Feinstein slammed by liberals over Amy Coney Barrett hearing
WASHINGTON — It was a hug that quickly cast a shadow over Dianne Feinstein’s long career in the U.S. Senate.The California Democrat embraced Republican Lindsey Graham…
Kamala Harris wins endorsements from Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein in U.S. Senate race
Reporting from Sacramento — U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein on Thursday endorsed state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate, cementing Harris as the…
Will Trump move to prosecute incoming California Sen. Adam Schiff?
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that members of Congress who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection should be imprisoned. “Honestly, they should go…
Laphonza Butler, first LGBTQ+ Black senator, exiting after 14 months
WASHINGTON — Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly…
Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next Senator
Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff will be sworn in as California’s next U.S. senator on Monday, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler, according to sources familiar with the…
Five takeaways from the testy U.S. Senate debate between Schiff and Garvey
The only head-to-head debate in California’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race between Rep. Adam B. Schiff and former Dodger Steve Garvey was dominated Tuesday by contentious…
From Pelosi to Harris, how San Francisco launched women into power
San Francisco — Lateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when…
Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’
Rep. Adam B. Schiff has called on President Biden to drop out of the White House race, becoming the most prominent Democrat in Congress to…
Democratic Activist’s Body Found in San Francisco Bay : Politics: Death of Duane Garrett, who worked for Gore and Feinstein, is being investigated as a suicide.
Duane Garrett, a Democratic activist prominent in politics from the presidential to local level, was found dead in the waters off the north tower of…
Is advanced age only an issue for women in political office?
In 2018, Dianne Feinstein was elected to her fifth full U.S. Senate term. She was 85. Her opponent, Kevin de León, was more than 30…
How do you hold the powerful accountable? – Alam and Feinstein | TV Shows
Photojournalist Shahidul Alam and expert on corruption Andrew Feinstein on the journey into activism and the Gaza crisis. For more than 40 years, Bangladeshi photojournalist…
Dianne Feinstein made history. Now she could get honored with a post office?
WASHINGTON — After a barrier-breaking career over more than a half-century that took her from being the first woman mayor of San Francisco to the longest-serving…
Will California finally elect a woman governor in 2026?
In 173 years as a state, California has had 40 governors. Democrats, Republicans, members of the Unionist and Know-Nothing parties. Merchants, lawyers, former mayors. A…
In California Senate election to replace Feinstein, will the streak of female senators end?
When Rep. Katie Porter first ran for Congress in 2018, some of the nation’s most influential female leaders and advocacy organizations lined up to support…