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Feinstein returning to Washington after health-related absence

Updated May 9, 2023 at 6:34 p.m. EDT|Published May 9, 2023 at 3:25 p.m. EDT
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post)
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) began her return to Washington on Tuesday and could head to the U.S. Capitol as early as Wednesday, after a health-related absence that lasted more than two months.

Feinstein’s imminent return was confirmed by her spokesman Adam Russell. It is unclear when she will be at the Capitol.