• Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) revealed late on Wednesday that she has asked that Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) allow another Democrat senator to take her spot on Judiciary Committee amid her ongoing health struggles.
• Feinstein, 89, has been battling health issues in recent years and was hospitalized last month after being diagnosed with a case of shingles.
• “When I was first diagnosed with shingles, I expected to return by the end of the March work period,” she said in a statement.

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