Feinstein's Health Raises Concerns for Democrats and Constituents Alike

Concerns about the health and fitness of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to serve have been raised after she returned to the Capitol looking frail and confused. While her allies say she has been doing her job since returning, there is rising alarm about her fitness to serve. There is no consensus about what should be done, and virtually no visibility into her thinking about how she will manage her duties over the next year and a half. The standstill around the issue has been intensified by the competing interests of the three Democratic members of the House from California who are vying to replace Feinstein in the 2024 election: Adam B. Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee.