Sen. Feinstein Recovering at Home After Hospital Treatment

Sen. Feinstein Recovering at Home After Hospital Treatment
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) leaves the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 20, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the oldest member of Congress, has been released from the hospital after being treated for shingles, she said on Tuesday, though she did not specify when she would be able to return to Washington.

Democrats control the Senate by a narrow 51–49 margin, meaning that even one or two absences can impact whether contentious legislation can pass.