Feinstein to temporarily step down from Judiciary Committee after calls to resign

Facing calls to resign, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday she plans to temporarily 

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step aside from the Judiciary Committee until she can return to work in Washington. 

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Her decision offers a compromise of sorts for those who want her to step aside, some of whom are 

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worried her absence is preventing Democrats from advancing judicial nominations in the 51-49 split Senate 

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California Rep. Ro Khanna is among the Democratic lawmakers and activists calling on Feinstein 

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his senior home-state senator, to resign, saying in a tweet earlier Wednesday that  

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it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties.”  Feinstein, 89, who has already

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announced she will not run for reelection in 2024, has been absent from the Senate for nearly two months after a case 

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