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Matthew Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, introduces U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., to members of the IATSE in Burbank, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California 2024 U.S. Senate contest kicks off at furious pace

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., updates reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Adam Schiff launches bid for U.S. Senate in California

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., questions Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as they testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

California’s leading liberals jockey for Feinstein’s Senate seat

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. Porter says she will seek the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat and the longest-serving member of the chamber. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Rep. Katie Porter seeking Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024

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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, Monday, April 4, 2022. Democrats are aiming to confirm her by the end of the week as the first Black woman on the court but Republicans are likely to try to drag out the process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House says Biden has faith in Sen. Feinstein amid concerns of her mental fitness

By Tom Howell Jr. - 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, Monday, April 4, 2022. Democrats are aiming to confirm her by the end of the week as the first Black woman on the court but Republicans are likely to try to drag out the process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Feinstein insists she’s able to serve after report questioning her mental fitness

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (right) smiles next to husband Richard Blum at an election night event in San Francisco. Members of Congress offered their sympathies Monday after Sen. Dianne Feinstein said her husband, Richard Blum, had died at home after a long battle with cancer. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, dies at age 85

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Congresswoman Maxine Waters waves in her car during a car parade to mark Juneteenth on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Biden encourages Maxine Waters to run for Senate: ‘You think I’m kidding. I’m not’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2021, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing examining the Jan. 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Feinstein retires before her term ends in 2024. (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Newsom defends Feinstein, says he’s not expecting retirement

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his State of the State address from Dodger Stadium Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Gavin Newsom says he’d appoint Black woman to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein

By Kathleen Ronayne - Associated Press

Newsom will appoint Black woman if Feinstein retires early

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

The White House, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Feinstein says she hasn’t considered leaving Senate early

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., arrive for the third day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP

Dianne Feinstein out as Judiciary Committee top Democrat

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., hugs Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., at the close of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)

Dianne Feinstein hug of Lindsey Graham angers liberals

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this June 1, 2020, file photo, San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks outside City Hall in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Mayor blasts effort to rename schools during pandemic

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., shakes hands with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., at the close of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)

With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearing

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives to her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Senate panel schedules 1st Barrett vote Thursday

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FILE - In this June 9, 2020, file photo ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats are treading carefully on religious faith as they prepare to question President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

No ‘dogma’: Democrats walk tightrope on Barrett’s faith

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press