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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., leaves the chamber following a hectic series of amendment votes and final passage on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2023. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden's desk to become law before the fast-approaching default deadline. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Most California voters want Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Illustration on Diane Feinstein by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Even Californians don’t want Dianne Feinstein in Senate anymore

By Joseph Curl

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is assisted to a wheelchair by staff as she returns to the Senate after a more than two-month absence, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Feinstein’s health worse than previously disclosed; she calls it ‘really bad flu’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., walks through a Senate corridor at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 14, 2023. Feinstein is returning to Washington after a more than two month absence led to calls from within her own party for the oldest member of Congress to resign. The California Democrat announced in early March that she had been hospitalized in San Francisco and was being treated for a case of shingles. The 89-year-old senator planned to be back in Washington in March but never appeared as her recovery took longer than expected. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dianne Feinstein returns to Senate after a monthslong absence from Washington

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, arrives for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing before the committee, Oct. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Feinstein announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024, signaling the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades in which she shattered gender barriers and left a mark on political battles over reproductive rights, gun control and environmental protection. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Sidelined 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she will return to Senate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., leaves a classified briefing on China, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Schumer’s notes hint at return date for Sen. Feinstein

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Dinosaur Congress Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Call it the Feinstein rule: Turn 75, out of Congress you go

By Joseph Curl

Ranking members Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Russia's actions during the war with Ukraine, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lindsey Graham says he’ll support replacing Feinstein on Judiciary only if she resigns from Senate

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, in Washington, April 4, 2022. Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday, April 17, 2023, from some Republicans, potentially complicating the plan even as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence. Feinstein last week asked to be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee while she recuperates in her home state from a case of shingles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say Sen. Feinstein should resign: Poll

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a viewing service for the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at Morgan State University, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Schumer wants Maryland Democrat Ben Cardin as Feinstein’s replacement on Senate Judiciary panel

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., flanked by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference after a democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Top House Democrats oppose Feinstein resigning, but expect her ‘to participate’ against GOP

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget for the FBI in Washington, on May 25, 2022. (Ting Shen/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, in Washington, April 4, 2022. Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday, April 17, 2023, from some Republicans, potentially complicating the plan even as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence. Feinstein last week asked to be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee while she recuperates in her home state from a case of shingles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP senators say they’ll reject Democrats’ plan to replace Feinstein on judiciary committee

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, in Washington, April 4, 2022. Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday, April 17, 2023, from some Republicans, potentially complicating the plan even as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence. Feinstein last week asked to be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee while she recuperates in her home state from a case of shingles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary

By Mary Clare Jalonick nd Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrives for the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership election at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Feinstein's months-long absence from the Senate has become a growing problem for Democrats. Feinstein's vote is critical to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal courts, but Feinstein is away from the Senate indefinitely as she recovers from the shingles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate Democrat: Sen. Feinstein ‘made the right decision’ to step off Judiciary panel amid absence

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrives for the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership election at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed fellow Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in his 2024 bid to claim the seat now held by Sen. Feinstein, providing the long-serving incumbent doesn't seek a seventh term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Pelosi: Calls from Democrats for Feinstein to resign are sexist

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 4, 2022. Feinstein announced Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, that she will not seek reelection in 2024, signaling the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades. Feinstein said in a statement that she intended to remain in Congress through the end of her term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dianne Feinstein to take break from key Senate committee so Biden judicial picks can advance

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., attends the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on April 28, 2021. Feinstein is not seeking reelection in 2024. Her announcement Tuesday signals the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades in which she shattered gender barriers and left a mark on political battles over reproductive rights, gun control and environmental protection. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Democrats call on Dianne Feinstein to resign: ‘It is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., attends the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on April 28, 2021. Feinstein is not seeking reelection in 2024. Her announcement Tuesday signals the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades in which she shattered gender barriers and left a mark on political battles over reproductive rights, gun control and environmental protection. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized in San Francisco

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., attends the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on April 28, 2021. Feinstein is not seeking reelection in 2024. Her announcement Tuesday signals the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades in which she shattered gender barriers and left a mark on political battles over reproductive rights, gun control and environmental protection. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Feinstein announces retirement as liberals jockey for Senate seat in 2024

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times