Feinstein, Fetterman Hospitalizations May Mean Trouble for Democrats

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is seen speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 5, 2020, and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.)is seen at Belmont Water Treatment Center in Philadelphia on Feb. 3, 2023. Andrew Harnik/ AP Photo; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Senate Democrats have little room for error after Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced she was hospitalized with shingles on Thursday and amid Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Penn.) ongoing treatment for clinical depression.

On Thursday, Feinstein, 89, said she was hospitalized with the virus and won’t return until “later this month,” while Fetterman, 53, was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to treat clinical depression last month. It’s not clear when Fetterman will be released.