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Gov. Newsom picks Laphonza Butler to replace Feinstein in Senate
It has been almost three days since the death of Dianne Feinstein and we now know who will fill her seat in the U.S. Senate for the next few months. (10-1-23)
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It has been almost three days since the death of Dianne Feinstein and we now know who will fill her seat in the U.S. Senate for the next few months. (10-1-23)
Laphonza Butler will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBT senator from California.
Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and EMILYs List president, was named to fill California's Senate seat left open by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
A government shutdown was narrowly avoided after a deal was struck to temporarily fund the government for 45 days. But President Biden blasted GOP leadership as infighting in the Republican-controlled House continues. Nikole Killion reports.
California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to close a loophole in a 2019 law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state's rent cap.
"I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid," Rep. Matt Gaetz said of his plan to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership role.
The death of Sen. Feinstein leaves a political vacuum in Washington and Gov. Newsom is facing pressure by supporters of Congresswoman Barbara Lee to appoint her to the interim seat.
Gov. Newsom is facing pressure by supporters of Congresswoman Barbara Lee to appoint her to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat in Congress. John Ramos reports. (9-30-23)
The House passed a bill to fund the government for 45 days, hours before a government shutdown was to go into effect. The Senate later voted to pass it. (9-30-23)
Hours before a midnight deadline, Congress passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government running for 45 days.
A former San Francisco supervisor recalls Sen. Dianne Feinstein's rise through politics and her legacy.
Throughout her career in the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein was a champion for the environment and conservation of California's wild places.
At the California GOP convention Friday, Donald Trump claimed that rich people in Beverly Hills smell bad because they're denied water and called on police to shoot people robbing stores.
Dianne Feinstein paved the way for countless other women in local and national politics. Kelsi Thorud reports. (9-29-23)
Dianne Feinstein was one of the first office holders to fight for gay rights, earning her a lot of fans in San Francisco's Castro District. Itay Hod reports. (9-29-23)
