Government
May 10, 2023
Judge confirmation logjam could break as Feinstein returns
Without Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Washington, Democrats’ majority on the committee disappears — and due to the rules for this session, no nominee of President Joe Biden can advance to the Senate floor on a tie vote.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein flew to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday after three months away due to illness, possibly breaking a logjam in the Senate that has stalled several disputed judicial nominations and other close votes in the upper chamber.
A spokesman for the 89-year-old Democratic senator confirmed she was returning from California, where she has been convalescing following a case of shingles. While other senators have missed weeks from...
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