Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) returned to the Senate on Wednesday in a wheelchair, ending the lawmaker’s months-long absence as she recovered from shingles.

Video shows Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walking alongside Feinstein as she was being wheeled into the Senate chamber for a vote.

Liz Kreutz, a reporter for ABC7 San Francisco, tweeted that Feinstein’s office said the senator is “experiencing vision/balance impairments & at times will need to use a wheelchair to travel around the Capitol.”

It's official: @SenFeinstein is back on Capitol Hill. Here is the moment she voted on the Senate floor. She was escorted in by @SenSchumer

Feinstein's office says she is experiencing vision/balance impairments & at times will need to use a wheelchair to travel around the Capitol pic.twitter.com/Tf0KaTZThN

— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) May 10, 2023

A statement released by Feinstein explained her situation.

“Even though I’ve made significant progress and was able to return to Washington, I’m still experiencing some side effects from the shingles virus,” Feinstein said. “My doctors have advised me to work a lighter schedule as I return to the Senate. I’m hopeful those issues will subside as I continue to recover.”

At the age of 89, Feinstein is the Senate’s oldest member — and in recent years, some colleagues had begun to raise concerns about her mental fitness. Feinstein announced in February she would not seek re-election in 2024. Three prominent House Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee — have announced campaigns to replace Feinstein in the Senate.

In early March, Feinstein announced she had been diagnosed with shingles and has been recovering ever since. Because Feinstein is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, her absence resulted in a 10-10 split along party lines that rendered the panel unable to advance some of President Joe Biden’s nominees to federal courts around the nation.

In recent weeks, some Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), began to call for Feinstein to resign, and Republicans kept the pressure going by blocking a bid to replace Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee.

“I have returned to Washington and am prepared to resume my duties in the Senate. I’m grateful for all the well-wishes over the past couple of months and for the excellent care that I received from my medical team in San Francisco,” Feinstein said in her statement on Wednesday.

“The Senate faces many important issues, but the most pressing is to ensure our government doesn’t default on its financial obligations,” Feinstein added. “I also look forward to resuming my work on the Judiciary Committee considering the president’s nominees.”

A clip of activist author Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu refusing to go on with an interview until the host could pronounce her name correctly is making the rounds on social media. 

Mos-Shogbamimu, who is a vocal supporter of Meghan Markle and penned a book about anti-racism, wouldn’t back down during the exchange with British TV presenter Dawn Neesom on Channel 5’s “Jeremy Vine Show.”

“I am absolutely thrilled to be joined by lawyer Dr. Shola…,” Neesom began, but after attempting to sound out her guest’s last name, she asked, “How do I pronounce your name, Shola?”

“Read it, my darling, read it,” Mos-Shogbamimu replied.

Neesom tried again but did not get it right. 

 “This is terrible, especially from a presenter,” Mos-Shogbamimu said while smiling.

Neesom tried to sound it out, saying, “Shola Mos Shog Mam Imu,” but the guest wasn’t satisfied and instructed the host to “do it again.” 

“Oh come on, I got the Shola right,” Neesom said, but Mos-Shogbamimu said, “Do it again and do it phonetically.”

After another attempt, the guest said, “You just missed the B, try again.” At that, Neesom tried to begin the segment.

“Shola, Shola, welcome to the show!” she said.

But Mos-Shogbamimu was adamant and said, “No you will say my name now. Read it phonetically.” When Neesom got close enough on the last attempt, the guest said, “It’s Shogbamimu, but well done.”

Both Mos-Shogbamimu and Neesom posted the clip to their social media accounts. The TV presenter wrote in the caption, “The most fun with the best panel this morning. That’s what three hours sleep does for you.”

The most fun with the best panel this morning @JeremyVineOn5 #Extra 😂 That's what three hours sleep does for you🤪 Thanks to @thecarolemalone @SholaMos1 for being such great sports & to all the excellent callers today 🙏 Back from more fun & games live tomorrow 9.15 sharp. The… https://t.co/dSVUvBrN3H

— Dawn Neesom (@DawnNeesom) May 10, 2023

Meanwhile, the author of “This Is Why I Resist” posted the clip without comment. 

Mos-Shogbamim previously defended Markle’s decision to skip King Charles III’s coronation last weekend. 

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“I think Meghan’s decision to say no to the most powerful family in Britain and to say no to the most talked about party in town is both admirable and inspiring,” she told Good Morning Britain ahead of the event. 

“What Meghan is doing is exercising the power of no that comes from a place of self-worth, growth, maturity and self preservation,” she said. “I think that any wife out there that has bad in-laws like Meghan has with the royal family can deduce that she has drawn a line in the sand. She is saying I will attend royal events, but on my own terms.” 

“But what is more powerful is that Meghan is telling the whole world that I am rejecting any notion that because I married into the royal family I should be bait for toxicity, rage, and abuse,” Mos-Shogbamimu continued. “She is saying to society as a whole: you don’t get to tell me who I should be as a woman, as a mother, and as a wife.”