July 12, 2026
US Senator Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 After Sudden Illness; Had Just Returned From Kyiv
US Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican from South Carolina and one of President Trump's closest congressional allies, died on July 12 at the age of 71 after what his office described as a "brief and unexpected illness." Emergency personnel responded to a cardiac arrest call at his Capitol Hill home, NBC News reported. Graham had returned to Washington on Friday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. He was chairman of the Senate Budget Committee at the time of his death.










