When questioning appeals court judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein expressed her concern that “dogma lives loudly” within the would-be judge. Now Feinstein’s comments made during a confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, are drawing a wave of criticism for their insensitivity toward people of faith and the suggestion that devout…
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Amy Coney Barrett took what critics feel was an anti-Catholic undertone when Dianne Feinstein, a Democratic senator in California, questioned the nominee’s “dogma.” Feinstein sharply quizzed Barrett, who was nominated by President Trump to serve on a federal appeals court. “The dogma lives loudly within you,” Feinstein said. “And…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein doesn’t think former FBI Director James Comey’s Senate testimony last week was conclusive — so she wants him to return to the Senate to answer more questions about his firing and about policies at the agency he once led. “The committee needs to have an opportunity to question the attorney general about…
D.C. is abuzz with talk of James Comey’s Senate testimony but Senator Dianne Feinstein didn’t let the big day distract her from another big day: National Seersucker Day, or Seersucker Thursday. Seersucker is a light, thin fabric often found at post-hazing fraternity events or your rich, Southern friend’s summer wedding. And once a year, it…
Dianne Feinstein is too moderate for some Californians she represents, with many demanding the Senate Democrat confront President Trump. “The time has absolutely changed for politicians like her,” Robert Shearer, a left-wing state party exec, told Politico. “We are not going to tolerate it anymore.” Feinstein, who has previously served as San Francisco mayor, has…
In Mother Jones, Gail Sheehy profiles Dianne Feinstein, senior Senator from California (and 2015 Forward 50 honoree). Sheehy offers a sweeping portrait of “the lioness of the Senate”, including stands she has taken on everything from torture to reproductive rights. Feinstein had an unusual — and, in some ways, quite difficult — Jewish San Francisco…
The Senate Intelligence Committee did not hack into CIA computers to obtain an internal report on the agency’s interrogation and detention program, the head of the committee said on Tuesday. Senator Dianne Feinstein, in a scathing statement on the Senate floor aimed at the CIA’s handling of the matter, said she had “grave concerns” that…
Backing new sanctions: Senators John McCain, Chuck Schumer and Bob Menendez (from June 2013) (Getty Images) The Capitol Hill debate over authorizing new sanctions on Iran is getting pretty nasty. Administration officials are warning, anonymously so far, that passage of the Robert Menendez-Mark Kirk bill to stiffen the West’s negotiating terms and compel new sanctions…
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