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Feinstein just the latest example of an old problem: Politicians have long been able to evade questions about their ability to serve

  • Written by David E. Clementson, Assistant Professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
Feinstein just the latest example of an old problem: Politicians have long been able to evade questions about their ability to serveSen. Dianne Feinstein, in a wheelchair as she returns to the Senate after a more than two-month absence, May 10, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein recently returned to the Senate after an almost three-month absence that – because she could not vote remotely and the Senate is closely divided –...

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