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[ad_1] “Dianne will get better. She will come back to work. And she’s already told Senator Schumer … that he can replace her on the judiciary committee if it’s urgent for these hearings for judges,” Gillibrand said, referencing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “She’s a team…
[ad_1] No Republicans have spoken out so far about Feinstein’s request for a temporary replacement on the Judiciary Committee, where her absence has hobbled Democrats’ ability to confirm President Joe Biden’s judicial picks. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office also offered no word on the matter Wednesday night. But the GOP has plenty of members…
[ad_1] Three people who have visited with the senator in recent weeks or been briefed on her status say her diagnosis appears to have taken a heavy toll on her. Other confidants, including two who have seen or spoken with the senator, underscored that they are still hopeful she could serve out the nearly two…
[ad_1] The CIA report The assault weapons bill set Feinstein against the NRA. Her quest to uncover intelligence abuses spurred an extraordinarily contentious fight with a less predictable foe: a Democratic administration. As chair of the powerful Intelligence Committee, Feinstein was determined to examine the Central Intelligence Agency’s program of detention and interrogation after the…
[ad_1] In fact, most of the anticipated dominoes had already fallen before Feinstein played her last piece. Feinstein’s retirement had been so widely expected that California Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter were already running to succeed her. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), had told her colleagues and supporters she planned to run, while former…
[ad_1] Sen. Dianne Feinstein arrives at the U.S. Capitol Building. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Feinstein, the longest-serving Democrat in the Senate, is in the midst of one of the most uneasy codas to a political career. Her extended pre-departure has, for many of her fellow Democrats, turned into an abject lesson in the perils of…