California Governor Gavin Newsom (left) has been facing pressure from progressives to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee (right) to the Senate to replace Dianne Feinstein.Getty Images Gavin Newsom’s replacement for Dianne Feinstein will be eligible to run for a full Senate term in 2024. The news is a departure from Newsom’s previous promise to appoint a … Read more
Senator Dianne Feinstein has sadly passed away. On Friday (September 29), CNN reported that the Democratic Senator from California had died at the age of 90. Sen. Feinstein was the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history and the oldest sitting member of Congress. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 and during her Congressional … Read more
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died at age 90, her office confirmed Friday. Feinstein, a Democrat, was the oldest member of the Senate, where she served since 1992. She held her seat in the chamber longer than any other woman, and any senator from California. She passed away Thursday night at her home in Washington, … Read more
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dianne Feinstein, a long-serving Democratic U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate who spearheaded the first federal assault weapons ban and documented the CIA’s torture of foreign terrorism suspects, has died at 90, a source familiar with the news said on Friday. Feinstein’s office did not immediately respond to … Read more