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Dozens Of Liberal, Progressive Groups Call For Senator Feinstein To Resign

April 22, 2023 7:40 amApril 22, 2023 7:40 am

A group of more than 60 liberal and progressive groups sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Friday, demanding that she resign with her absence causing delays in judicial appointments and witness subpoenaing for major cases. Since early...

Pressure Grows For Senator Feinstein To Resign As GOP Senators Block Committee Replacement Motion

April 21, 2023 5:49 pmApril 21, 2023 5:52 pm

Senate Republicans this week kept up opposition against a resolution that would temporarily replace Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee, putting her political future more into doubt and raising pressure for her to resign. Last Thursday, Feinstein...

Sen. Feinstein Temporarily Steps-Down From Judiciary Committee over Ongoing Health Problems

April 13, 2023 1:16 pmApril 13, 2023 1:16 pm

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced on Thursday that she will be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee due to continued recovery from shingles while at home in San Francisco, with calls growing from fellow Democrats to resign due to...

Why is U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Meuser On the Ballot Twice?

April 25, 2022 10:13 amApril 25, 2022 10:18 am

Why is U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Meuser on the 2022 ballot twice? Meuser, who is an elections attorney and is running for U.S. Senate, said his campaign is getting a lot of calls about his name being on the ballot...

L.A. Councilman de León Bungles Pledge of Allegiance, Gets Lambasted on Twitter

January 26, 2021 8:54 pmJanuary 26, 2021 8:54 pm

Former California Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León, also known as Kevin Alexander Leon before he changed his name, opened up a meeting of the Los Angeles City Council with the Pledge of Allegiance, only he didn’t remember the...

Gov. Newsom Names SOS Alex Padilla to Replace Kamala Harris as U.S. Senator from CA

January 18, 2021 1:04 pmJanuary 19, 2021 2:17 pm

As Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris prepares to be inaugurated Vice-President at Wednesday’s inauguration, she submitted her formal resignation to California Gov. Gavin Newsom from the United States Senate Monday. As Harris made her resignation formal, Gov. Newsom officially appointed Alex Padilla...

Why does the U.S. Congress Have So Many Geriatric Members?

January 3, 2021 2:05 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:02 am

The United States has a rather aged Congress. It’s not just the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, ages 80 and 78 respectively, but over half of the members of both the House and the...