Tag: Dianne Feinstein

Candidates Running to Replace Sen. Feinstein in 2024 Collect Millions for Campaigns

California candidates running for an open Senate seat in 2024 have raked in millions in donations since the beginning of the year, according to the latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings. So far, 25 candidates are running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat. In February, the five-term senator announced her intention to retire at the conclusion…


Oprah Responds to Rumors She Could Take Feinstein’s Senate Seat

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey said through a spokesperson that she does not intend to replace the seat held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) if she steps down from office before her 2024 term ends. This week, rumors and speculative reports emerged claiming that Winfrey, a longtime talk host worth billions, could be tapped to hold…


Feinstein’s Office Reveals Details on Senator’s Health Condition

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office disclosed on Thursday details about her health condition, as she returned to the Senate after a nearly three-month-long absence due to shingles. Feinstein (D-Calif.), 89, was suffering from shingles virus this year that led to the emergence of two complications, Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis. Ramsay Hunt syndrome can lead to…


Feinstein Returning to US Senate, Giving Democrats Their Majority

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) returned to work on Tuesday following a long recovery from shingles. Her return gives back Democrats their majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as a one-seat Democrat advantage in the full Senate. Feinstein’s office said she boarded a flight from her California home to Washington earlier on Tuesday, ahead of…


Feinstein Returns to US Senate, Giving Democrats Their Majority

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) returned to work on Tuesday following a long recovery from shingles. Her return gives back Democrats their majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as a one-seat Democrat advantage in the full Senate. Feinstein’s office said she boarded a flight from her California home to Washington earlier on Tuesday, ahead of…


If Feinstein Resigns, Democrats Can Replace Her on Key Senate Panel: Graham

Democrats can regain a majority on a key Senate committee if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) resigns, a top Republican senator said on April 23. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has been away from Washington for months due to a bout with shingles. That’s left Democrats with the same number of votes on the Senate Judiciary Committee…


Republicans Help Democrats Advance Biden’s Judicial Nominees Amid Feinstein’s Absence

Republican senators joined Democrat colleagues in advancing multiple judicial nominees from a Senate panel after a weekslong pause due to the absence of a Democrat senator. The Senate Judiciary Committee discharged seven nominees from President Joe Biden on April 20 as at least one Republican joined all remaining Democrats on the panel. GOP senators helped…


Graham Blocks Schumer’s Attempt to Temporarily Replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee by Unanimous Consent

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blocked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer trying to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Schumer, on April 18, tried to pass a resolution by unanimous consent that would have put Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on the committee pending Feinstein’s return from her weeks-long absence due to…


Senate GOP to Block Democrats’ Plan to Temporarily Replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee

It appears that the 10 GOP votes needed to join all present Senate Democrats in temporarily replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Senate Judiciary Committee are not there. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has proposed a resolution that would put a Democrat on the committee to temporarily take Feinstein’s seat given the senator’s…


Democrats Are Trying to ‘Cancel’ Sen. Feinstein, GOP’s Jordan Says

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) warns Democrats that their party appears to be attempting to “cancel” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Jordan made his comments during an April 17 episode of “Fox & Friends,” where he fielded questions about the ailing senator’s participation in the upper chamber of Congress. Feinstein, 89, was diagnosed with shingles in late…