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Laphonza Butler was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first openly LGBTQ person of color to serve in the upper chamber of Congress. The swearing-in comes days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Butler, the former president of the Democratic PAC Emily’s List, to fill the late …

Dianne Feinstein has died at the age of 90. Given the intense focus during her final years on whether she was wrong to stay in the Senate when it appeared she was no longer able to do the job, it’s easy to forget what a forward-thinking trailblazer she was. In …

Dianne Feinstein— the path-breaking politician, doyenne of old-school California Democrats, and the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history — died on Thursday night at her home in Washington, D.C., according to her office. She was 90. “There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom, and …

California’s Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history and three-time mayor of San Francisco, died Thursday at the age of 90. An icon of Democratic politics who was planning to step down at the end of her term amid a series of health issues, she is being remembered …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will get his second opportunity to appoint a U.S. senator with the death of the Golden State’s senior stateswoman on Thursday — putting himin a position he said he dreaded earlier this month. “I don’t want to make another appointment,” he told Meet The Press’s Chuck …

Dianne Feinstein claimed she hadn’t “been gone” when questioned by reporters on Tuesday about her absence from Congress. The 89-year-old California senator returned to D.C. last week after a months-long medical leave that has raised questions about the state of her health and ability to continue serving in government. “No, …

Dianne Feinstein, 89, returned to Congress this week, ending an almost three-month medical absence that highlighted her advanced age and deteriorating health. But her decline, and the problems it entails for American democracy, date back farther and go deeper than has been publicly known. Multiple sources tell Rolling Stone that …

After a sweet monologue from host Ana de Armas, who announced that she’s about to become a U.S. citizen, this week’s edition of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” took aim at a trio of high-profile political figures: former game show host turned president Donald Trump, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, …

Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old Democratic senator from California who has been mulling whether to run for another term in 2024, announced on Tuesday that she will, in fact, not be doing that. “I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s colleagues aren’t waiting for her to formally announce her retirement from the U.S. Senate before backing would-be successors: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has put her “full support” behind Rep. Katie Porter, the Orange Country-area lawmaker and Warren protégé running to replace the 89-year-old California senator. “Katie delivers …