Rep. Adam Schiff is running for the Senate in California
1 year, 10 months ago

Rep. Adam Schiff is running for the Senate in California

Daily Mail  

Rep. Adam Schiff announced Thursday that he was running for Senate, launching a bid to talk the place of 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein. It comes two days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed Schiff, the former chairman, from the House Intelligence Committee, with the California Republican accusing the Democrat of lying about Russiagate and the veracity of Hunter Biden's laptop. Rep. Adam Schiff announced Thursday that he was running for Senate, launching a bid to talk the place of 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein The 89-year-old incumbent, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, has yet to announce her retirement, yet Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff have already announced their intentions to run for her seat With Schiff's entry into the race, there will likely be a protracted primary. Earlier this month, Democratic Rep. Katie Porter announced via a video posted to Twitter that she was seeking the seat, arguing that 'California needs a warrior in the Senate' Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat who served as Sen. Bernie Sanders' national co-chair in the 2020 presidential primary, told NBC he'd make his decision about jumping in the Senate race in the next few months.

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New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist
2 weeks, 1 day ago

New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrat Adam Schiff stood on the Senate floor almost five years ago as a House impeachment manager and made a passionate case that Donald Trump should be removed from office for abusing the power of the presidency. He says those priorities will frequently be at odds in the era of Trump, “and so I’ll have to try to …

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 …

After high-profile clashes with Trump, Adam Schiff will soon have a new title: Freshman
1 month, 1 week ago

After high-profile clashes with Trump, Adam Schiff will soon have a new title: Freshman

LA Times  

Outgoing Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, seen in his home city of Burbank in 2021, was elected this month to serve as California’s next U.S. senator. Trump has vowed to spend his second term pursuing his political enemies, including Schiff, whom he has variously described as a “liar,” “traitor,” “shifty,” “evil,” “pencil neck” and one of the country’s “enemies from …

Column: Call Adam Schiff what you want. California’s next senator is ready to work with Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Call Adam Schiff what you want. California’s next senator is ready to work with Trump

LA Times  

Adam Schiff — “sleazebag,” “low life,” “little pencil neck,” to use some of the pungent ways Donald Trump describes him — is taking the high road, turning the other cheek and generally being the better man by ignoring all that and promising to do whatever he can to work and thrive in a MAGA-fied Washington, D.C. No, his views of …

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.” …

‘The primary was the election.’ California’s sleepy Senate race is almost over
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘The primary was the election.’ California’s sleepy Senate race is almost over

LA Times  

Schiff campaigns in Florida with U.S. Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, left, and Rep. Lois Frankel in Delray Beach, Fla., in October. “As a policymaker, he doesn’t inspire confidence.” Garvey is out of step with what California voters want, Schiff said, which is someone who will take action on climate change and reproductive rights, not someone who has voted three times …

Poll: If Trump wins the White House, Californians want their next senator to fight back
2 months, 1 week ago

Poll: If Trump wins the White House, Californians want their next senator to fight back

LA Times  

If President Trump is elected in November, California voters have a clear message for the Golden State’s next senator: Protect us. At the Tuesday debate, Garvey tried to portray Schiff as someone too caught up in a vendetta against Trump to focus on issues important to California voters, asking him: “How can you think about one man every day and …

Former MLB star Garvey makes play for Latino votes in longshot bid for California US Senate seat
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former MLB star Garvey makes play for Latino votes in longshot bid for California US Senate seat

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey is making a late-hour push for Latino support in his longshot U.S. Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for the California seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Republicans are outnumbered by Democrats in California by a staggering …

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate

LA Times  

In the race for the U.S. Senate seat that was held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the decision isn’t a difficult one. He has had a nearly three-decade political career representing Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley communities, first serving in the state Legislature and then in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001. Opinion L.A. Times electoral endorsements …

Column: Katie Porter is nearly done with Congress. But she’s not finished yet
4 months, 1 week ago

Column: Katie Porter is nearly done with Congress. But she’s not finished yet

LA Times  

Rep. Katie Porter expresses no regrets over her unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate and says her endorsement of former rival Adam B. Schiff is wholehearted and sincere. Even as Schiff coasts to election, Porter said: “I hope Adam will go back to some of the policies that were really important in the Senate race — whether that was housing, whether …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race
5 months ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race

Daily Mail  

Leading Democrat congressman Adam Schiff has issued a stunning call for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race. He became one of the most high-profile Democrats to publicly sour on Biden, 81, amid spiraling concerns over his age in the wake of a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month. His statement comes as a brutal new AP-NORC Center …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on U.S. President Joe Biden to exit presidential race
5 months ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on U.S. President Joe Biden to exit presidential race

The Hindu  

Representative Adam Schiff on July 17 became the most heavyweight Democrat so far to publicly urge U.S. President Joe Biden to step aside for another candidate to face Donald Trump. Mr. Schiff, a key congressional powerbroker, praised Mr. Biden but told the Los Angeles Times that he doubts that the 81-year-old incumbent can defeat Trump - a threat to "the …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race
5 months ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race

Daily Mail  

Leading Democrat congressman Adam Schiff has issued a stunning call for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race. Schiff became one of the most high-profile Democrats to publicly sour on Biden amid spiraling concerns over his age in the wake of a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month. Rep. Adam Schiff called on President Biden to exit the …

California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside
5 months, 1 week ago

California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside

NPR  

California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, is calling for President Biden to step aside from his bid for re-election, according to a statement obtained by NPR. In the statement, Schiff, who is currently running for Senate in California, called on Biden to “pass the torch” and …

Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ that he can’t win
5 months, 1 week ago

Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ that he can’t win

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a candidate for U.S. Senate, called Wednesday for President Biden to end his reelection bid. In a statement reported first by The Times, Schiff said Biden “has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history, and his lifetime of service as a Senator, a Vice President, and now as President has made our …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 election race
5 months, 1 week ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 election race

Al Jazeera  

A new poll also finds nearly two-thirds of US Democrats believe Biden should allow the party to pick a new candidate. United States legislator Adam Schiff, an influential member of Joe Biden’s Democratic Party, has joined a chorus of calls urging the US president to drop out of the 2024 election race. In a statement shared by US media outlets …

'Overwhelming losses': Senior Democrat privately says Biden could cost Dems House, Senate
5 months, 1 week ago

'Overwhelming losses': Senior Democrat privately says Biden could cost Dems House, Senate

Raw Story  

A senior Democrat from California who recently led the House Intelligence Committee told donors at a private fundraiser on Saturday that if President Joe Biden remains in the presidential race, Democrats could face overwhelming losses in the upcoming election. “And we may very, very well lose the Senate and lose our chance to take back the House.” Schiff, who currently …

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 …

Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey calls himself a “conservative moderate” who shouldn’t be buttonholed into conventional political labels, a self-styled description that provides a window into how he hopes to win over independents and soft Democratic voters in his longshot Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. “He’s never been this partisan guy,” Shupe added, noting …

Rep. Adam Schiff makes runoff in Democratic primary for US Senate in California
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rep. Adam Schiff makes runoff in Democratic primary for US Senate in California

Hindustan Times  

AP, CNN and NBC News forecast that Democratic House member, Rep. Adam Schiff will proceed to the November runoff election for the open Senate seats in California. US Representative and 2024 US Senate candidate Adam Schiff, Democrat of California, wears an "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot during the presidential primary at a polling location in Burbank, California, on …

Laura Friedman likely to face Republican in race for Schiff’s former House seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Laura Friedman likely to face Republican in race for Schiff’s former House seat

LA Times  

California Assemblymember Laura Friedman is leading the pack in the race to replace Rep. Adam Schiff in the House of Representatives. Assemblymember Laura Friedman will likely face off against Republican intensive care physician Alex Balekian in the race to replace outgoing Rep. Adam B. Schiff in a coveted Los Angeles-area House seat. She also thanked “the Democratic candidates in this …

California Senate Race: Steve Garvey ties with Adam Schiff ahead of Super Tuesday
9 months, 2 weeks ago

California Senate Race: Steve Garvey ties with Adam Schiff ahead of Super Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

The Democrat-Republican battle for the California Senate race is heating up ahead of Super Tuesday. Newcomer Steve Garvey is in a “statistical tie” with Adam Schiff, according to a poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies. FILE - Former baseball player Steve Garvey speaks during a televised debate for candidates in the senate race on Jan. 22, 2024, …

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat

LA Times  

Concluding California’s most competitive U.S. Senate primary in a generation, Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and retired Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey will square off in November to represent the Golden State in Washington. She said in an interview that she hopes the election results show voters that campaign finance rules have to change, because “money drives the polling in …

Porter, Schiff and Lee make final Senate pitch across California, with Garvey nowhere to be seen
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Porter, Schiff and Lee make final Senate pitch across California, with Garvey nowhere to be seen

LA Times  

Rep. Katie Porter, right, and her son, Luke Hoffman, center, 18, who is a first-time voter, are helped by customer service representative Jennifer Martin at a voting station at University Hills Community Center in Irvine on Saturday. Before he appeared, supporters milled around carrying signs that read “Schiff for Senate” and others that showed a Shepard Fairey rendition of Schiff’s …

California’s top-two primary creates twists and turns in Senate race
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California’s top-two primary creates twists and turns in Senate race

LA Times  

Senate candidates Steve Garvey, left, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Adam B. Schiff and Rep. Barbara Lee took the stage for the final debate before the March 5 primary. A poll of likely voters released last week by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California showed Schiff leading with 24%, followed by Porter and Garvey in a virtual tie at 19% …

California’s Senate primary could derail two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California’s Senate primary could derail two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — California’s Senate race was expected to be a three-way Democratic prizefight, but the possibility of a record-low turnout is elevating the chances of Republican Steve Garvey, a former baseball star, and could derail the congressional careers of two prominent progressives. “I don’t see a surge of Democratic …

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 …

Adam Schiff's low-drama race for California's U.S. Senate seat
10 months ago

Adam Schiff's low-drama race for California's U.S. Senate seat

LA Times  

Adam B. Schiff stepped from a white Porsche Carrera, laced his brown walking shoes and headed down Hill Street in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. “As I always do, I try to have a civil conversation about what’s going on in Gaza, what needs to take place.” As he eases along the campaign trail, Schiff is the unflappable man, sober and buttoned-down …

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 …

Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — A crowded primary contest to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing again that money matters in notoriously expensive California while testing whether the state’s long-squabbling Republicans can unite behind a single candidate for an outside chance at …

Your guide to California’s Congressional District 30 race: The battle for Schiff’s seat
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Your guide to California’s Congressional District 30 race: The battle for Schiff’s seat

LA Times  

Laura Friedman, Democrat, state Assembly member. Friedman has been a leader on transportation, housing and environmental issues in the Assembly, writing the state’s so-called fur coat ban of 2019 as well as laws that make it easier to build accessory dwelling units to ease the housing crisis and barring local governments from mandating parking spaces as part of most development …

Schiff’s latest ad boosts Republican Senate rival Steve Garvey. Rep. Katie Porter hates it
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Schiff’s latest ad boosts Republican Senate rival Steve Garvey. Rep. Katie Porter hates it

LA Times  

The Senate campaign for Rep. Adam B. Schiff, left, released an ad comparing him to Republican rival and ex-Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey, center. Republican Senate contender and former baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is getting a campaign boost from an unlikely source — Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a top rival in the race for the seat once held by …

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for the U.S. Senate
11 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for the U.S. Senate

LA Times  

Schiff says he has a record of leadership and getting things done in Washington. Schiff, however, stands out for his extraordinary leadership over the last several years in helping to protect the nation’s institutions, the rule of law and American democracy itself from former President Trump. Senator The Times editorial board interviewed some of the leading candidates for the U.S. …

Schiff takes narrow lead in Senate race; tight contest for second, new poll shows
11 months, 1 week ago

Schiff takes narrow lead in Senate race; tight contest for second, new poll shows

LA Times  

Clockwise from top left, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, Rep. Katie Porter, former Dodger Steve Garvey — the leading GOP candidate — and Rep. Barbara Lee are competing to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The fight for second place in California’s U.S. Senate race between Rep. Katie Porter and former Dodgers star Steve Garvey appears volatile as …

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 …

Porter and Schiff polling neck and neck in California Senate race, in lead for a runoff
1 year, 1 month ago

Porter and Schiff polling neck and neck in California Senate race, in lead for a runoff

LA Times  

A new poll shows Reps. Katie Porter and Adam B. Schiff, seen at a Los Angeles debate last month, essentially tied for the lead in the race for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat. Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Katie Porter are in nearly a dead heat in California’s U.S. Senate race, well-positioned to move ahead to a runoff, a …

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas endorses Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race
1 year, 1 month ago

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas endorses Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, left, has won the support of California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, the highest-ranking Latino elected official to endorse a candidate in the 2024 Senate race. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas on Thursday endorsed Rep. Adam B. Schiff in California’s contested 2024 U.S. Senate race, adding to the Burbank congressman’s support from influential California Democrats as the March …

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 …

At forum for California’s Senate hopefuls, few policy differences but some fiery jabs
1 year, 2 months ago

At forum for California’s Senate hopefuls, few policy differences but some fiery jabs

LA Times  

Reps. Katie Porter, Adam B. Schiff and Barbara Lee, left to right, participate in a forum Sunday at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles for candidates running for the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her appointed successor, Laphonza Butler. “I don’t think members of Congress should be while federal employees and others are going without a …

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 …

Schiff and Porter increasingly dominate race for Senate, poll shows
1 year, 3 months ago

Schiff and Porter increasingly dominate race for Senate, poll shows

LA Times  

Democratic Reps. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and Katie Porter of Irvine continue to win more support than their rivals in California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race, a new poll shows. Six months ahead of the March 5 primary, two Democrats appear likely to face off next year to decide who will replace longtime Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, according to a …

How Rep. Adam Schiff celebrated the fourth indictment of former President Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

How Rep. Adam Schiff celebrated the fourth indictment of former President Trump

LA Times  

Riverside County Democratic Party Chair Joy Silver worked the crowd with the guile of a Vegas nightclub opening act, stalling until Rep. Adam Schiff arrived. That stature elevated Schiff’s 2021 book — “Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could” — to the bestseller lists. I will tell you:100%.” Axelrod noted that Schiff’s recent censure by …

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race
1 year, 5 months ago

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, center, has raised millions more than Reps. Barbara Lee, left, and Katie Porter, his Democratic rivals in California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. Rep. Adam B. Schiff swamped his rivals in the financial race to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein, raising $8.2 million in recent months, according to federal fundraising reports released Saturday. Schiff’s windfall was fueled …

Questions about age trail Rep. Barbara Lee, 76, as she seeks Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat
1 year, 5 months ago

Questions about age trail Rep. Barbara Lee, 76, as she seeks Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat

LA Times  

Sara Nichols is torn. “I would be thrilled to see any one of these exceptional candidates win Dianne Feinstein’s seat: Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Katie Porter and Rep. Barbara Lee. Lee said donors and supporters bring up her age “only 10% of the time.” Some of Lee’s allies and other California Democratic Party officials said questions about her age smack …

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 …

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 …

Porter, Schiff and Lee each make the case they’re the most labor-friendly Senate candidate
1 year, 7 months ago

Porter, Schiff and Lee each make the case they’re the most labor-friendly Senate candidate

LA Times  

From left, Democratic Reps. Katie Porter of Irvine, Adam Schiff of Burbank and Barbara Lee of Oakland participate in a forum for 2024 U.S. Senate candidates hosted by the California Federation in Sacramento on Sunday. The appearance was the first time Reps. Barbara Lee of Oakland, Katie Porter of Irvine and Adam B. Schiff of Burbank had appeared together since …

Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel
1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees. Schumer would not answer questions about whether he thinks Feinstein should consider resigning, but said he had spoken to Feinstein and “she and I are …

Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary
1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday from Republicans, complicating their plan as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican on the Judiciary committee, said on the Senate floor that he hopes to …

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