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Dianne Feinstein’s short-term memory is failing, causing the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee to forget briefings immediately after they take place and even failing to remember things she has just said, according to a new report in the New Yorker. Feinstein, a towering figure in Democratic politics, is 87 years old and successfully…
Attorney General William Barr clashed Wednesday with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, over his summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, and whether the Barr was right to say that the report’s details of Trump’s actions did not rise to the level of obstruction of justice. In one exchange…
Senator Dianne Feinstein revealed Thursday that Joe Biden is her preferred presidential candidate, Politico reported. The California Democrat told reporters that Biden, the former vice president and Delaware senator would be the best match for President Trump. It was a quick decision, as several Senate Democrats are considering a 2020 run — including Feinstein’s colleague…
Senators Bernie Sanders and Dianne Feinstein sent a letter on Thursday to Senate leaders urging them not to promote a controversial piece of legislation that will penalize boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Sanders and Feinstein, two of the most prominent Jewish members of the Senate, warned that the proposed legislation,…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein chided her colleague Sen. Chuck Grassley for mishandling the sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh as the explosive hearing kicked off. The Jewish senator swatted away Grassley when he interrupted her opening statement, then went on to welcome Christine Blasey Ford — and reminded the nation of how the GOP had sought…
Supporters of Patrick Little, a neo-Nazi and avowed anti-Semite running as a Republican on California’s Senate primary ballot, have purchased radio ads full of anti-Semitic slurs aimed at Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The 90-second robocalls encouraged listeners to back Little, who the call says has “vowed to end Jewish control over…
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is calling on the CIA to declassify any documents that show how Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, tried to destroy evidence of torture, the Washington Post reported. Feinstein, a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told the CIA in a letter that the committee needs to see…
The California Democratic Party adopted a resolution at their annual convention on Sunday to oppose federal bills intended to thwart the movement to boycott Israel. The party’s legislative committee also supported a proposed federal bill preventing the Israel Defense Forces from using U.S. tax dollars to detain Palestinian children, but did not make it into…
