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The former San Francisco mayor had previously announced plans to retire at the end of next year, but resisted growing calls for her to step down.
In a statement made after she announced her retirement plans, US President Joe Biden called her a “passionate defender of civil liberties” with a “strong voice for national security policies that keep us safe while honouring our values”.
Ms Feinstein was well known as a vocal advocate for gun control measures, and an ardent supporter of the assault weapons ban signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994.
She later recounted rushing to Mr Mascone’s office and finding a bullet wound as she searched for his pulse - an experience she said left an indelible impression on her.
News of her death quickly reverberated around the halls of power in Washington DC, with tributes pouring in from colleagues on both sides of the US political spectrum.
“Dianne Feinstein was an incredible public servant and and inspiration to many,” said New Jersey Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman.
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