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Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Filed in Name of Calif. Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Among the more than $110 billion in unemployment benefits California has paid this year to people who lost their jobs because of the coronavirus, $21,000 went to an address in Roseville under the name and Social Security number of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
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After Criticism, Feinstein to Step Down as Top Judiciary Dem
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she will step down from her role as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The Boat That Saved the Neighborhood: On 30th Loma Prieta Earthquake Anniversary, We Climb Aboard the San Francisco Fireboat
It was 5:04 p.m. on October 17, 1989, when a powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the soft soil of San Francisco’s Marina District, crumpling the neighborhood’s old wooden buildings like paper, and sending a cascade of splintered wood and glass into the streets. With water pipes and fire hydrants disabled by the quake, the fire department responded with a rarely-used...
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With a Hug, Feinstein Draws Liberal Critics at Court Hearing
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California is coming under criticism for her handling of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings.
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Judge Barrett Refuses to Say How She Would Rule on Challenges to Roe, Casey During Confirmation Hearing
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett refused to answer questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, about whether she would rule that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established the right to abortion, should be overturned. Barrett told Feinstein it would be wrong for her to “pre-commit” to a decision or join the court with...
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Feinstein Says Barrett Jeopardizes Obama Health Care Law
Ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., said “healthcare coverage for millions of Americans is at stake” in the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, because President Donald Trump has promised to appoint justices who will vote to undo the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.
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Dianne Feinstein's Husband Named in UC Admissions Scandal
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, has been named by the state auditor’s office as one of the regents involved in an admissions scandal where UC wrongly admitted dozens of students as favors to well-connected people
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US Closes Probes Into 3 Senators Over Their Stock Trades
Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma have been informed that the Justice Department has closed investigations into their stock trades.
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NewsConference: Presidential Debate Winner and Losers
Veteran political consultants (GOP) Mike Murphy and (Dem) Bill Carrick analyse the winners and losers of the third Democratic presidential debate. Did it change anything? Do we see a pattern? Is it going to be Biden, Sanders, Warren down to the wire to Iowa?
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Faced With Catastrophic Wildfires, Western Senators to Introduce a Bipartisan Bill
Senators from California and Montana said Thursday that they plan to introduce a bipartisan bill that aims to protect communities from wildfires like the one that killed 85 people and destroyed much of the Northern California town of Paradise last year.
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30th Horse Dies at Santa Anita Since Dec. 26, Hall of Fame Trainer Banned
One day before the close of a catastrophic racing season at Santa Anita, another horse died there Saturday– the 30th fatality at the famed racetrack since Dec. 26, and the second death since track officials denied a request from the state regulatory board to suspend racing temporarily.
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30th Horse Dies at Santa Anita Since Dec. 26, Hall of Fame Trainer Banned
One day before the close of a catastrophic racing season at Santa Anita, another horse died there Saturday– the 30th fatality at the famed racetrack since Dec. 26, and the second death since track officials denied a request from the state regulatory board to suspend racing temporarily.
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Feinstein Joins Call for Santa Anita to Suspend Racing
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has joined the California Horse Racing Board in calling for Santa Anita to immediately suspend the remainder of its meet after the deaths of two more horses last weekend.
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Protesters Call for End of Horse Racing After Latest Horse Death at Santa Anita
Animal-rights activists Monday called for horse racing to be abolished in California, one day after a third horse died at Santa Anita Park in nine days.
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Relocation Discussion Delayed, Even After Dozens of Santa Anita Horse Deaths
The California Horse Racing Board delayed Monday a planned meeting to discuss the possibility of relocating races away from Santa Anita in light of nearly two dozen horse deaths at the facility since December.
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FAA to Study Proposed Flight Changes at Bob Hope Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it will order an environmental assessment of proposed departure procedure changes at Hollywood Burbank Airport to address noise concerns and complaints of some residents.
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Rep. Mike Levin Introduces Bill to Improve Military Families' ‘Hazardous' Housing Conditions
Rep. Mike Levin introduced a new bill aimed at bettering the health and safety of homes for military families after reports surfaced of “substandard” and even “hazardous” conditions, according to the bill’s sponsors.
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‘SNL': Comedian John Mulaney Hosts While Country Rocker Thomas Rhett Performs
After a week off, the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’ eagerly returned to give their take on the week’s news....
The show kept in line with a theme of the season, parodying the Congressional hearing of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen. Cohen was interviewed this week by Congress members over his involvement in various potential crimes in the Trump... -
Senate Panel Advances Trump's Attorney General Nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved William Barr’s nomination for attorney general along party lines Thursday, with Republicans praising his credentials and Democrats questioning how transparent he’ll be once special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation concludes. The vote now heads to the full Senate, where Barr is expected to be confirmed in a vote as soon as next...
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Trump Administration Official Defends Use of Tear Gas at Mexico Border
The nation’s top border security official told skeptical senators Tuesday that the use of tear gas on a group of migrants that included children was justified to manage a chaotic clash where a crowd was hurling rocks at agents and trying to illegally cross into the U.S. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan testified before the Senate Judiciary...