How Newsom’s Choice for Feinstein’s Successor Was Complicated By Two TV Interviews Gov. Gavin Newsom of California’s choice of a successor to Dianne Feinstein was complicated by two television interviews that attracted political pressure from many sides.
Newsom to Name Emily’s List President as Feinstein Successor Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
Dianne Feinstein’s Lasting Impact on Women in Office When Dianne Feinstein was elected in 1992, only two women were in the U.S. Senate. There were 25 on the day she died.
A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress Lawmakers’ deaths have sometimes helped to flip partisan control. With an aging, narrowly divided Senate, it could be a possibility again.
Running San Francisco Made Dianne Feinstein During her decade running the cantankerous city, she managed to steer it between a liberal, freewheeling future and its more conservative traditions.