Could the historical ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy change the way Congress operates? Some want a consequential rules change, while Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) takes an interesting starting point for negotiations. The Biden administration is making a complete turnaround in its border security policy. Will it now begin construction on the Trump-era border wall? […]
In a House floor speech on Tuesday, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) criticized the practice of letting governors make appointments to fill the seats left vacant by senators who pass away or resign. He mentioned that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had appointed two senators—one of whom is Laphonza Butler, who was sworn in on Tuesday to […]
Day one of former President Donald Trump’s business fraud case kicked off in New York Monday. He is accused of filing false financial statements to benefit his business. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said he’ll file a motion to vacate Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership sometime this week. House Republicans worked with Democrats to temporarily avert […]
Following Senator Dianne Feinstein’s passing, California Governor Gavin Newsom will appoint a replacement to fill her seat. National political strategist Brian Seitchik spoke on Ms. Feinstein’s replacement and what lies ahead for Senator Bob Menendez.
The divided Congress is still far apart on a solution to keep the lights on, past this weekend’s deadline. And tensions rise within the Republican Party after a failed vote Friday afternoon. Will there be a government shutdown in one day? A California icon with an extraordinary legacy, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at age […]
A possible government shutdown is just one day away. Republicans on Sept. 29 failed to pass their short-term funding bill to keep the government open. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) passed away at the age of 90. She was the oldest member of Congress, and had been a senator since 1992. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was […]
Reactions from senators and other poured in on Sept. 29 following the death of longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who was 90 years old. Ms. Feinstein passed away at her home in Washington on Sept. 28, said her chief of staff, James Sauls, in a statement. She was in the Senate since 1992 and previously […]
The oldest member of Congress has died, according to sources. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has passed away at age 90, three people familiar with the situation said. Her cause of death was not immediately conveyed. Ms. Feinstein’s office did not respond to a request for comment. Ms. Feinstein became a U.S. senator in 1992. She […]
California governor Gavin Newsom said he would select an “interim appointment” for Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein should her Senate seat become vacant—in consideration of the three high-profile Democrats currently running as replacements for the retiring senator’s seat. “I don’t want to make another appointment,” Mr. Newsom said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, as he […]
Dianne Feinstein, one of the oldest U.S. senators, has given her daughter power of attorney, according to court filings. Katherine Feinstein, the daughter of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), 90, said she had become the senator’s “attorney in fact” in a filing entered in California court and reviewed by The Epoch Times. The filing was part of […]
At a Senate vote on July 27, California’s Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein looked confused and, several times, needed prompting from an aide in order to vote. The National Defense Authorization Act has passed in the Senate. Leaders from both sides have said it’s a sign that bipartisanship is alive and well in the upper chamber. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking classified documents on the internet. What do we know so far about his motives, and what’s next in the criminal investigation? The Biden administration seeks to expand federal health care coverage for DACA recipients—illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children. […]
GOP attorney Eric Early announced Tuesday that he’s running for the Senate seat vacated by retiring California Senator Dianne Feinstein. The Los Angeles litigator is the first big-name Republican to announce his candidacy this year in the predominantly liberal state. California hasn’t had a Republican Senator since John Seymour, who was defeated by Feinstein in […]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the oldest member of the Senate, has been admitted to a California hospital after contracting shingles. In a statement released to media Thursday, the 89-year-old Senator said she will hopefully recover and go back to work later this month. “I was diagnosed over the February recess with a case of the […]
After more than 30 years in the U.S. Senate and a half-century in public office, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024. Feinstein was first elected to the Senate in 1992. “I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish […]
