Dianne Feinstein, Stalwart California Senator, Passes Away at 90
Dianne Feinstein, the venerable member of the U.S. Senate and California’s longest-tenured senator, has passed away at the age of 90, according to sources who informed NBC News on Friday. Senator Feinstein's demise concludes an illustrious political journey that spanned over five decades, dotted with significant legislative milestones, particularly in the realms of gun control and environmental protection. She had already expressed intentions to retire at the close of her ongoing term in 2024. With her Senate seat now vacant, it falls upon California Governor Gavin Newsom to name an interim replacement. Born and raised in San Francisco, Feinstein blazed a trail for women in American politics. In 1978, after two unsuccessful mayoral campaigns, she was elected as the president of San Francisco’s board of supervisors, a title no woman had previously held. Fate further thrust her into the limelight when, later the same year, Mayor George Moscone and her fellow supervisor, Harvey Milk,