Feinstein Replacement Debate Sparks Political Turmoil in Senate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear that Republicans won't support a Democratic plan to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee. McConnell called Feinstein "a titanic figure" and said he wouldn't be part of sidelining her "indefinitely" so Democrats and the Biden administration could "push through a small fraction of their nominees who are so extreme and so unqualified." Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was looking for at least 10 Republicans to join Democrats in passing a resolution to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, but McConnell's comments are a clear indication he won't get that support.