Dianne Feinstein returns to Senate after extended absence due to health issues.

Senator Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate to cast her first vote since taking an extended illness-related absence, during which her health problems led to mounting calls for her resignation. Feinstein, who is the eldest sitting senator at 89, was brought onto the Senate floor in a wheelchair and will work a lighter schedule due to ongoing health issues. Her absence had frustrated many Democratic lawmakers concerned about the slow pace of confirming President Biden's nominees for the federal judiciary. Feinstein has said she will not run for reelection next year but plans to fulfill her term, which ends in early 2025, then retire.