Everything you need to know about Laphonza Butler, Dianne Feinstein's DEI replacement



Laphonza Butler is almost perfect on paper.

She’s a black, radical, pro-abortion activist who happens to be a lesbian, and she’s California Governor Gavin Newsom’s choice to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the Senate.

Butler also runs EMILYs List, a pro-abortion advocacy group that claims to have elected a decent number of women to push forward the abortion agenda.

However, while she checks nearly every box the progressives fawn over, there is one issue: she does not live in California. Butler’s 2022 voter registration is in Maryland, and so is her home address.

Despite her address, Newsom had apparently already pledged to replace Feinstein with a black woman, so Butler seems to fit the only criterium that matters.

“When was the first time that a politician overtly said in advance they will only consider a black woman for a role?” Stu Burguiere asks, which he and Glenn Beck shortly determine has only been a recent phenomenon.

“Joe Biden came out and did it, like, 57 times. He’s like, ‘I got an Asian for this role. I want a guy who’s actually saying he’s a girl for this role. I want a black woman for this role. I want three lesbians over there, nine gay dudes over there,’” Stu says, half-joking.

“I thought we all came to the conclusion [that] picking people by skin color was a really bad idea,” he adds.

Glenn notes that if these white male leaders truly believe in what they advocate for, they should be stepping down and letting people chosen by skin color run the country.

“Joe, if you believe this, why don’t you retire right now and let Kamala Harris be our first black female president?” he asks.


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Gavin Newsom's replacement for Dianne Feinstein is as predictable as the sunrise



Dianne Feinstein has passed on, leaving a vacant Senate seat in California. Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Laphonza Butler to fill it.

Newsom, who had already openly committed to selecting a black woman for the position, has sparked controversy with this decision.

“This isn’t a meritocracy any more,” Sara Gonzales says. “You have to base your future decisions on physical characteristics of people and just hope that you can find someone that can plug that hole.”

Butler also happens to be the head of Emily’s List, a pro-abortion political action committee. The group has claimed to have helped elect a number of women to push forward the agenda “of killing babies in the womb up until the point of birth,” Gonzales adds.

However, that’s not the only controversy surrounding Butler’s appointment.

She doesn’t even live in California.

Butler’s voting registration card from 2022 shows that she is registered to vote in Maryland with a Maryland residence.

“Gavin Newsom thinks he’s a casting director. He’s in Hollywood, right? He’s just casting, he’s casting the play, he’s casting the musical. So that’s what they do in casting. They pick a character, they give it ethnicity, skin color, the whole disposition, and then go find that person,” BlazeTV contributor Jaco Booyens explains.

Butler also happens to be a lesbian, which Gonzales notes is a “little bonus box that she checked there.”

Eric July is on the same page, adding that it’s as “simple as this: the best people aren’t the ones that are getting these positions.”


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Newsom appoints Maryland-based head of pro-abortion PAC as Feinstein's replacement



A number of California Democrats long had designs on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat, including Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee. The decision concerning Feinstein's successor following her death last week was, however, beyond their control, left instead to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Newsom announced Sunday that Laphonza Butler, the Maryland-based head of the radical pro-abortion political action committee Emily's List and former adviser to failed presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, would warm the seat until the end of Feinstein's term in 2024.

Laphonza's rapid appointment ensures that Democrats will maintain their edge in the Senate and get their way as it pertains to judicial appointments and spending decisions this week. While Republicans hold 49 of the Senate's 100 seats, Democrats hold a majority with their 48 seats, the two independents who caucus with them, and the third independent who frequently votes their way.

Hours after Feinstein's death, the NAACP told Newsom Friday, "Now the time has come for you to keep your promise."

Just as President Joe Biden vowed to pick a Supreme Court judge on the basis of her skin color and sex, Newsom's similarly pledged to select a Senate temp on the basis of her immutable characteristics, reported the Guardian.

This is not the first time that race has ostensibly been a deciding factor in a Newsom Senate appointment. When Kamala Harris left her U.S. Senate seat in California to become vice president, Newsom picked his personal friend, former state Secretary of State Alex Padilla, to replace her, reportedly heeding calls to give California its first Latino senator.

Supporters of 77-year-old Rep. Barbara Lee figured she was a shoe-in, having satisfied Newsom's two key criteria this time around.

The Congressional Black Caucus wrote to Newsom Sunday ahead of his decision, stressing that Lee "is the only person with the courage, the vision, and the record to eradicate poverty, face down the fossil fuel industry, defend our democracy, and tirelessly advance the progressive agenda,” reported Politico.

Rather than Lee, a black California resident, Newsom chose Butler, who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

According to Anthony York, a spokesman for Newsom, the governor would not demand that Butler stay out of the 2024 Senate race, meaning that Lee, who was trailing Schiff and Porter by double digits in recent polls for the Senate race, could stand to miss out twice on the seat inside a year's time.

"An advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris, Laphonza Butler represents the best of California, and she'll represent us proudly in the United States Senate," Newsom said in a Sunday statement, adding that Butler will "carry the baton" in advancing the pro-abortion and gun control agendas in Washington.

After spending nearly two decades at the Service Employees International Union and serving both as a California adviser to Hillary Clinton's failed presidential campaign in 2016 and an a senior adviser to the widely unpopular vice president during her failed 2020 presidential campaign, Butler took the top job at Emily's List in 2021.

Emily's List is a leftist outfit that raises money to support prospective female lawmakers who will support the abortion agenda once in office. The PAC claims to have helped 26 pro-abortion women to the Senate and 175 women to the House.

Upon taking the post at the pro-abortion PAC, Butler claimed that pro-life legislation across the country "threatens our very democracy" and is, in combination with imagined "voter suppression" efforts, "part of the decades-long Republican effort to undermine our democracy, disenfranchise people of color, and subvert our elections."

Butler has made clear she seeks a uniformly Democratic state that guarantees women the legal ability to exterminate their offspring, indicating on X that she is fighting to "vote out every MAGA extremist and replace them all with a Democratic pro-choice woman."

Extra to being an exponent of the abortion regime, Butler, a lesbian, is also an outspoken LGBT activist.

Tony Hoang, the executive director of the LGBT activist organization Equality California, said in a statement, "This historic appointment by Governor Newsom will give our LGBTQ+ community another voice in Congress at a time when our rights and freedoms are under attack across the country. ... We look forward to working with Laphonza as she steps into this new role and continues her lifelong fight for our shared values of equity, freedom, and justice for all."

State Sen. Scott Wiener — the Democrat who claimed that "the word groomer is categorically an anti-LGBTQ hate word" and successfully pushed a law enabling judges to keep men who prey on grade-schoolers 10 years their junior, between the ages of 14 and 17, off sex-offender registries — claimed that Newsom "elevating a Black lesbian to the U.S. Senate is a powerful statement," reported the New York Times.

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Seemingly confused Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein repeatedly told to say 'aye' during awkward committee vote



During an awkward moment at a Senate Appropriations Committee markup on Thursday, a seemingly confused Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California was repeatedly told to say "aye" during a vote.

The episode unfolded when Feinstein was the first person called upon to cast a vote pertaining to a defense appropriations bill. Someone — probably committee chair Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) — could be heard telling Feinstein to say the word "aye," but instead Feinstein began delivering remarks, which she appeared to be reading. After Feinstein spoke for awhile, a man interrupted and said something to her. Murray could then be heard telling Feinstein to "just say aye."

Once Feinstein finally voted, the rest of the vote was able to proceed.

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"Trying to complete all of the appropriations bills before recess, the committee markup this morning was a little chaotic, constantly switching back and forth between statements, votes, and debate and the order of bills. The senator was preoccupied, didn't realize debate had just ended and a vote was called. She started to give a statement, was informed it was a vote and then cast her vote," a Feinstein spokesperson said, according to The Hill.

The 90-year-old legislator, who took office in 1992, is not planning to seek re-election in 2024.

Earlier this year, Feinstein missed time in Washington, D.C., due to her health, and some Democrats called for her to resign.

The senator had been diagnosed with shingles, and an April statement attributed to the lawmaker said that her "return to Washington has been delayed due to continued complications related to my diagnosis."

"She is still experiencing temporary side effects from the virus including vision and balance impairments," a press release noted when the lawmaker returned to Washington in May.

The Los Angeles Times reported in May that Feinstein spokesperson Adam Russell noted, "While the encephalitis resolved itself shortly after she was released from the hospital in March, she continues to have complications from Ramsay Hunt syndrome."

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Sen. Feinstein's office admits the 89-year-old Democrat had serious brain complications, prompting more calls for her resignation



Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has signaled in recent days that she doesn't know where she is going and doesn't know where she's been. Unable to ignore or conceal the 89-year-old's mental deterioration any longer, her handlers have finally admitted that the California Democrat's alleged case of shingles had a more profound impact on her body and mind than previously indicated.

The senior Democrat was first allegedly diagnosed with shingles on February 26, then hospitalized until March 6. She has been in recovery ever since.

A statement attributed to Feinstein last week — concerning her return to Washington that she does not appear to remember — indicated she was "still experiencing temporary side effects from the virus including vision and balance impairments."

That was evidently not the whole story.

Feinstein's office revealed Thursday that she is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a complication from the virus, reported the Associated Press.

According to the Mayo Clinic, Ramsay Hunt syndrome can result in hearing loss, eye problems, vertigo, and facial paralysis.

While the syndrome alone might prove to be a stumbling block for anyone in such a consequential position, a spokesman for Feinstein indicated the California Democrat's problems have affected far more than just her face and balance.

Adam Russell revealed Feinstein suffered encephalitis well into March.

Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain. Sufferers reportedly experience flu-like symptoms, usually followed by more severe symptoms such as confusion, hallucinations, seizures, problems with speech, and loss of consciousness.

While Russell claimed Feinstein's brain inflammation "resolved itself shortly after she was released from the hospital," the Mayo Clinic notes that complications, such as those now admitted by Feinstein's team on her behalf, can "last for months or be permanent."

Memory problems and personality changes are among the decision-impacting complications that could persist indefinitely.

Dr. Adrien Mirouse, a physician and immunologist based at Sorbonne University in Paris who has studied post-shingles encephalitis patients extensively, told the New York Times, "You may have some symptoms that last after the encephalitis. ... It’s not sure you will be able to recover completely. That’s true at 89, it’s also true at 30 or 20."

The Times noted that the inflammation "alone can damage cells in the brain," possibly impairing judgment and contributing to cognitive decline, which may account for why she is "now struggling to function in a job that demands long days, near-constant engagement on an array of crucial policy issues and high-stakes decision-making."

The revelation that there is far more hindering her than stairs has excited concerns about her competence in her present capacity as a U.S. senator.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told reporters outside the Capitol Thursday, "If you think [Feinstein] ought to resign ... then by God, go to Amazon and buy a spine online and say it publicly."

Leftist MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan tweeted, "The people around her should be ashamed, and Schumer and Durbin should be pressuring her today to resign/retire."

Twitter commentator and former Democratic campaigner Yashar Ali wrote, "Having her serve in her state is elder abuse...it's cruel."

One of Feinstein's colleagues told the Times that her current state is "frightening," marking a tragic end to a six-term stint in the Senate.

Earlier this month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) claimed Feinstein's "refusal to either retire or show up is causing great harm to the judiciary," calling for her to retire.

TheBlaze previously reported that in April, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) tweeted, "It's time for @SenFeinstein to resign. We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties. Not speaking out undermines our credibility as elected representatives of the people."

Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota concurred with Khanna, calling it a "dereliction of duty" for Feinstein to remain in the Senate.

While junior leftists and media personalities have knives out for the aged Democrat, even her allies are now turning on her.

Susie Tompkins Buell, a major Democratic donor and longtime Feinstein ally, told the Times, "The Senate has critical, challenging work to do, and as the stakes are so high and she is not able to be present, to be informed and active, let alone have the rest she needs in order to recover, I feel she needs to step down. And yet she isn’t willing in this state of mind."

Newsweek reported that there remains a handful of Democrats aware of Feinstein's sporadic mental absences, but desperate for her continued bodily presence as a means to continue advancing their agenda.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said, "Democrats don't get in the way of conversations between patients and their doctors. ... Feinstein came back last week and she voted, and that was very good."

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said last week that with Feinstein back, "Anything we do in the Senate that requires a majority is now within reach."

Time magazine warned its Democratic readership that in the event of Feinstein's premature retirement, "there is nothing ensuring that [her] successor could be the 11th vote on Judiciary. ... That means 10 Republicans would have to allow Democrats to either send Feinstein's replacement or another lawmaker into that role. There is scant evidence that Republicans would accede to that request."

Time also suggested that there is a "cynical, craven dark" argument, which it was happy to advance, for keeping the addled geriatric on the Senate committee just in case there is an opening on the Supreme Court and Democrats want to rush a nominee through before 2025.

Audio was recently released of an exchange that showcased the confusion and memory loss suffered by the senator Time magazine reckons Democrats should keep wheeling in.

On Tuesday, reporters asked Feinstein about the well-wishes she received from her Senate colleagues.

"What have I heard about about what?" asked Feinstein, evidently confused.

"About your return," responded the reporter.

"I haven't been gone," said Feinstein. "You should ... I haven't been gone. I've been working."

Ostensibly giving her an out, one reporter asked, "You've been working from home is what you're saying?"

"No, I've been here," said Feinstein, becoming agitated. "I've been voting. Please, you either know or don't know."

\u201c"How have they felt about you returning?"\n\nFEINSTEIN: "No, I haven't been gone. You should follow the\u2014 I haven't been gone. I've been working."\n\n"Working from home is what you're saying?"\n\nFEINSTEIN: "No, I've been here. I've been voting."\u201d
— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1684439983

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein signals no recollection of being absent for months in disquieting exchange with reporters: 'No, I've been here'



Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was wheeled back into the Senate last week without having fully recovered from what her handlers claim was a bad case of shingles. Although she appeared confused, weary, and sickly, Democrats were nevertheless happy to have her back to vote forward their agenda.

A recent exchange between the 89-year-old senator and reporters, detailed by liberal publications Slate and the Los Angeles Times, revealed that while the California Democrat may be counted present for consequential votes in body, she may not be fully present in mind.

Despite Feinstein's doctor-prescribed "lighter schedule," the senator made time Tuesday afternoon to briefly answer questions posed to her by Slate's Jim Newell and others.

Feinstein was freshly back from being carted over to vote against a Republican bill, which successfully blocked a radical District of Columbia policing law.

Newell asked how she was feeling, and Feinstein responded from her wheelchair, "Oh, I'm feeling fine. I have a problem with the leg."

Responding to a follow-up question from another reporter concerning the nature of the problem, the senator added, "Well, nothing that's anyone concern but mine."

One reporter broached the subject of her May 10 return, asking about the well-wishes she received from her Senate colleagues.

"What have I heard about about what?" asked Feinstein, evidently confused.

"About your return," responded the reporter.

"I haven't been gone," said Feinstein. "You should ... I haven't been gone. I've been working."

Ostensibly giving her an out, one reporter asked, "You've been working from home is what you're saying?"

"No, I've been here," said Feinstein, becoming agitated. "I've been voting. Please, you either know or don't know."

Feinstein's handlers promptly wheeled her away following this disquieting exchange.

TheBlaze previously reported that the senior Democrat was first allegedly diagnosed with shingles on February 26, then hospitalized until March 6. She has reportedly been in recovery ever since.

A statement attributed to Feinstein — concerning her return to Washington that she does not appear to remember — indicated she was "still experiencing temporary side effects from the virus including vision and balance impairments."

The statement made no mention of the senator's well-documented cognitive decline.

An unnamed Californian member of Congress told the San Francisco Chronicle in April 2022, "I have worked with her for a long time and long enough to know what she was like just a few years ago: always in command, always in charge, on top of the details, basically couldn’t resist a conversation where she was driving some bill or some idea. All of that is gone."

The concerned lawmaker added, "She was an intellectual and political force not that long ago, and that’s why my encounter with her was so jarring. Because there was just no trace of that."

It is not only the fact of her past absence that appears to have confounded Feinstein, but her presence as well.

The Huffington Post reported that when Feinstein was first placed in a wheelchair outside the Senate last week, she asked, "Where am I going?"

While Feinstein may have trouble remembering why she is in the Senate, Democrats — who control only 51 of the 100 seats in the Senate and have a one-person advantage on the Senate Judiciary Committee — are sure to provide her with a reminder when the next vote comes up.

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Sickly 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein wheeled into Senate, asks, 'Where am I going?'



Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is not done convalescing after being laid out for over three months with an alleged bad case of the shingles. Nevertheless, after missing 91 votes, she made her return this week so that her Democratic colleagues can resume pushing their agenda.

The sickly 89-year-old former mayor of San Francisco was put into a wheelchair outside the Senate Wednesday, then carted inside.

"Where am I going?" she asked her handlers wearily, reported the Huffington Post.

After saying, "Hi everybody," Feinstein proceeded to cast her first two votes since Feb. 16, helping Glenna Wright-Gallo secure the position of assistant education secretary.

Despite technically being back in the game, NBC News reported that Feinstein still managed to miss two votes on her first day back.

A statement attributed to her said, "I have returned to Washington and am prepared to resume my duties in the Senate. I’m grateful for all the well-wishes over the past couple of months and for the excellent care that I received from my medical team in San Francisco."

Feinstein indicated that notwithstanding unresolved "side effects" affecting her vision and balance, as well as advice from her doctors to adopt a "lighter schedule," she was looking forward to resuming her work on the Judiciary Committee.

The Sacramento Bee stressed that Feinstein's return is important for Democrats, who control only 51 of the 100 seats in the Senate and have a one-person advantage on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Extra to advancing liberal judges, Feinstein may prove instrumental in getting President Joe Biden's labor secretary nominee Julie Su confirmed.

\u201cDianne Feinstein, 89, returns to the Senate after being absent since February and recovering from shingles\u201d
— Manu Raju (@Manu Raju) 1683745397

The senior Democrat was first diagnosed with shingles on February 26, then hospitalized until March 6. She has reportedly been in recovery ever since.

While there was bipartisan concern over Feinstein's fitness to serve, several Democrats expressed concern not with what the illness was doing to their colleague, but what it was doing to their political ambitions.

In April, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) tweeted, "It's time for @SenFeinstein to resign. We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties. Not speaking out undermines our credibility as elected representatives of the people."

Khanna suggested that Feinstein's absence meant pro-abortion judges weren't getting approved and called on the public to apply pressure to have the senator step down.

Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota concurred with Khanna, calling it a "dereliction of duty" for Feinstein to remain in the Senate.

Earlier this month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) claimed Feinstein's "refusal to either retire or show up is causing great harm to the judiciary," calling for her to retire.

Some Republicans highlighted Democrats' utilitarian streak and denounced their apparent efforts to strong-arm Feinstein into retiring for short-term gains, reported CNN.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said, "She’s a dear friend, and we hope for her speedy recovery and return back to the Senate," claiming that Sen. Chuck Schumer's efforts to replace Feinstein were really "about a handful of judges that you can’t get the votes for."

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said Democrats "should leave her alone. She’s sick. She needs to get well so she can get back to work," adding that "the people that are trying to shove her out the door after her years of service ought to hide their heads in a bag. She’s being treated very shabbily and that really disappoints me."

Some critics reckon Feinstein's pressured return to the Senate this week indicates Democrats' prioritization of power over their colleague's well-being.

Sebastian Gorka, a conservative commentator who serves as deputy assistant to former President Donald Trump, suggested that the images of the sickly senator making her return on Wednesday "is your Democrat Party. Power at all costs. ALL COSTS."

Democrats have not been sheepish about this fact.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said that with Feinstein back, "Anything we do in the Senate that requires a majority is now within reach."

For instance, while ostensibly unwell and addled by memory loss, Feinstein may help Democrats raise the debt limit, which now only requires 51 votes.

Durbin previously stated, "There are things we cannot call for a vote. ... There are measures we cannot debate and vote on until we have the majority advantage."

Now that their power has been restored, Democrats might have the confidence to debate the issues.

The senator has indicated she will not run for re-election in 2024.

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Republicans vow to block Schumer's attempt to 'temporarily' replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee



Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday he hopes to act this week to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Senate's Judiciary Committee, a move Republicans vowed to block.

"I spoke to Sen. Feinstein just a few days ago. She believes she will return soon. She’s very hopeful of that and so am I," Sen. Schumer said at a press conference Monday.

Sen. Feinstein was diagnosed with shingles during the Senate's February recess. She was released from the hospital March 7 and has since been recovering at home.

"We think the Republicans should allow a temporary replacement [on the Judiciary Committee] until she returns," Sen. Schumer continued.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), however, quickly vowed to do no such thing, calling the move a means for President Biden to secure a "rubber stamp" for "unqualified and controversial judges to radically transform America."

"I will not go along with Chuck Schumer’s plan to replace Senator Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee and pack the court with activist judges," Sen. Blackburn tweeted Monday, adding an admonition to fellow Republicans to "stand up and protect the Senate's constitutional role to provide advice and consent on judicial nominees."

\u201cI will not go along with Chuck Schumer\u2019s plan to replace Senator Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee and pack the court with activist judges. Joe Biden wants the Senate to rubber stamp his unqualified and controversial judges to radically transform America.\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1681740104

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who also serves on the Judiciary Committee, echoed Blackburn's sentiments: "Democrats serve as a rubber stamp for Joe Biden's radical judicial nominees — no matter how unqualified."

Saturday, fellow Judiciary Committee member Sen. Tom Cotton retweeted an op-ed published in the Federalist. The piece encouraged the GOP to refuse to cooperate with Feinstein's staff's request to temporarily replace the 89-year-old, ailing senator whose cognitive decline "has been known on Capitol Hill for years."

\u201cRepublicans should not assist Democrats in confirming Joe Biden\u2019s most radical nominees to the courts. https://t.co/Dq7DFfojVi\u201d
— Tom Cotton (@Tom Cotton) 1681566623

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has joined his colleagues on the Judiciary Committee in saying he will not support any move to temporarily replace Sen. Feinstein, CNN's chief congressional correspondent, Manu Raju, reported Monday afternoon. Sen. Cornyn also reportedly said the GOP "shouldn't help confirm Biden judicial nominees."

This "signifies that a Dem effort to replace [Sen. Feinstein] [is] likely to fail in a floor vote," according to Raju.

\u201cNew \u2014 Sen. John Cornyn, a member of Senate GOP leadership, tells us he does NOT support temporarily replacing Dianne Feinstein on Senate Judiciary. Says GOP shouldn\u2019t help confirm Biden judicial nominees. A sign that Dem effort to replace her likely to fail in floor vote\u201d
— Manu Raju (@Manu Raju) 1681762026

Democrats would need 60 votes on the floor to fill Feinstein's seat on the committee since multiple Judiciary Committee members have already said they would block any request for unanimous consent to seat another Democrat, as explained in The Hill.

Watch Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) field reporters' questions about his proposal to replace Sen. Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the U.S. Senate's Committee on the Judiciary below.

\u201c.@SenSchumer (D-NY) on @SenFeinstein (D-CA): "She's hopeful on returning soon. We think the Republicans should allow a temporary [Judiciary Committee] replacement until she returns."\nhttps://t.co/TiYcNeSrNi\u201d
— CSPAN (@CSPAN) 1681753812

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