Following House retirements and Feinstein’s death, California’s Capitol power is at an ebb
For nearly five years, California reigned supreme in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the speaker’s gavel passing uninterrupted across party lines from Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) to Rep….
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Gov. Gavin Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein’s Senate replacement – Orange County Register
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen….
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Gov. Gavin Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein’s Senate replacement – Press Enterprise
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen….
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Newsom taps Laphonza Butler for Feinstein’s Senate seat
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement, to fill the Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein, who died…
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Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler To Finish Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Term
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced he’s appointing EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to finish out the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate term, making good on his promise to fill…
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Dianne Feinstein’s cause of death likely wasn’t dementia
No cause of death has been disclosed for Dianne Feinstein, the longtime California senator who struggled with evident health problems in her final years before her death Friday. She was…
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s body is flown home to California
A U.S. military plane was flying the body of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., to San Francisco on Saturday, accompanied by the…
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Feinstein’s death reignites discussion about term limits
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein‘s death while in office has reignited a discussion about congressional term limits and an ongoing, uncomfortable conversation about the age of elected public officials. Feinstein, who…
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How Harvey Milk’s assassination drove Feinstein’s decades-long push on gun control
On a cool autumn morning 45 years ago, Dianne Feinstein was the first to find the body. It was November 1978, and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk had just been…
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Dianne Feinstein’s final day in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein wasn’t feeling well this week, so she skipped a Thursday morning Judiciary Committee meeting, as has become her custom since her health declined in recent months….
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Feinstein’s stubbornness kept her in office but defined success
On Thursday, Dianne Feinstein cast her final Senate vote, on a measure aimed at preventing a looming government shutdown. Hours later, she was gone. That last public act is a…
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