Back-to-back 'senior moments' from Feinstein and McConnell illustrate the peril of a government by seniority

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Feinstein at the Capitol on May 11.

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A confused Dianne Feinstein tried to give a speech in the middle of a Senate hearing vote and was told to 'just say aye' instead

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California at the Capitol on April 26, 2022.
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California at the Capitol on April 26, 2022.

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Dianne Feinstein's staff makes sure the senator never walks around the Capitol by herself out of concern for what she might say to reporters amid her declining health and old age, report says

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 10, 2023.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 10, 2023.

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Dianne Feinstein returns to the Senate following a nearly 3-month absence and resignation calls from fellow Democrats

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 10, 2023.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 10, 2023.

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Dianne Feinstein once mistook GOP Sen. Tim Scott for Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, book says

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From left: Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Sen. Raphael Warnock.
From left: Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Sen. Raphael Warnock.

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Dianne Feinstein is on her way back to Washington after being sidelined with shingles: report

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Dianne Feinstein.

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New York Times editorial board says Chuck Schumer should pressure Dianne Feinstein to 'return or resign'

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Feinstein claims there's been 'no slowdown' with her absence before blaming GOP for slowdown

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California

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Dianne Feinstein's ongoing absence allowed Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin to overturn a Biden rule reducing pollution from large trucks

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Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City.
Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City.

Telling Dianne Feinstein to resign is sexist and 'unprecedented,' women Democratic senators say

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Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York says Feinstein is being held to an “unacceptable and unprecedented” standard.
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York says Feinstein is being held to an “unacceptable and unprecedented” standard.

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