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Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving senator, dies at 90 (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Mitch McConnell:

[–] Swim@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

if she died while serving and not retired thats a bit too long

[–] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Question is how long ago did she die? How long is this been weekend at senate

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

You notice they still said nothing about her relinquishing her seat...

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What’s this do the ballance of power in the Senate? Does this make Mitch McConnell majority leader until her successor is seated? Will the GOP control both houses of Congress, at least on paper, when the government shuts down?

[–] asteroidnova@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

The balance is exactly where it's been at. You could certainly make the case they had two majorities when they didn't bother to give their own employer money.

[–] pottedmeat7910@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

How could they tell?

[–] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Pelosi's big plan to hold that seat until the election so Gavin Newsom couldn't put someone in temporarily which would hurt a corporate Democrats chance of getting in is dead.