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☆ Super Tuesday live updates: Trump looks to finish off Haley as Biden shifts to general election
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger Dan Mangan Brian Schwartz Rebecca Picciotto Chelsey Cox | Kevin Breuninger | Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As a result, Tuesday's outcomes in the presidential primaries are less about predicting who will be the eventual nominee, and more about gauging general election momentum eight months out from November. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump hold commanding leads in the polls of their parties' voters. Perhaps even more exciting than the presidential primaries are several competitive down-ballot races with major implications for national politics. Primaries in California's Senate race and North Carolina's gubernatorial contest are two that merit special attention. In California, the battle to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat is already the most expensive Senate race in the state's history.

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☆ How the candidates running for Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat say they'll solve California's housing crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here's where the leading candidates for the Senate seat stand on housing and homelessness policy. He's proposed an audit of federal homelessness programs and said he'd support funding mental health and substance abuse programs, as well as affordable housing. "The housing affordability crisis is fundamentally a supply problem. Rep. Katie Porter, who's represented south-central Orange County since 2019, has called housing affordability her "top issue" during her Senate campaign. "We have housing policy that is being written by career politicians who cater to their big bank donors."

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Under California rules, Democrats and Republicans appear on the same primary ballot and the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election, regardless of political party. Come November, the seat is expected to stay in Democratic hands in a state where Republicans haven’t won a U.S. Senate election since 1988. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler, a longtime Democratic organizer, to fulfill Feinstein's term, and Butler chose not to seek election to the seat. In 2016 and 2018, GOP Senate candidates performed so poorly that two Democrats appeared on the November ballot. Porter opposes earmarks — where lawmakers direct federal spending to a specific project or institution back home — while Schiff and Lee endorsed them.

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☆ Why Congress gave $174,000 to Dianne Feinstein's wealthy daughter as part of a recent bill to avert a government shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's a tradition known as a "death gratuity" that's been in place for at least 140 years. They were also handing over $174,000 to Katherine Feinstein, the daughter of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. But Katherine Feinstein, a former judge in San Francisco and the only child of the recently-deceased California Democrat, almost certainly does not need that money. AdvertisementIn 2021, NTUF calculated that gratuity payments have cost taxpayers more than $5.1 million since 2000. AdvertisementBusiness Insider reached out to Katherine Feinstein via her lawyers but did not receive a response.

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☆ Jury convicts David DePape, attacker of Nancy Pelosi husband
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her husband Paul Pelosi leave after paying respects, as late Democratic U.S. Senator for California Dianne Feinstein's casket lies in state at San Francisco's City Hall, California, U.S., October 4, 2023. A California federal court jury on Thursday convicted David DePape of crimes related to his brutal hammer attack last year on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the couple's San Francisco home. Paul Pelosi, 83, suffered a fractured skull in the early morning attack on Oct. 28, 2022, which occurred when Rep. Pelosi was still serving as speaker. DePape had broken into the Pelosi home, shouting "Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?"

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☆ Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler says she won’t run to keep the seat in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Frank Thorp V | Dareh Gregorian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Emily’s List President Laphonza Butler speaks during a political event with reproductive rights groups at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, June 23, 2023. Laphonza Butler, a Democrat who was appointed this month to fill Dianne Feinstein's seat, said Thursday that she won't seek a full Senate term next year. Butler, the first openly LGBTQ person to represent California in the chamber, was appointed by Democratic Gov. "Knowing you can win a campaign doesn't always mean you should run a campaign," Butler said in a statement. After considering those questions I've decided not to run for Senate in the upcoming election."

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Butler, a Democratic insider and former labor leader, had never held public office before joining the Senate. Under California election rules, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the November general election, regardless of party. But to Democratic consultant Garry South, who has run six statewide campaigns in California, including for former Gov. Then, on the campaign side, Butler could talk about Democratic legislative wins and building on Feinstein’s legacy. National Democratic fundraising could pose a challenge in 2024, since the California Senate seat is expected to stay in Democratic hands when control of the chamber will be decided elsewhere.

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☆ California's new senator says Kamala Harris's detractors need to 'cut the bullshit' and are being 'disrespectful'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

California Sen. Laphonza Butler is defending Vice President Kamala Harris. Butler says Harris's detractors need to "cut the bullshit" and are being "disrespectful." AdvertisementAdvertisementIt remains unclear how long Laphonza Butler will be serving in the Senate, but one thing is clear: She's a staunch defender of Vice President Kamala Harris. In an interview with the New York Times before being appointed as California's new US senator, Butler said that detractors of Harris need to "cut the bullshit." Harris has long been dogged by criticism of her tenure as vice president, and she's argued that she's faced more media scrutiny than prior vice presidents.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, giving Republicans a splash of star quality on the ballot in a heavily Democratic state where the GOP hasn’t won a Senate race in 35 years. He did not answer directly when asked if he considered himself part of the Trump wing of the GOP. In California's last two Senate races, GOP candidates performed so poorly that only Democrats appeared on the November ballot. The last Republican to win a Senate race in the state was in 1988. Garvey confirmed in June that he was considering entering the Senate race, and his candidacy was widely expected.

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☆ Newsom's selection of Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein's Senate seat came together so quickly that Butler's mother learned of the appointment from a news alert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

After Sen. Feinstein's death in September, Gov. Newsom would eventually tap Laphonza Butler, a well-connected former union leader and ex-UC regent. The selection process was so swift that Butler's mother learned of the appointment from a news alert, per Politico. The Senate selection process had been so swift that Butler's mother found out about the appointment through a news alert, according to two individuals with knowledge of the timeline who spoke with the news outlet. Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, and Adam Schiff are the leading officeholders already in the race for the Senate seat.

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☆ With McCarthy out as Speaker, Pelosi no longer in party leadership, and Feinstein's death, California's clout in Congress has taken a major hit. The Golden State is now at a political crossroads.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The upcoming elections will also test the longstanding political sway of the San Francisco Bay Area. Dianne Feinstein is pictured on March 21, 1984, during her tenure as mayor of San Francisco. For generations, the center of political gravity in California has been in the San Francisco Bay Area. AdvertisementAdvertisementVice President Kamala Harris is a former San Francisco District Attorney. And Feinstein, a former San Francisco mayor, served in the Senate from 1992 until her death last month.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will be among those delivering remarks at Thursday’s memorial for the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, where she served as the city’s first female mayor. She wasn’t afraid to go after what she wanted,” said Lawanda Carter, 48, of San Francisco. Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, also of San Francisco, and Mayor London Breed were among the officials who paid their respects. Gavin Newsom, himself a former San Francisco mayor, and former California Gov. She steered San Francisco through the HIV and AIDS crisis, bringing attention to an epidemic ignored by President Ronald Reagan.

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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried isn't the only one on trial. The entire crypto industry is.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But first, we're looking at why FTX cofounder and ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial has implications that could upend the entire crypto industry. Bankman-Fried, the cofounder and ex-CEO of crypto exchange FTX, was deeply enmeshed in the crypto ecosystem. The proceedings will likely provide more fascinating details about the inner workings of FTX and the broader crypto industry, potentially airing out its dirty laundry and shortcomings. Chelsea Jia FengThe crypto industry, meanwhile, is ready to move on. Some in the crypto industry are embracing a more grown-up approach.

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☆ San Francisco will say goodbye to Dianne Feinstein as her body lies in state at City Hall
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Senator for California Dianne Feinstein's casket arrives at San Francisco’s City Hall, California, U.S., October 4, 2023. Feinstein's body will lie in state in the City Hall rotunda, with everyone from elected leaders to city residents expected to say goodbye. San Francisco would not be San Francisco without her. Mayor London Breed prays over the casket of Senator Dianne Feinstein at San Francisco City Hall before a public viewing in San Francisco, California, U.S., October 4, 2023. Senator for California Dianne Feinstein, who died at age of 90 as people pay tribute at San Francisco City Hall, California, U.S., September 29, 2023.

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Feinstein's body will lie in state in the City Hall rotunda, with everyone from elected leaders to city residents expected to say goodbye. San Francisco would not be San Francisco without her. She really is,” said Riley, who signed a condolence book for the late senator at City Hall Friday. Mourners can pay their respects from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.A memorial service will be held Thursday outside City Hall. —-Associated Press journalist Haven Daley in San Francisco and researcher Randy Herschaft in New York contributed to this report.

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☆ Laphonza Butler makes history as first Black openly lesbian U.S. senator
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Laphonza Butler was sworn into the Senate Tuesday afternoon, making history as the first openly lesbian Black senator to serve in Congress, and the first openly LGBTQ senator to represent California. She will also be the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate. Butler was appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to fill late California senator Dianne Feinstein's seat for the remainder of the term through 2024. NBC News reported that The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) had urged Newsom to appoint Barbara Lee, a Black woman and California Rep. of 25 years. She held the position from 2021 until this week, when she stepped down to accept the Senate seat.

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☆ Who is Laphonza Butler, Dianne Feinstein's replacement?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Tamara Lindstrom | Lilian Manansala | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Butler sworn in to replace late California Sen. Feinstein, becoming third Black female senator in U.S. history
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history. The first was Democratic Sen. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois, who served one term in the 1990s. She was a giant in California politics, having been the first female mayor of San Francisco and a force in the state's Democratic circles. In the Senate, Feinstein was the first female chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the first female top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Laphonza will carry the baton left by Sen. Feinstein (and) continue to break glass ceilings and fight for all Californians in Washington D.C.," Newsom said.

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☆ California's newly-appointed senator may not live in California at all
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Madison Hall | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sunday evening, he announced that EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler would hold the seat. Gavin Newsom's interim replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein doesn't appear to actually live in California, records show. Shortly after this was pointed out online, EMILYs List removed that part from her biography. "She moved to the DC area when she became president of EMILY's List. A Tea Party-backed challenger used residency questions to help sink longtime Republican incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar in a fiercely contested 2012 Indiana GOP primary.

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Naming Laphonza Butler to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat appears to meet California Gov. Or has Newsom just given Butler a massive boost in becoming the Golden State's fourth elected female senator? And while critics have pointed out that her address until the appointment was in Maryland, Butler "is deeply ingrained in the DNA of California politics." Butler, who will be sworn into the Senate this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday morning, hasn't indicated whether she wants to stay in the job. She will become the first openly lesbian Black senator and the second Black female senator from California (Vice President Kamala Harris was the first).

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☆ California Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Adam Edelman | Amanda Terkel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the seat of the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the governor's office confirmed to NBC News. Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the Senate, died Thursday at the age of 90. Newsom, a Democrat, had provided substantial clues in recent months about how he'd choose Feinstein's replacement, if her seat were to become vacant. He had previously said that he would appoint a Black woman if either of California's Senate seats opened up. Butler, however, will not have any constraints on her future plans and will be free to run for the seat if she chooses.

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☆ California picks Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein's Senate seat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Emily’s List President Laphonza Butler speaks during a political event with reproductive rights groups at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 1 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he had picked Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate vacancy left by Dianne Feinstein, who died on Thursday aged 90. Butler is a former president of EMILY's List, an organization that works to elect to office Democratic female candidates who are in favor of abortion rights. The appointment would make her the first Black lesbian to openly serve in the U.S. Senate, according to Newsom. Butler's predecessor Feinstein, who became the longest-serving woman senator ever, advocated gun control and spearheaded the first federal assault weapons ban.

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☆ Gavin Newsom's appointee to replace Dianne Feinstein will be eligible to run for a full Senate term in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gavin Newsom's replacement for Dianne Feinstein will be eligible to run for a full Senate term in 2024. The news is a departure from Newsom's previous promise to appoint a caretaker to the seat. Progressives are pressuring Newsom to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee to the empty Senate seat. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom's appointee to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate will be eligible to run for a full term in 2024, a spokesperson for Newsom confirmed to Insider.

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Once she is sworn in, Butler will be the only Black woman in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ California senator. That, alongside her background in the labor and women's rights movements, helps harden Newsom’s ties to important national Democratic constituencies. She is expected to be sworn in Tuesday in Washington by Harris, the last Black woman to serve in the Senate. At the time, Newsom was under pressure to select a Black woman to fill the seat of Harris, who is Black. His choice of Padilla, the state’s first Latino senator, rankled Black leadership in the state who saw the seat as their own.

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☆ Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler to fill Senate seat left empty by Dianne Feinstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed a replacement to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, will be the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate. AdvertisementAdvertisementCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom appointed EMILY's List president Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate seat left vacant after the death of Dianne Feinstein. Previously, Butler worked as a policy director for Airbnb and political consulting firm SCRB Strategies, according to her EMILY's List biography. During her time there, she advocated to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, per her EMILYs List bio.

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