WASHINGTON – It was the hug that may define — or doom — a long Senate career.Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California embraced Republican Sen.
Lindsey Graham at the close of confirmation hearings Thursday for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, publicly thanking the chairman for a job well done.“This has been one of the best set of hearings that I’ve participated in,” Feinstein said at the Senate Judiciary Committee.Calls for her ouster from Democratic leadership were swift, unequivocal and relentless.“It’s time for Sen.
Feinstein to step down from her leadership position on the Senate Judiciary Committee,” said Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice, which opposes conservative nominees.