Newsom says he will appoint Black woman if Senator Feinstein retires
Feinstein, who was re-elected in 2018, is the oldest person in the Senate, which currently has zero Black women. California Governor Gavin Newsom has verbally committed to appointing a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if the 87-year-old Dianne Feinstein resigns before her term ends in 2024. Monday, when asked that specific “yes-or-no question” by…