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Dianne Feinstein, the veteran Democratic senator from California and a pioneer for women in American politics, has died aged 90.
Feinstein’s death follows a notable deterioration in her health that had raised concerns among Democrats on Capitol Hill, and heightened the debate in Washington over the older ages of many prominent US politicians.
Until a replacement takes her seat, Feinstein’s death will bring the number of senators who side with Democrats to 50 in the upper chamber of Congress, narrowing the party’s governing majority to just one senator.
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