Politics Jan 10 Rep. Katie Porter to run for Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024 Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California said Tuesday she will seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat and the oldest member of the chamber. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 16 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: More than 220,000 migrants arrived at U.S.-Mexico border in March In our news wrap Saturday, more than 220,000 migrants arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in March, setting a 22-year high. Also, nearly 5,000 people are under evacuation orders as a massive wildfire rages across New Mexico, former head of the…
Politics Mar 22 WATCH: Abortion rulings Roe and Casey are ‘settled law,’ Jackson says During the Senate Judiciary Committee's Supreme Court confirmation hearings Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about abortion and gender equality in the judicial system. By Associated Press
Politics Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Dianne Feinstein questions Jackson on abortion during confirmation hearing Feinstein, who was the first female senator on the committee to question Jackson and one of just four women on the 22-person committee, asked Jackson about achieving near gender equity on the high court. By Hannah Grabenstein
Oct 13 WATCH: Sen. Feinstein presses Amy Coney Barrett on abortion views By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is declining to say whether she thinks Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established the right to abortion, should be struck down. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Health care is at stake with Judge Amy Coney Barrett nomination, Sen. Feinstein says By Associated Press Feinstein, the top Democrat on the panel, says the president has promised to appoint justices who will vote to undo the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Sep 11 Trump judicial nominee frustrates senators from both parties with silence at hearing By Matthew Daly, Associated Press At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Steven Menashi refused to answer questions from Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Dick Durbin of Illinois about his work on immigration issues, including a policy to separate migrant children from their families… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Sen. Feinstein wants a hearing with Mueller By Associated Press California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday in her opening statement at the committee’s hearing on Mueller’s Russia report that she had asked Chairman Lindsey Graham to invite the special counsel. Graham has said he doesn’t think Mueller needs to testify. Continue reading
Nov 07 California Sen. Dianne Feinstein wins fifth full term By Associated Press Voters first sent Feinstein to Washington in 1992. At 85, she is the oldest current U.S. senator. Continue reading