Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer hasn’t mentioned when Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California will return to Capitol Hill, however a photographer captured notes that recommended she might come again by subsequent week.

Mr. Schumer didn't handle Ms. Feinstein throughout a press convention Tuesday, however he held notes with a ready reply.

“I spoke with Sen. Feinstein yesterday. We are both hopeful she can return next week,” learn the notes captured by Politico photographer Francis Chung.

Ms. Feinstein, 89, is in California battling shingles. Her absence has made it troublesome for Democrats to flex their slim majority, significantly in advancing judges appointed by President Biden.

Despite Mr. Schumer’s notes, a Feinstein aide informed CNN that whereas the senator is making strides, “we don’t have a timeline yet for her return to Washington, which is dependent on her medical team saying it is safe to travel.”

Ms. Feinstein, who won't run for reelection subsequent yr, wished to be briefly changed on the Senate Judiciary Committee so Democrats might verify judicial nominations, although Republicans blocked the transfer.

Some Democrats are annoyed and say Ms. Feinstein ought to resign, although others say the senator deserves area to recuperate.

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