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
Oct 05 WATCH: Feinstein says Kavanaugh has not ‘earned’ his seat on Supreme Court By Associated Press Sen. Dianne Feinstein says Brett Kavanaugh's testimony before the Judiciary Committee was "so shocking" it makes him unfit to serve on the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Feinstein says Kavanaugh nomination a ‘test’ for how we treat women By Associated Press Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh is "a real test" for the Senate and the nation "to see how we treat women, especially women who are survivors of sexual assault."… Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Ford says she’s certain about who attacked her By Associated Press Christine Blasey Ford says she is certain she did not mistakenly identify Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as her attacker. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: ‘My responsibility is to tell the truth,’ Christine Blasey Ford says in opening statement By Associated Press Christine Blasey Ford says she "agonized daily" over the decision on whether to come forward. Continue reading
Sep 13 Feinstein says she passed Kavanaugh nomination information to federal investigators By Associated Press The California Democrat says in a statement that she "received information from an individual concerning the nomination." Feinstein isn't saying who that person is or describing the information in any way. Continue reading