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The Latest Breaking News on One of Sen. Alex Padilla’s first jobs? Working for Dianne Feinstein

One of Sen. Alex Padilla’s first jobs? Working for Dianne Feinstein

“Never go into a meeting prepared,” says Padilla, who started out as a field representative for Feinstein in the mid-1990s.

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New California Senator Laphonza Butler on what it’s like to succeed Dianne Feinstein overnight: ‘Not on my bingo card, not in the wildest dreams of my ancestors’

“It was an opportunity for me to again raise my hand at a moment of crisis for our country,” Butler told Fortune.

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‘Great American hero’ Dianne Feinstein honoured by Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi at San Francisco memorial

Late Senator was remembered for her leadership in California, her fight against torture, and boundary-breaking career as woman in politics

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At Dianne Feinstein’s funeral, mourners remember her ‘mayoral roots’

Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer and others gathered where Feinstein’s historic career began — San Francisco City Hall.

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Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She’s being lauded as an evolving ally

The Democrat became San Francisco’s mayor on the death of George Moscone, leading a center of gay culture roiled by violence just as the AIDS crisis was about to hit.

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Dianne Feinstein’s Pro-Israel Stance Faces Shifting Democratic Support

Scholars and experts suggest a generational divide in the Democratic Party's views on Israel

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Butler sworn in to replace late California Sen. Feinstein, third Black female senator in US history

Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Senate, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history

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Senators will cut the week short to travel to Dianne Feinstein’s funeral - Roll Call

Members of Congress will travel to San Francisco to pay their respects to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week.

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Judiciary nominations on track despite loss of Feinstein - Roll Call

The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein won't slow down Judiciary Committee action on President Biden’s judicial nominations this Congress.

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Dianne Feinstein should be remembered for her full range of positions: good and bad

The senator was sometimes brave and ahead of her time, and sometimes stifled by the desire to not make waves

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Butler, the newest senator, worked to elect and defeat many colleagues - Roll Call

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s term.

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California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

The Independent UK

Feinstein death inspired lawmakers to avoid shutdown, Pelosi says

California Democrat says loss of Feinstein may have focused politicians on ‘Let’s get the job done to keep government open’

The Guardian - US

What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when Democrats hold the slimmest majority in the chamber

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Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She's being lauded as an evolving ally

The nation's LGBTQ+ leaders are lauding the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a longtime friend who learned and evolved to become an ally

The Independent UK

The Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a fighter and friend

In tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death, her female colleagues talked about her indomitable, fierce intelligence and how she had paved the way for so many women

The Independent UK

Photographs documented US Sen. Dianne Feinstein's groundbreaking career in politics

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics was documented in photos from the moment she was sworn in as San Francisco mayor in the aftermath of tragedy to her long-awaited return to the U.S. Senate after illness earlier this year.

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Dianne Feinstein’s historic career began in tragedy and ended in controversy

She became San Francisco mayor after an assassination but her last days in the Senate brought questions about age and infirmity

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What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when Democrats hold the slimmest majority in the chamber

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Feinstein broke glass ceilings during decades of Judiciary Committee work - Roll Call

Sen. Dianne Feinstein carved out part of her legacy with high-profile work on the historically male-dominated Judiciary Committee.

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From California to Capitol Hill, tributes to Dianne Feinstein flood in after her death

Leaders in the House and the Senate paused from the race to avert a government shutdown to remember Feinstein, the California Democrat who was longest-serving woman to ever sit in the U.S. Senate.

The Guardian - US

Newsom faces tough choice to fill ‘friend and mentor’ Feinstein’s Senate seat

California governor had promised to pick Black woman to complete veteran senator’s term but hints at ‘interim appointment’

Salon

Colleagues mourn Feinstein's passing

The longest-serving female U.S. senator in the nation's history was a political trailblazer with a historic career

The Independent UK

Biden commemorates Senator Feinstein as ‘pioneering’ and ‘a true trailblazer’

The late senator passed away on Friday at age 90

The Independent UK

Dianne Feinstein changed the face of American politics. She died while facing calls to step down

As the first woman to represent California in the US Senate, Feinstein embarked on a centrist and institutionalist career despite growing liberalism in her party

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