said that she would remain in Washington “while she continues to recover.” As recently as …

Silicon Valley tech executive weighs U.S. Senate bid in California
1 year, 6 months ago

Silicon Valley tech executive weighs U.S. Senate bid in California

LA Times  

Lexi Reese, right, shown with former Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo at a 2016 cocktail party in San Francisco, announced Thursday that she may run for U.S. Senate. Silicon Valley executive Lexi Reese, a Democrat, has announced she’s considering running for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. She has made a handful of small donations to …

Partisan mistrust still festers in Washington after Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s absence
1 year, 6 months ago

Partisan mistrust still festers in Washington after Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s absence

LA Times  

Along with speculation about Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s health and ability to serve, the California Democrat’s two-month absence from the Capitol this year exposed the deep partisan distrust that permeates the U.S. Senate and threatens to undercut an essential piece of President Biden’s agenda. Earlier this spring when she was still absent, Republicans rejected a Democratic effort to replace Feinstein temporarily …

California Politics: Feinstein’s popularity plummets
1 year, 6 months ago

California Politics: Feinstein’s popularity plummets

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, surrounded by staff, departs a Senate Judiciary Business Meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. A crowded top two Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s health has been a subject of ample intrigue in recent weeks, and our latest UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies/Los Angeles Times poll has …

Hillary Clinton explains why Dianne Feinstein’s retirement would hurt Democrats: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Hillary Clinton explains why Dianne Feinstein’s retirement would hurt Democrats: report

Raw Story  

Hillary Clinton on Monday said her friend and former Senate colleague Dianne Feinstein shouldn’t retire, but not for the reasons you might think, Time magazine reports. That was the voters’ decision to vote for her, and she has been a remarkable and very effective leader.” But the bigger issue facing Feinstein and Democrats is that should the senior senator from …

Nothing Weird About Having Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Hover Over Dianne Feinstein All the Time, Democrats Say
1 year, 7 months ago

Nothing Weird About Having Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Hover Over Dianne Feinstein All the Time, Democrats Say

Slate  

Last week, 89-year-old Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate after spending more than two months in California recovering from what her office said was a case of shingles. Feinstein’s cognitive capacity has been in noticeable decline in recent years, and this week, when Slate’s Jim Newell and the Los Angeles Times’ Benjamin Oreskes spoke to her in a …

California Democrats further torn after seeing Sen. Feinstein’s return to Washington
1 year, 7 months ago

California Democrats further torn after seeing Sen. Feinstein’s return to Washington

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein departs a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on Thursday. Environmental planner Eddie Isaacs, 42, wants to see how Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s recovery progresses before deciding whether he believes she ought to step down before her term is over. “I think it’s important we have a U.S. senator to be able to fulfill their duties every day …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is back at work but needs a lot of helping hands
1 year, 7 months ago

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is back at work but needs a lot of helping hands

LA Times  

An hour into a Senate Judiciary hearing on Thursday, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was wheeled into the chamber by a staff member. “I’m glad to welcome our colleague, Sen. Feinstein, back to our committee,” Sen. Ted Cruz said, before adding that she was abetting “several nominees who are so extreme and so unqualified that they couldn’t have a prayer of …

California’s Feinstein returns to Senate after monthslong absence
1 year, 7 months ago

California’s Feinstein returns to Senate after monthslong absence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate on Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month absence due to illness, giving majority Democrats a much-needed final vote as they seek to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees and raise the nation’s debt ceiling in the coming weeks. “I’m hopeful those issues will subside as I continue to recover.” f93f03adf8b8447eb2a9dacac4d68fd0 Feinstein’s return after …

Feinstein returning to Senate after facing resignation calls
1 year, 7 months ago

Feinstein returning to Senate after facing resignation calls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office disclosed Tuesday that she is returning to Washington following an absence of more than two months in which the oldest member of Congress faced calls from within her own party to resign. Few details emerged on Feinstein’s condition, and some Democrats openly complained that her lengthy absence was compromising the Democratic agenda in the …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to D.C. after extended absence
1 year, 7 months ago

Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to D.C. after extended absence

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, shown in February, is returning to Washington following her extended absence due to the shingles virus. Sen. Dianne Feinstein flew back to Washington on Tuesday, her spokesman said, after her extended absence due to the shingles virus threatened to derail Senate Democrats’ agenda. On Tuesday, Khanna said he was glad to hear of Feinstein’s return, and he …

Democrats hoped Feinstein would return next week. She’s made no promises
1 year, 7 months ago

Democrats hoped Feinstein would return next week. She’s made no promises

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein arrives at the Senate chamber inside the U.S. Capitol for a vote in February. That accounting, he said, must involve a “full medical briefing on her condition and on its prognosis; the best and honest judgment whether she’ll be able to return, and if so, when; and for how long she’ll be able to work everyday.” “Frankly, …

What should Democrats do about Dianne Feinstein?
1 year, 7 months ago

What should Democrats do about Dianne Feinstein?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Whatever the normal process has been in the past, we’d follow in the future,” …

Column: Is Biden too old to run again? Is Feinstein too frail to stay? It’s not about age
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: Is Biden too old to run again? Is Feinstein too frail to stay? It’s not about age

LA Times  

Is President Biden, 80, too old to run for reelection, as he announced Tuesday? “A lot of our stereotypes are flat-out wrong,” says Dr. Laura Mosqueda, an elder abuse authority and professor of geriatrics and family medicine at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. “I’m very concerned about ageism in the workplace, but I’m also concerned about people who think they …

Opinion: I Don’t Like Double Standards Either, But Dianne Feinstein Needs To Go
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: I Don’t Like Double Standards Either, But Dianne Feinstein Needs To Go

Huff Post  

As much as double standards should rightfully bother anyone who believes in fairness regarding mental fitness and the U.S. Senate, I struggle to rationalize with the argument that everyone deserves the right to suck up space when they can no longer do their job. Not speaking out undermines our credibility as elected representatives of the people.” Joining Khanna’s call was …

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