Dianne Feinstein

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock may be languishing currently, but it has generated mouth-watering returns over the years. Landing First Factory Tesla was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, who named the company after Serbian-American physicist and inventor Nikola Tesla, a...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has chosen EMILY's List President, Laphonza Butler, to replace the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, as per a source familiar with the matter. According to a report by Politico, the announcement came on Monday, two days after Feinstein’s...

The sudden demise of Sen. Dianne Feinstein has left a political void in Washington with supporters of Congresswoman Barbara Lee mounting pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom to assign her to the vacant interim Senate seat. When Kamala Harris assumed the vice presidency, Newsom awarded her Senate seat...

Senator Dianne Feinstein, known for her independent streak and long tenure in the Senate, has died at the age of 90 following a period of deteriorating health. What Happened: As reported by The New York Times, Feinstein, who devoted three decades of her life to the Senate, passed away on...

In the hallowed halls of Congress, where decisions shaping the nation’s future are made, recent incidents have cast a spotlight on an unsettling question: Is the U.S. Congress getting too old to effectively govern?  The spotlight shines on figures like Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and...

In a recent interview on CBS‘s “Face the Nation“, former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley expressed her views on the need for fresh perspectives in political leadership, especially with regard to Sen. Mitch McConnell, CBS reports. Change in Leadership: Haley, who is running...

In a recent Senate Appropriations Subcommittee meeting, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), was caught in an awkward moment when she began reading from her prepared remarks instead of casting her vote. The incident occurred during a roll call for the defense appropriations bill, Fox News reports....

Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has had two previously unreported falls this year, including one at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 14, Business Insider reports. What Happened: McConnell, 81, recently froze mid-sentence during a press conference. As questions about his...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, one of the wealthiest members of Congress, continues to draw ire for her questionable stock trading while in office. What Happened: Feinstein, 89, "has some of the most unusual trades in Congress," according to Unusual Whales, which tracks the...

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) praised the last week’s Senate passage of a bipartisan marijuana research bill he cosponsored. “This bipartisan bill is going to remove unnecessary barriers that hinder researchers’ ability to study the potential benefits of marijuana-...

Following a push from researchers associated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) to advance the bipartisan that would substantially expand scientific cannabis research in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, the chamber's minority leader, kicked off the process to pass the...

Researchers associated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to advance the bill that would substantially expand scientific cannabis research "as quickly as possible," reported Marijuana...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a revised version of the bipartisan marijuana research bill that would substantially expand scientific research on Tuesday, just days following its introduction in Congress. Members approved the measure from  Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Andy Harris...

A bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison was introduced in the United States Senate last Thursday, reported ESPN.  Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been detained since Feb. 17 and pleaded...

A revised version of the bill that would substantially expand scientific research on marijuana was introduced in Congress on Thursday, according to Politico. The bipartisan measure from Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Andy Harris (R-MD) is almost identical to the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research...