'Pioneer' Dianne Feinstein dies aged 90
US Senator Dianne Feinstein has died at the age of 90 at her home in Washington DC. The trailblazing politician was the longest serving female senator in US history and "never backed away from a fight", her office said in a statement on Friday morning.
Feinstein was the first female mayor of San Francisco and the first woman to head the Senate Intelligence Committee. The California Democrat was also the oldest US senator and had faced questions in recent years about her health.
Newshour's James Menendez has been speaking to Politico's Daniel Lippman, about Senator Feinstein's legacy.
Photo shows: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein talks to reporters as she walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill, in December, 2014. Credit: Reuters
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