The dean of the US Senate Dianne Feinstein, a historic figure in the Democratic Party, has died at the age of 90, US media announced on Friday.
The first female mayor of San Francisco before serving as a California senator for more than 30 years, Mme Feinstein was recognized as a tenacious politician. But she had been criticized by the left of the Democratic Party for several months after a journalistic investigation which highlighted her cognitive decline.
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