Facing calls to resign, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday she plans to temporarily step aside from the Judiciary Committee until she can return to work in Washington.
Her decision offers a compromise of sorts for those who want her to step aside, some of whom are worried her absence is preventing Democrats from advancing judicial nominations in the 51-49 split Senate.
California Rep. Ro Khanna is among the Democratic lawmakers and activists calling on Feinstein, his senior home-state senator, to resign, saying in a tweet earlier Wednesday that “it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties.”
