BY JAMIE STIEHM Absence in the Senate makes no heart grow fonder, given a delicate balance of power, 51-49, with Democrats holding a knife edge. Consider “DiFi,” Dianne Feinstein, a Democratic elder on her sickbed. She’s been gone for going on 60 votes. Every chamber vote must be in person: no exceptions, not even for COVID-19. The California senator’s absence is causing angst among her colleagues during a six-week bout of shingles. Once a regal […]

Democrats’ Dilemma: Missing DiFi
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