Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Dianne Feinstein listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on July 20.
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein was hospitalized Tuesday evening after falling at her home.
  • This is just the latest setback for the Senate's oldest member.
  • Feinstein previously missed months of votes after contracting shingles.

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein was hospitalized after tripping and falling in her San Francisco home. 

Feinstein stayed at a nearby hospital Tuesday night, TMZ first reported the news. Feinstein went to the hospital as a precaution and quickly returned home, Feinstein spokesperson Adam Russell told the San Francisco Chronicle