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Facing calls to resign, Feinstein vows to return to Senate after illness but temporarily gives up Judiciary seat

Weeks after U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced she had been diagnosed with shingles, her extended absence from the Senate has left Democrats in a tight spot given the party’s slim majority in the chamber, spurring some high-profile calls for her resignation.

Los Angeles Times

Feinstein’s continued Senate absence stalls judicial agenda, sparks calls for resignation

Los Angeles Times

Dianne Feinstein vows to return to her post as Democrats call for her to resign

Representatives Ro Khanna and Dean Philips tweet echoing sentiments as ailing senator has missed 60 of 82 votes taken so far

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2 House Dems call on California Sen. Feinstein to resign

Two House Democrats are calling on U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign after her extended absence from Washington, saying she is no longer able to properly do her job

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Feinstein’s continued Senate absence stalls judicial agenda, sparks call for resignation

Los Angeles Times

Ro Khanna calls on fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein to resign from US Senate

The 89-year-old politician has been absent since being diagnosed with shingles in February

The Independent UK

Feinstein faces pressure to resign over judicial confirmations

Without Feinstein, Democrats can't confirm judges who don't have GOP support.

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Feinstein to temporarily step down from Judiciary Committee after calls to resign - Roll Call

Facing calls to resign, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she plans to temporarily step aside from the Judiciary Committee.

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GOP attorney joins California race for Feinstein Senate seat

A Republican attorney and former congressional candidate has entered California's 2024 race for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Dianne Feinstein

The Independent UK

GOP attorney Eric Early announces campaign for Senate in California

LOS ANGELES — Attorney Eric Early, a loyalist for former President Donald Trump who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2020, announced Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Los Angeles Times

Top Dem lets GOP veto Biden judges

"Durbin refuses to revoke the blue-slip tradition that willingly grants GOP the ability to obstruct," critic says

Salon

The Nashville school shooting highlights the partisan divide over gun legislation

President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, a law that had roots in a 1989 shooting in a California schoolyard. Here's a look at what got that ban on the books.

WEKU

After Dianne Feinstein: as a political giant steps down, California weighs its future

As the state’s longest serving senator prepares to retire, the new leadership will determine the trajectory for the Democratic party

The Guardian - US

High concentrations of DDT found across vast swath of California seafloor

Barrels of the toxic chemical were dumped along the Pacific coast decades ago. New research shows the material never broke down

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Rep. Katie Porter comes to Northern California for Senate campaign: ‘I see Sacramento as distinct’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Southern California Senate hopeful Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, made her first Sacramento-area campaign stop Wednesday at UC Davis — what she called “a little slice of heaven” — in an hour-long meet-and-greet with the Davis College Democrats.

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Biden touts new gun actions near site of California mass shooting

President Joe Biden paid tribute to the victims of a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, as he outlined Tuesday an executive order aimed at upping the number of background checks on firearm sales.

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Biden touts new gun actions near site of California mass shooting - Roll Call

President Joe Biden paid tribute to the victims of a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., as he outlined Tuesday an executive order aimed at upping the number of background checks on firearm sales. The president said his executive order directs Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to take every lawful…

Los Angeles Times

California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects

California's 2024 primary election is less than a year away, yet no prominent Republican has announced plans to seek California's open U.S. Senate seat — another sign of the decline of a onetime GOP powerhouse that produced two presidents and four governors in the span of just over a half-century.

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Mitch McConnell suffered concussion after fall and will ‘remain in the hospital for a few days’

The Senate Minority Leader suffered a fall on Wednesday evening

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall in DC hotel

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized Wednesday night after taking a tumble inside a Washington D.C. hotel, according to a spokesperson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall at Washington Hotel

McConnell’s office did not provide additional detail on his condition or how long he may be absent from the Senate, which is also absent Sen. John Fetterman and Sen. Dianne Feinstein due to illnesses.

Los Angeles Times

Adam Schiff's bid to bolster his progressive credentials for California Senate run hits some resistance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff's effort to bolster his progressive credentials in preparation for his statewide bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat has hit some resistance on Capitol Hill.

Tribune News Service

Sen. Dianne Feinstein back home after hospital stay for shingles

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said she is at home recuperating after a brief stay in a San Francisco hospital where she was treated for a case of shingles.

The Guardian - US

Boy meets Congress: Ben Savage, star of 90s sitcom, to run for California seat

Actor is vying for Los Angeles district represented by Adam Schiff, who is competing for Dianne Feinstein’s US Senate post

Axios

Sen. Dianne Feinstein home after hospitalization for shingles

The Democrat, 89, said Tuesday she looks forward to returning to the Senate "as soon as possible."

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