{"id":1990189,"date":"2023-08-03T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dianne-feinstein-cedes-power-of-attorney-to-daughter-but-opts-to-stay-in-senate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T19:05:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T23:05:44","slug":"dianne-feinstein-cedes-power-of-attorney-to-daughter-but-opts-to-stay-in-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dianne-feinstein-cedes-power-of-attorney-to-daughter-but-opts-to-stay-in-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dianne Feinstein grants power of attorney to daughter, remains in Senate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdianne-feinstein-cedes-power-of-attorney-to-daughter-but-opts-to-stay-in-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1990189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Dianne Feinstein Refuses to Resign Despite Calls for \u200bHer Departure<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), 90, has\u2063 made a significant decision regarding her future\u200c in politics. Despite\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dianne-feinstein-cedes-power-of-attorney-to-daughter-but-opts-to-stay-in-senate\/\" title=\"Dianne Feinstein grants power of attorney to daughter, remains in Senate.\">facing\u200d mounting pressure<\/a> to step down due to her age and health, the California Democrat has chosen to\u2064 retain her\u200d position in the Senate. However, she\u2062 has recently made a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-snubs-gop-leaders-on-new-iran-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Snubs GOP Leaders on New Iran Diplomacy\">significant move<\/a> by granting power of attorney to her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>This decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-reach-deal-to-fully-transfer-power-to-democrats\/\" title=\"Senate Leaders Reach Deal To Fully Transfer Power To Democrats\">transfer power<\/a> of attorney is typically made when an individual&#8217;s health has deteriorated to the point where they are unable to function effectively. By entrusting her daughter with this responsibility, it suggests \u2063that Feinstein&#8217;s cognitive abilities have further declined. This development is likely to fuel the calls for\u2062 her resignation.<\/p>\n<h3>Legal Dispute\u200d and Health Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>One of the reasons behind Feinstein&#8217;s decision to cede power of attorney to her daughter is to\u2064 assist in resolving a legal dispute concerning her late husband&#8217;s assets. This move highlights the complexities she\u200b is currently facing.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s health and cognitive abilities have \u2064been under\u2062 scrutiny for several\u2063 years. This scrutiny intensified when she was absent from the \u2064Senate for several months while undergoing treatment for shingles. Her ability to\u200c function effectively in the Senate has\u2064 been reliant on a team of\u200c aides due to complications arising from encephalitis, memory loss, and the shingles.<\/p>\n<h3>Public Opinion<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> in June revealed that nearly two-thirds of California voters believe Feinstein should resign. This sentiment reflects the growing concerns about her ability to fulfill her duties effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u200b calls for \u200bher departure, Feinstein remains resolute in her decision to stay in the Senate. Only\u2064 time\u2063 will tell how this\u200d situation unfolds and whether further action will be taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), 90, delegated power of attorney to her daughter but remains committed to her Senate position. Despite mounting pressure from her party and concerns about her age and health, the veteran senator, the oldest and longest-serving female in the Senate, remains resolute in her decision not to step down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1990190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1990189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1990189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1990190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1990189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1990189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1990189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}