BREAKING: US Senator Dead

(TheIndependentStar.com) – BREAKING NOW: Just moments ago, it was announced that United States Senator Diane Feinstein, a California Democrat, has died.

Feinstein was 90 years old.

Feinstein was one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.

Confirmation comes from the National Review, which is reporting:

“Senator Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) has passed away at the age of 90 after a decades-long career in the Senate, Punchbowl News first reported, leaving California governor Gavin Newsom to appoint her successor.”

The New York Post adds:

“U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has died at the age of 90, following a number of health scares, reports said Friday.

“Feinstein was the oldest member of the Senate and had announced plans to retire at the end of her term.

“Her death was first reported by ABC7 Insider. NBC News also reported her death, citing two sources familiar with the matter.”

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