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NextImg:Ailing Dianne Feinstein returns to Senate on 'lighter' schedule: Washington Photos of the Week

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) returned to the Senate this week after an illness forced her prolonged absence, causing her to miss votes and put certain Biden judicial nominations on hold.

Feinstein, 89, faced pressure to resign from fellow Democrats as her nearly three-month absence put the party's narrow 51-49 control of the upper chamber in peril and the Senate Judiciary Committee's ability to confirm liberal judges on ice.

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Feinstein arrived to work in a wheelchair and announced she would have to work a "lighter schedule" as she has lingering symptoms associated with her shingles diagnosis.

Also this week, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) held a press conference unveiling a new report alleging $10 million flowed from foreign countries into bank accounts tied to Biden family members. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss raising the debt ceiling limit. And the pandemic-era policy Title 42 ended at the border, sparking rebuke from centrists that Biden has enabled a migrant crisis at the southern border.

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Here's a look at scenes from the week of May 8, 2023, captured by Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings.

Feinstein returns to Senate using a wheelchair after nearly three-month absence

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is assisted to a wheelchair by staff as she returns to the Senate after a nearly three-month absence with shingles, at the Capitol, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is assisted to a wheelchair by staff as she returns to the Senate after a nearly three-month absence with shingles, at the Capitol, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.


Congressional leaders meet with Biden at the White House to avoid debt ceiling crisis

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speak to the media during a press conference in front of the West Wing at the White House on May 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden met with Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate to discuss debt ceiling negotiations.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the media during a press conference in front of the West Wing at the White House on May 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden met with Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate to discuss debt ceiling negotiations.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speak to the media during a press conference in front of the West Wing at the White House on May 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden met with Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate to discuss debt ceiling negotiations.


House Oversight Committee Republicans release new report on Biden family finances

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) speaks during a news conference on the committee's investigation into the Biden family on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Rep. Nancy Mace calls on DOJ to 'get off its ass' and investigate Biden family finances

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks to reporters following a news conference on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability investigation into the Biden Family on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema calls Biden administration handling of Title 42 'unacceptable'

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) speaks during a pen and pad session with reporters about Title 42, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 11, 2023