U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 After ‘Brief and Sudden Illness’

July 12, 2026 World News

Chip Somodevilla
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the FY2027 budget request in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026, in Washington, DC. The long-serving senator passed away on July 11 at 71.

The office of the long-serving South Carolina senator said he passed away on July 11.

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