- California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died, sources tell Fox News. She was 90.
- The longtime senator had suffered from extensive health issues for more than a year, leading many to wonder about her fitness for office.
- Feinstein was present in the Senate on Wednesday and cast a vote at 11:45 a.m. ET, according to the congressional record. However, she missed two votes later in the afternoon.
- Feinstein’s career was one of many firsts. She was the first woman president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the first woman mayor of San Francisco, and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
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Dianne Feinstein, Longtime Democratic Senator, Dies At 90
FILE - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 4, 2022. Feinstein announced Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, that she will not seek reelection in 2024, signaling the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades. Feinstein said in a statement that she intended to remain in Congress through the end of her term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
