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Republicans rejected Sen. Dianne Feinstein's request to have a fellow Democrat stand in for her on the Judiciary Committee while she is ill.

Democrats can't advance Biden judge picks while Feinstein is recovering from shingles

WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups have urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to call Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to testify about his relationship with a billionaire GOP donor, a move experts say would escalate conflict between two branches of government and could lead to a separation-of-powers showdown.

Advocacy groups have urged the Senate to ask Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to testify on his relationship with a wealthy GOP donor.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s monthslong absence from the Senate has become a growing problem for Democrats

Members of her own party called for her to step down after her absence prevented judicial confirmations

The move could help Senate Democrats advance more federal judges for confirmation. Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, hasn't cast a vote since Feb. 16.

In the face of yet another frenzied effort by the House GOP to torpedo Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of Donald Trump, this time with a subpoena that would force former senior prosecutor Mark Pomerantz to reveal key internal details, Bragg filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Rep. Jim…

Weeks after U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced she had been diagnosed with shingles, her extended absence from the Senate has left Democrats in a tight spot given the party’s slim majority in the chamber, spurring some high-profile calls for her resignation.