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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) at the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2022. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
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<p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/burgess-everett" target="_top">Burgess Everett</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has died at age 90.</p>
<p class="story-text__paragraph ">The trail-blazing Feinstein had faced mounting health problems in recent years; her replacement will be selected by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.). </p>
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">Her death, confirmed by a person with knowledge of the situation, brings Senate Democrats’ functional majority to 50 votes, with Republicans holding 49 votes. Two other Democratic senators tested positive for Covid this week — and the majority of the caucus is calling on indicted Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign.</p>


The trail-blazing Democratic senator had faced mounting health problems in recent years.{ai:summary}<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein has died at age 90, leaving Senate Democrats with a slim majority. Her replacement will be chosen by Gov. Gavin Newsom (#politics).</p>

Feinstein dies at 90

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