Dianne Feinstein casts first votes for Biden nominees upon Senate return
Feinstein was met with applause as she entered the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room. Sen. Dianne Feinstein return ed to her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, aiding in advancing President Joe Biden's stalled judicial nominees as questions swirl about her Health . Feinstein was met with applause as she entered the hearing room after being welcomed back by Chairman Dick Durbin. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is welcomed back to the Senate Judiciary Committee with applause from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, left, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, right, following a more than two-month absence as she was being treated for a case of shingles, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2023. J. Scott Applewhite/AP With her votes , district judge nominees Charnelle Bjelkengren, S. Kato Crews and Marian Gaston were advanced after months of delay. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday also advanced three fresher nominees , sending a total of six nominat...