Calls for Senator Feinstein's Resignation Amid Judiciary Committee Controversy

Senator Dianne Feinstein has requested a temporary replacement on the Senate Judiciary Committee as she continues to recover from shingles amid calls for her resignation due to her health. Democratic representatives Ro Khanna and Dean Phillips have called on Feinstein to step down, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested sexism was behind the resignation calls. Feinstein has missed nearly 60 votes since her diagnosis in late February, and her absence has slowed the confirmation of federal judges, according to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin.