California Governor Gavin Newsom will reportedly appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of far-left EMILY&#8217;s List, to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in the U.S. Senate after Feinstein passed away last week.
Politico broke the <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/01/newsom-senate-pick-butler-00119360">news</a> on Sunday evening, which comes after Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-dianne-feinstein-dies-at-90">died</a> Thursday night at 90 years old, noting that the appointment comes &#8220;without putting limitations or preconditions on his pick running for the seat in 2024.&#8221; This means that Butler can join the existing field of contenders for the party&#8217;s nominee in 2024.
The current contenders for the 2024 include Democrat Reps. Katie Porter, Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee.
Various reports published on Sunday, before Newsom&#8217;s selection was revealed, indicated that Feinstein&#8217;s replacement was expected to be sworn in this week.
&#8220;This means that California will not only get a Black woman Senator but also its first openly lesbian Senator,&#8221; noted journalist Yashar Ali. &#8220;Laphonza will be the second lesbian to serve in the Senate.&#8221;
Journalists online noted that Butler listed her state of residence on her X account as Maryland.
&#8220;FEC filings from EMILY&#8217;s List record Laphonza Butler&#8217;s residence as Silver Springs, Maryland as recently as 31 days ago,&#8221; said FEC analyst Rob Pyers. &#8220;FPPC and FEC filings indicate that soon-to-be California Senator Laphonza Butler hasn&#8217;t been a resident of the state for over two years.&#8221;
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Pyers noted that EMILY&#8217;s List was already cleaning up their website to hide where Butler allegedly lives. The organization <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1708689675341451297">removed</a> the following line from their website: &#8220;She lives in Maryland with her partner Neneki Lee and their daughter Nylah.&#8221;
EMILY&#8217;s List is a political action committee that helps elect pro-abortion activists to political offices across the country.
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Republican Debate at Ronald Reagan Library

Gavin Newsom Selects Replacement For Dianne Feinstein

California

Dianne Feinstein

Gavin Newsom

Lesbian

U.S. Senate

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich — who went to prison on corruption charges after he was charged with attempting to “sell” former President Barack Obama’s Senate seat — had something to say about Governor Gavin Newsom.
Blagojevich took to X to weigh in on the predicament in which Newsom currently finds himself — needing to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated on Friday when the news broke that Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-dianne-feinstein-dies-at-90" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA) had died at the age of 90.
“Blago” shared a photo of himself with Obama, asking in the caption, “Will DOJ criminalize the back room wheeling and dealing that’s begun to fill Feinstein’s vacant seat?”
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Will DOJ criminalize the back room wheeling &amp; dealing that’s begun to fill Feinstein’s vacant seat? I got 14 years for merely talking after Obama sent an emissary to discuss possible political deals. He did 8 years in the White House while I did 8 years in the Big House.… <a href="https://t.co/WUcSCNqqzB">pic.twitter.com/WUcSCNqqzB</a>
&mdash; Rod Blagojevich (@realBlagojevich) <a href="https://twitter.com/realBlagojevich/status/1707807450026459625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“I got 14 years for merely talking after Obama sent an emissary to discuss possible political deals,” Blagojevich continued. “He did 8 years in the White House while I did 8 years in the Big House. Hopefully Newsom goes to NEITHER.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-a-trumpocrat-rod-blagojevich-thanks-president-in-first-interview-after-release" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blagojevich</a> was a Democrat when he was elected to serve as Illinois governor, but declared himself a “Trumpocrat” after former President Donald Trump stepped in and had his sentence commuted.
“President Trump is the one who did this and I’m profoundly grateful,” Blagojevich said at the time. “He’s got, obviously, a big fan in me, and if you’re asking me what my party affiliation is, I’m a Trumpocrat.”
Since then, the former governor has spoken out on a number of issues — including the prosecution of former Trump National Security Advisor Mike Flynn — saying that the FBI had used the playbook on him first.
“What they succeeded in doing at the Triple-A level to a Democratic governor, they tried to do at the Major League level to a Republican President,” <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/08/exclusive-rod-blagojevich-fbi-did-michael-flynn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blagojevich</a> told The Daily Caller in 2020.
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He went on to say that the ultimate goal in both cases was to undo the results of a free and fair election, thus undermining the will of the people.
“This cannot be a Democratic or Republican issue. It is far too important,” he declared. “What these corrupt prosecutors and FBI agents are doing threatens the fundamental rights of the American people to choose their own leaders through free elections.”

Former IL Governor Blagojevich Files Suit In Order To Run For State Office Again

Former Illinois Governor And Ex-Con Torches Newsom Over Potential Senate Pick

Former IL Governor And Ex-Con Torches Newsom Over Potential Senate Pick

Illinois

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-dianne-feinstein-dies-at-90" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed away</a>, and while there is plenty in her decades-long senatorial career to scrutinize, there’s one shining moment that deserves special attention: The time she put a bunch of global warming-indoctrinated kids in their place. 
In <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-far-left-group-uses-kids-pressure-feinstein-ryan-saavedra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February of 2019</a>, the far-Left Sunrise Movement paid a visit to Feinstein’s office in hopes of convincing California’s senior senator to support Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey’s Green New Deal. It didn’t quite go the way the group expected. 
While protesting to Feinstein that only 12 years remained to take bold action against climate change, the group of youngsters demanded that she vote according to their wishes. Feinstein stood with her arms crossed and gave those kids a wake-up call. 
“You know what’s interesting about this group?” Feinstein said to them while standing defiant. “I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I know what I’m doing. You come in here and you say it has to be my way or the highway. I don’t respond to that.”
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This is how <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFeinstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenFeinstein</a> reacted to children asking her to support the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenNewDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreenNewDeal</a> resolution &#8212; with smugness + disrespect.
This is a fight for our generation&#39;s survival. Her reaction is why young people desperately want new leadership in Congress. <a href="https://t.co/0zAkaxruMI">pic.twitter.com/0zAkaxruMI</a>
&mdash; Sunrise Movement 🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) <a href="https://twitter.com/sunrisemvmt/status/1099075460649107458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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You can see the kids’ faces change from a look of exuberance to melancholy as they realize that Feinstein won’t budge. 
At one point, a teenager said, &#8220;I hear what you are saying, but we&#8217;re the people who voted for you. You&#8217;re supposed to listen to us.&#8221;
“How old are you?” Feinstein calmly said back.
“Sixteen, I can’t vote,” the teenager replied.
“Well, you didn’t vote for me,” the elected official responded. 
An older woman in the group tried to appeal to Feinstein’s position as a grandmother in a whiny monologue claiming that Feinstein’s alternative to the Green New Deal didn’t go far enough in protecting future generations.
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“You know better than I do, so I think one day you should run for the Senate and then you do it your way,” Feinstein said. 
In watching the video, it seems that this was the first time many of these kids had ever heard the word “no” before. Indeed, Feinstein provided a master class on how to deal with leftists. May she rest in peace.
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FLASHBACK: The Late Dianne Feinstein Gives It To Global Warming-Indoctrinated Kids

Congress

Global Warming

Politics

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) died Thursday night at the age of 90, her office confirmed.
Feinstein, who represented California in the Senate since 1992, was the oldest member of the Senate and said earlier this year that she planned to retire at the end of her term as she battled health issues and faced calls for her resignation. The California Democrat was at the Capitol on Wednesday where she cast a vote just before noon. She later missed two votes that took place Wednesday afternoon, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-90" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>.
&#8220;Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C.,&#8221; her office said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1707755426996011079/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Friday morning. &#8220;Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving.&#8221;
Feinstein battled the shingles virus earlier this year, missing work on Capitol Hill for 10 weeks. The senator was then briefly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-briefly-hospitalized-after-fall-senators-office-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalized</a> last month after a fall. During her final months in the Senate, Feinstein was pushed around the Capitol in a wheelchair and appeared to be <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/28/dianne-feinstein-confused-senate-vote/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confused</a> at times about where she was and what she was supposed to do as she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-appears-to-have-awkward-moment-reads-speech-during-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read</a> a speech during a vote. The senator also appeared to have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-doesnt-recall-being-absent-from-the-senate-she-was-gone-for-10-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no recollection</a> of her recent — and lengthy — absence from Washington, D.C., telling a reporter she had been “here, voting.”
After an April 2022 <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> in the San Francisco Chronicle reported several of her political colleagues thought her mentally unfit to serve, Feinstein retorted in a statement, “I remain committed to do what I said I would when I was re-elected in 2018: fight for Californians, especially on the economy and the key issues for California of water and fire. While I have focused for much of the past year on my husband’s health and ultimate passing, I have remained committed to achieving results and I’d put my record up against anyone’s.”
Throughout Feinstein&#8217;s political career, she made her mark as a staunch gun-control advocate. In 1984, as mayor of San Francisco, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco; she authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
In 2003, she voted against a proposal to ban partial-birth abortion. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, she supported lifting the Senate filibuster rule to permit legislation protecting abortion rights. Feinstein also opposed President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; in 2022, she sponsored the Respect for Marriage Act, which required the federal government and all state governments to recognize same-sex marriages.
Feinstein was praised by President Joe Biden, who served alongside her in the Senate, after she announced in February that should would retire at the end of her term.
“I’ve served with more U.S. Senators than just about anyone,” Biden said in a statement. “I can honestly say that Dianne Feinstein is one of the very best.&#8221;
Hank Berrien contributed to this report.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dies At 90

Senate

Matt Walsh 5 (1)

Our Country Is Run By Senile Half-Dead Zombies

Joe Biden

John Fetterman

Matt Walsh

Readers Pass

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barbara-lee-announces-bid-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat">Barbara Lee</a> (D-CA) fired back at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a> Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom">Gavin Newsom</a> on Sunday after he indicated he would pick another black woman to step in as interim caretaker if Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dianne-feinstein">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA) is unable to complete her term.
In a statement posted to X, Lee, who is one of three House Democrats running to succeed Feinstein in 2024, said she is &#8220;troubled&#8221; by Newsom stating that he would stick to his plan of appointing a black woman — but in a way that would not give any particular candidate an edge in the upcoming election.
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I am troubled by the Governor’s remarks. The idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election. <a href="https://t.co/Q5Q3jznuFd">https://t.co/Q5Q3jznuFd</a>
&mdash; Barbara Lee (@BarbaraLeeForCA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraLeeForCA/status/1701041279839375670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election,&#8221; Lee said from her <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraLeeForCA/status/1701041279839375670">campaign account</a>.
&#8220;If the Governor intends to keep his promise and appoint a Black woman to the Senate, the people of California deserve the best possible person for that job. Not a token appointment,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Black women deserve more than a participation trophy. We need a seat at the table.&#8221;
Newsom pledged in March 2021 that he would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-commits-to-nominating-black-woman-to-replace-feinstein-should-she-retire">appoint</a> a black woman to sit in for Feinstein if the senator retired early, which has led some Democrats to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/politics/california-senate-vacancy-bass-lee-newsom-cnntv/index.html">advocate for Lee</a> to get chosen. Feinstein, the oldest sitting senator at the age of 90, has faced health issues over the past few years and calls to step down. Feinstein refuses to retire but announced in February she would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024">not seek re-election in 2024</a>.
During an interview on <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-september-10-2023-n1307144">NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221;</a> that aired on Sunday, Newsom said he did not want to make &#8220;another&#8221; appointment after he picked Alex Padilla to replace <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> as senator when she left that office to become vice president. Padilla went on to be <a href="https://fox40.com/news/your-local-election-headquarters/california-united-states-senator-election-results-2022/">elected in 2022</a> to finish the term he was dealt and to serve a full term that ends in 2029.
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When pressed on whether he would commit to his pledge related to Feinstein, Newsom said he would stick to his promise with an &#8220;interim appointment&#8221; and insisted that he did not &#8220;want to get involved&#8221; in his party&#8217;s primary contest. &#8220;It would be completely unfair to the Democrats that have worked their tail off. That primary is just a matter of months away. I don&#8217;t want to tip the balance of that,&#8221; he added.
Three prominent House Democrats announced campaigns to replace Feinstein in the Senate after she announced her plan to retire at the end of her current term: Reps. Lee, Adam Schiff, and Katie Porter. Lee is the only black woman among them. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4192751-schiff-porter-atop-field-in-new-california-senate-survey/">Recent polling shows</a> Schiff and Porter ahead of Lee and others in the contest.
&#8220;There are currently no Black women serving in the Senate. Since 1789, there have only been two Black woman Senators, who have served a total of 10 years,&#8221; Lee said in her post to X. &#8220;The perspective of Black women in the US Senate is sorely needed — and needed for more than a few months. Governor Newsom knows this, which is why he made the pledge in the first place.&#8221;

Dem Senate Hopeful Slams Newsom Over Feinstein Plan

2024 Election

Senate Democrats

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a> Governor Gavin Newsom declined to call on 90-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to resign from her office amid continued health problems and her apparent inability to fully function as a senator.
Newsom made the remarks during an interview with Chuck Todd that aired Sunday on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press.&#8221;
&#8220;The senior senator here has – her daughter apparently has power of attorney,&#8221; Todd said. &#8220;She as an elected official has power of attorney over 40 million people&#8217;s representation in Washington, D.C. Why should she still be serving as a senator?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, I leave it to her,&#8221; Newsom responded. &#8220;I told you, I&#8217;m – I’m the most subjective human being in the world on this topic. I have no objectivity whatsoever. I&#8217;ve known Dianne Feinstein since I was a kid. I interned with her in college. I still have a signed book from my days when she was mayor.&#8221;
Newsom defended Feinstein, saying that it &#8220;wasn&#8217;t that long ago&#8221; where she would call him to read laws to him &#8220;related to forest management, vegetation management, what we&#8217;re doing in the central valley on drought and water issues. Again, that wasn&#8217;t the black-and-white movie days. That was not too long ago.&#8221;
Newsom then suggested that her staff are the ones who are really running the show, saying that they are &#8220;extraordinarily active.&#8221;
He said that he is confident that her staff was fulfilling her duties. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think it, I know it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;re working extraordinarily closely together.&#8221;
Newsom said that he does not want to make the another appointment for a U.S. Senate seat in the state after he had to do so with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) leaving to become vice president.
&#8220;It would be completely unfair to the Democrats that have worked their tail off,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That primary is just a matter of months away. I don&#8217;t want to tip the balance of that.&#8221;
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WATCH: Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) says Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) should decide her future, saying, “I leave it to her.”<a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a>: “I don’t want to make another [Senate] appointment, and I don’t think the people of California want me to make another appointment.” <a href="https://t.co/4uzbDiwz23">pic.twitter.com/4uzbDiwz23</a>
&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1700876430970617996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Senator Dianne Feinstein Returns To The Senate Judiciary Committee

Gavin Newsom Weighs In On Dianne Feinstein Not Stepping Down: ‘I Leave It To Her’

Media

Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of &#8220;The Breakfast Club,&#8221; praised Republican presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Haley</a> for pushing for age limits and mental competency tests for elected officials.
Haley&#8217;s push for age limits and mental competency tests comes after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had another episode last week where he froze in front of cameras while speaking to reporters.
During a Sunday interview on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face The Nation,&#8221; Haley <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nikki-haley-floats-having-mental-competency-tests-for-the-entire-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>: “I think there should be mental competency tests. And I don’t care if they’re for everybody 50 and older. I don’t care if they’re for the entire Congress.”
Haley also said, “They should also give a notice from the doctor that tells about their mental capacity.”
Charlamagne praised Haley on Tuesday for her position on the issue, saying: “Nikki is absolutely right. She ain’t say one damn thing wrong.”
“I’ll stop her when she stops telling the truth,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We need term limits. And, you know, if you are going to stay in, you definitely need mental competency tests over the age of whatever.&#8221;
Co-host Tezlyn Figaro was also impressed by Haley, saying: “I like Nikki Haley. I like the fact that she made sure she included Democrats and Republicans in, you know, in her comments so that it was even across the board. And I just think she’s a smart lady and she’s also going up in the polls as well on the Republican side.”
“And we wouldn’t be having these conversations if there wasn&#8217;t an obvious cognitive decline,&#8221; Charlamagne added. &#8220;Folks aren’t just saying this because these people are older. It’s because it’s obvious something is wrong.&#8221;
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Charlamagne praises Nikki Haley pushing for age limits in politics
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Charlamagne Tha God Praises Nikki Haley’s Push For Mental Competency Tests, Age Limits For Elected Officials

Charlamagne Tha God Praises Nikki Haley's Push For Mental Competency Tests, Age Limits For Elected Officials

Charlamagne Tha God

Elections

Mitch McConnell

Nikki Haley

Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley raised the alarm over the aging U.S. Senate, calling it “the most privileged nursing home in the country.”
Haley’s comments on the Senate came during a Thursday <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-calls-senate-most-privileged-nursing-home-country-mcconnell-freeze-sad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Fox News, one day after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) froze for nearly 30 seconds during a press conference. McConnell’s freeze on Wednesday was the second time in the last month the GOP leader has had a health episode while speaking in front of the press. 
Haley praised McConnell’s leadership, saying he has “done some great things,” but added, “you have to know when to leave.” 
“No one should feel good about seeing that, any more than we should feel good about seeing [California Democratic Sen.] Dianne Feinstein, any more than we should feel good about a lot of what’s happening or seeing [President] Joe Biden’s decline,” Haley <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4182440-haley-the-senate-is-the-most-privileged-nursing-home-in-the-country/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “What I will say is, right now, the Senate is the most privileged nursing home in the country.”
The 51-year-old presidential candidate said she supports mental competency tests for politicians who are 75 years old and above, and said she &#8220;wouldn’t care if they did them over the age of 50.”
“[T]hese are people making decisions on our national security. They’re making decisions on our economy, on the border,” Haley said. “We need to know they’re at the top of their game.&#8221;
A video clip posted to X from NBC affiliate WLWT on Wednesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> the 81-year-old McConnell struggling to respond to a question about his thoughts on running for re-election in 2026.
“That’s uh…” he began to say in response before going silent for a few moments. A woman rushed to McConnell’s side and asked if he heard the question.
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BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch McConnell appearing to have another scary episode in the media gaggle in Covington today. Aides had to step in to help him out and repeat questions. He was eventually lead away. We&#39;ll have the full video on <a href="https://twitter.com/WLWT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WLWT</a> <a href="https://t.co/q9ex5MHxLV">pic.twitter.com/q9ex5MHxLV</a>
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The Republican leader was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/physician-releases-mcconnell-evaluation-after-second-freeze-up-scare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cleared</a> by a doctor to continue working the next day. The physician said, “Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration.” 
McConnell sustained a concussion after a fall earlier this year, and reports came out after the top Republican’s news conference freeze in late July that he had fallen at least two other times in the preceding months.
Feinstein, who recently turned 90, was away from the Senate for 10 weeks earlier this year as she recovered from the shingles virus. The Democratic senator must now be pushed around Capitol Hill in a wheelchair, and immediately following her return to the Senate, Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-doesnt-recall-being-absent-from-the-senate-she-was-gone-for-10-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">didn’t recall</a> her 10-week absence. 
“I haven’t been gone. You should … I haven’t been gone. I’ve been working,” Feinstein told a Los Angeles Times reporter.
“You’ve been working from home is what you’re saying?” the reporter asked.
“No, I’ve been here. I’ve been voting. Please, either know or don’t know,” Feinstein said.
President Biden, 80, has also worried voters and members of Congress about his mental capacity. Biden has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-falls-on-stage-at-air-force-graduation-ceremony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fallen</a>, appeared <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1572698287974776832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1572698287974776832%7Ctwgr%5Eafbfe49109693b3a874a53908f50046eaa71be19%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fvideo-why-does-biden-constantly-wander-around-aimlessly-after-speeches" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost</a>, and said <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/joe-biden-just-described-america-in-a-single-word-asufutimaehaehfutbw-5423917.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">undistinguishable words</a> multiple times while appearing in front of crowds and the press.   
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dianne-feinstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA), a 90-year-old lawmaker who has <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-dianne-feinstein-faces-first-call-resign-member-congress-rcna79445" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced calls to resign</a> due to her medical issues, is recovering at her San Francisco home after being hospitalized due to a fall, her office said on Wednesday.
News of the lawmaker&#8217;s spill and subsequent hospitalization first got <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/09/senator-dianne-feinstein-hospitalized-trip-fall-shingles-health-san-francisco/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published by TMZ</a>.
In a statement to various media outlets afterward, Feinstein&#8217;s team said the senator &#8220;briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home.&#8221;
The Senate’s oldest current member, Feinstein has led some colleagues to <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raise concerns</a> about her health and ability to do the job, particularly after instances of her being forgetful or getting befuddled. Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-appears-to-have-awkward-moment-reads-speech-during-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made headlines</a> last month when she appeared confused and began to deliver a speech during a vote on Capitol Hill.
Following a months-long absence during which Feinstein received treatment for and recovered from shingles, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-confused-by-vp-harris-doing-her-job-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made a comeback</a> to the Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-returns-to-senate-in-wheelchair-needs-lighter-schedule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a wheelchair</a> this spring. Her office then conceded the senator was contending with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-dianne-feinsteins-illness-worse-than-previously-known-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">related complications,</a> including Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis.
In recent weeks, <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/battle-dianne-feinstein-s-finances-turns-ugly-18208388.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">media reports</a> said Feinstein had <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dianne-feinstein-power-of-attorney-what-it-means/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">given the power of attorney</a> to her daughter as they contend with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/us/feinstein-husband-estate-family-fortune.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">some family legal disputes</a>.
Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced in February</a> she would not seek re-election in 2024. Three prominent House Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barbara-lee-announces-bid-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbara Lee</a> — have announced campaigns to replace Feinstein in the Senate.
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Some of Feinstein&#8217;s fellow Democrats have called on her to step down before her term is up. That includes Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), though he <a href="https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-11-2023/khanna-walks-back-on-feinstein/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told POLITICO</a> he would give the &#8220;situation the benefit of the doubt&#8221; and is &#8220;hopeful&#8221; that Feinstein would be able to fulfill her duties.
A majority of California voters — 63% — believe Feinstein should resign and allow Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to appoint a successor to serve the remainder of her term, according to a survey from Inside California Politics and Emerson College Polling <a href="https://emersoncollegepolling.com/california-poll-majority-of-california-voters-think-feinstein-should-resign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released in June</a>.
When Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/90-year-old-feinstein-skips-event-amid-health-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">skipped</a> a planned appearance at an event in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/san-francisco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco</a> last week, which her office attributed to the senator &#8220;not feeling well&#8221; and having a cough, House Speaker Emerita <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) insisted that Feinstein was &#8220;good &#8230; she’s doing her job,&#8221; <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/feinstein-cable-cars-18274398.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the San Francisco Chronicle</a>.

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Feinstein Briefly Hospitalized After Fall, Senator’s Office Says

Feinstein Briefly Hospitalized After Fall, Senator's Office Says

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dianne-feinstein">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA), a 90-year-old lawmaker who has <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-dianne-feinstein-faces-first-call-resign-member-congress-rcna79445">faced calls to resign</a> due to her medical issues, did not make a planned appearance at an event in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/san-francisco">San Francisco</a> on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Feinstein told the San Francisco Chronicle that the reason the senator missed the <a href="https://sfist.com/2023/08/02/the-cable-car-turns-150-years-old-today/">150th anniversary celebration</a> of the city&#8217;s cable cars was because of her health.
&#8220;She is not feeling well and has a cough. She decided it was best to stay at home,” Feinstein&#8217;s spokesperson, Ron Eckstein, <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/feinstein-cable-cars-18274398.php">told the news outlet</a>.
Feinstein is the Senate’s oldest current member — and in recent years, some colleagues have begun to <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raise concerns</a> about her mental fitness and ability to do the job.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-confused-by-vp-harris-doing-her-job-report">Scrutiny intensified</a> after she made a comeback to the Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-returns-to-senate-in-wheelchair-needs-lighter-schedule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a wheelchair</a> this spring, ending a months-long absence during which the lawmaker was receiving treatment for and recovering from shingles.
Just last week, Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-appears-to-have-awkward-moment-reads-speech-during-vote">made headlines</a> when she appeared to get confused and began to deliver a speech during a vote on Capitol Hill.
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Asked to vote on the defense appropriations bill, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) begins giving a speech: “I would like to support a ‘yes’ vote on this. It provides …”
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): “Just say aye.” <a href="https://t.co/Gw2eZ9rEMv">pic.twitter.com/Gw2eZ9rEMv</a>
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Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced in February</a> she would not seek re-election in 2024. Three prominent House Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barbara-lee-announces-bid-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbara Lee</a> — have announced campaigns to replace Feinstein in the Senate.
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But some of Feinstein&#8217;s fellow Democrats have called on her to step down before her term is up. That includes Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), though he <a href="https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-11-2023/khanna-walks-back-on-feinstein/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told POLITICO</a> he would give the &#8220;situation the benefit of the doubt&#8221; and is &#8220;hopeful&#8221; that Feinstein will be able to fulfill her duties.
House Speaker Emerita <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) attended the cable car event and insisted that Feinstein was &#8220;good &#8230; she’s doing her job,&#8221; as reported by the Chronicle.
“Even though she had the diagnosis of shingles, she went back there and she was there for every vote so that the judges could be confirmed even though the other side would not cooperate,” Pelosi added. “It’s a tribute to her that we wouldn’t be here if she hadn’t made that strong step when she was mayor in San Francisco to save the cable cars. She’s present in so many ways.”

90-Year-Old Feinstein Skips Event Amid Health Concerns

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) appeared to get confused and began to deliver a speech during a vote on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
During a markup of the defense appropriations bill, senators were asked to participate in a roll call vote.
First to be called was Feinstein, who began a speech instead.
&#8220;I would like to support a &#8216;yes&#8217; vote on this. It provides 823 billion, that&#8217;s an increase of 26 billion for the Department of Defense and it funds priorities submitted&#8230;,&#8221; Feinstein read from a paper.
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Asked to vote on the defense appropriations bill, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) begins giving a speech: “I would like to support a ‘yes’ vote on this. It provides …”
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): “Just say aye.” <a href="https://t.co/Gw2eZ9rEMv">pic.twitter.com/Gw2eZ9rEMv</a>
&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1684592538844364802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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She was interrupted by what appeared to be a staffer whispering in her ear, and Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) told Feinstein to &#8220;Just say &#8216;aye.'&#8221; With a chuckle, Feinstein said &#8220;Aye,&#8221; and the vote continued.
The moment caused some in the press corps to recoil. &#8220;This was quite awkward,&#8221; Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1684584238211821568">observed</a> on X, formerly Twitter. &#8220;Awkward moment,&#8221; NBC&#8217;s Sahil Kapur similarly <a href="https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1684594852187500544">noted</a>.
At 90, Feinstein is the Senate’s oldest current member — and in recent years, some colleagues had begun to <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raise concerns</a> about her mental fitness and ability to do the job.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-confused-by-vp-harris-doing-her-job-report">Scrutiny intensified</a> after she made a comeback to the Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-returns-to-senate-in-wheelchair-needs-lighter-schedule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a wheelchair</a> this spring, ending a months-long absence during which the lawmaker was receiving treatment for and recovering from the shingles.
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Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced in February</a> she would not seek re-election in 2024. Three prominent House Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barbara-lee-announces-bid-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbara Lee</a> — have announced campaigns to replace Feinstein in the Senate.
But some of Feinstein&#8217;s fellow Democrats have called on her to step down before her term is up. That includes Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), though he <a href="https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-11-2023/khanna-walks-back-on-feinstein/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told POLITICO</a> he would give the &#8220;situation the benefit of the doubt&#8221; and is &#8220;hopeful&#8221; that Feinstein will be able to fulfill her duties.
Another member of the Senate, 81-year-old Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-freezes-up-during-press-conference-trolls-biden-after-returning">generated headlines</a> on Wednesday after he momentarily froze while speaking to the press. After being escorted away from the podium, McConnell returned a short time later and said he was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZhCyoHJgyM">&#8220;fine.&#8221;</a>
While it was already known that McConnell sustained a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-returns-home-after-treatment-for-fall-concussion">concussion</a> after a fall earlier this year, reports came out after the top Republican&#8217;s news conference freeze with sources saying he has fallen <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/politics/mitch-mcconnell-multiple-falls-this-year/index.html">at least two other times</a> in the past several months.

Feinstein Appears To Have ‘Awkward Moment,’ Reads Speech During Vote

Feinstein Has 'Awkward' Moment, Reads Speech During Vote

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