Dianne Feinstein

Donald Trump and Joe Biden won comfortably in the state on Super Tuesday, and are one step closer to clinching the presidential nomination

Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, is topping the polls

Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, also of San Francisco, was among the officials in attendance. Feinstein died Thursday at her Washington, D.C., home after a series of illnesses

Butler is a longtime fundraiser and strategist in the state’s Democratic circles and was the head of Emily’s List, a national organization that raises money for women candidates who support abortion rights

Once she is sworn in, Laphonza Butler will be the only Black woman in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ California senator

She was the oldest sitting senator and a passionate champion of gun control and civil liberties in her 30-year career in the upper house

Feinstein is the oldest member of Congress. She’s faced mounting concerns about her health and her ability to perform a senator’s duties

The California Democrat announced in early March that she had been hospitalized in San Francisco and was being treated for a case of shingles, forcing her to be absent for two months

She’s a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and her vote is critical if majority Democrats want to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees to the federal courts

The politician joins two fellow House Democrats in the race in the nation’s most populous state

The senator, who turns 90 in June, is the oldest member of Congress and has faced questions in recent years about her cognitive health and memory

His announcement comes two weeks after US Rep. Katie Porter became the first candidate to declare her candidacy for the safe Democratic seat

Biden urges Congress to ban assault weapons and raise the minimum purchase age for assault weapons to 21