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Silicon Valley Bank's demise animates early days of California's 2024 US Senate contest

With a mirror slightly askew in the background, Rep. Katie Porter sat in her Irvine bedroom and flipped on Instagram live as several regional banks teetered on collapse, with depositors frantically seeking to pull money from their accounts.

Los Angeles Times

Bank failures: Anger in Congress, but division on what to do

Congress is trying to figure out how best to respond to the abrupt failure of two U.S. banks

The Independent UK

The collapse of major US banks leads to bills calling for more regulation

When Silicon Valley and Signature banks failed in early March 2023, government regulators rushed in to guarantee deposits and protect bank customers. Under current banking regulations, though, there was no obligation for the government to step in.

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Rep. Katie Porter comes to Northern California for Senate campaign: ‘I see Sacramento as distinct’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Southern California Senate hopeful Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, made her first Sacramento-area campaign stop Wednesday at UC Davis — what she called “a little slice of heaven” — in an hour-long meet-and-greet with the Davis College Democrats.

Tribune News Service

Warren bill: Repeal "Trump's bank law"

Notably absent from the list of co-sponsors were Dems who helped Republicans usher the bill through Congress

Salon

Lawmakers from both parties skeptical of legislation over SVB - Roll Call

President Biden's call for a legislative response to the SVB collapse is meeting skepticism from members of both parties on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects

California's 2024 primary election is less than a year away, yet no prominent Republican has announced plans to seek California's open U.S. Senate seat — another sign of the decline of a onetime GOP powerhouse that produced two presidents and four governors in the span of just over a half-century.

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Adam Schiff's bid to bolster his progressive credentials for California Senate run hits some resistance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff's effort to bolster his progressive credentials in preparation for his statewide bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat has hit some resistance on Capitol Hill.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Trump tormentor, whiteboard wizard — it's the brand that matters in California Senate race

When Adam B. Schiff recently brought his U.S. Senate campaign to Northern California, 500 people showed up for his stop at a 55-and-older community nestled in the green, rolling hills of the East Bay Area. Dozens more were turned away.

Los Angeles Times

East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee kicks off U.S. Senate campaign in Oakland

SAN JOSE, Calif. — East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee kicked off her U.S. Senate campaign Saturday before a few hundred supporters filling the risers and basketball hardwood at Laney College’s gymnasium in her hometown of Oakland — formally launching her bid for the seat Sen. Dianne Feinstein has held for…

Tribune News Service

Schiff, Porter in tight race to replace Sen. Feinstein, poll shows; others trail far behind

LOS ANGELES — The race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein is shaping up to be a close contest between two congressional colleagues who have built national profiles and potent fundraising operations but appeal to different generations of Democratic voters, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll…

Los Angeles Times

Rep Barbara Lee joins race for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate seat

US Rep Barbara Lee has formally launched her campaign for the US Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dianne Feinstein of California

The Independent UK

Rep. Barbara Lee joins race for California US Senate seat

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has formally launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dianne Feinstein of California

The Independent UK

These Democrats hoping to replace Feinstein largely agree on policy. So how do they differ?

LOS ANGELES — The biggest names vying to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein largely agree on many issues dearest to Democratic voters, so their differing political passions, generational perspectives and life stories will likely be front and center in the first hotly contested Senate race in California in more than…

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Roll Call

Rep. Barbara Lee jumps into California Senate race - Roll Call

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee is running for the Senate in California, where two fellow Democrats have already announced.

Salon

Legislators aim to combat egg prices

While eggs' exorbitant prices have been well-documented, the reason why still seems a little murky

Salon

89-year-old Dianne Feinstein to retire

Some may remember what happened the last time Feinstein announced her retirement from politics

The Conversation

Senator Dianne Feinstein will retire in 2024, bringing a groundbreaking career to a close

Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old senior senator from California, announced on Feb. 14, 2023, that she will retire from the Senate rather than run for a sixth term when her current term expires at the end of 2024.

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The Independent UK

California 2024 US Senate contest kicks off at furious pace

California’s U.S. Senate race is kicking off at a hectic pace, with candidates holding competing events more than a year before the primary election

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Feinstein deserves a graceful exit, and she'd be wise to take it

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's quick endorsement of Rep. Adam B. Schiff's Senate candidacy was huge — far more significant than an ordinary endorsement.

Roll Call

At the Races: Sunshine State sunset debate - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

New 'SALT' caucus rejuvenates efforts to relieve deduction cap - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of House members relaunched a "SALT" caucus on Wednesday to try and get rid of the $10,000 deduction cap.

Los Angeles Times

As Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter launch Senate campaigns, the race to replace them begins

WASHINGTON — Within one day of Rep. Adam Schiff launching his run for Senate, Laura Friedman unveiled her own full-fledged campaign to take his current job — complete with a slick website, a fresh logo and the endorsement of California’s lieutenant governor.

The Independent UK

Pelosi backs Trump impeachment leader Schiff in Senate race

Nancy Pelosi has made an early pick in California's 2024 U.S. Senate race — providing Sen. Dianne Feinstein doesn't seek another term

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein needs to do the right thing and not seek reelection

Today we answer questions about ageism, sexism and the rompin', stompin' contest to succeed Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate.

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