The 90-year-old Democrat was the longest-serving female senator in US history but had been dogged by questions over her mental acuity and health in recent years.
Dianne Feinstein, who surmounted an abusive childhood and early political failures to become the first woman to represent California in the Senate and a central figure in the rise of
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Dianne Feinstein, who surmounted an abusive childhood and early political failures to become the first woman to represent California in the Senate and a central figure in the rise of