Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving senator, dies at 90

How Dianne Feinstein helped preserve the California desert

LOS ANGELES — Federal offices were flooded with applications to place solar mirrors across the arid flatlands of southeastern California, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein was not going to let that

Dianne Feinstein, Centrist Stalwart of the Senate, Dies at 90

It was the morning of Nov. 27, 1978, and Dianne Feinstein, a future powerhouse of the U.S. Senate, had decided she was done with politics. After nine years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, two failed bids for mayor and the recent death of her husband from colon cancer, she wanted out.

With Dianne Feinstein’s death, Alex Padilla becomes California’s senior senator overnight

Don't expect U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla's approach change much as he becomes California's senior senator. But do expect some Feinstein qualities to come through.

How Sen. Feinstein got elected and the wave that followed her

Feinstein was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities but also reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.

US Senate titan Dianne Feinstein dead at 90

Veteran Senator Dianne Feinstein, a titan of US political history who notched a string of legislative achievements during a trailblazing three-decade career in the Senate, has died. She was 90.