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US Senator Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness', his office says
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The Daily Signal
· Jul 12, 2026
BREAKING: Republican Senator Dead at 71
Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died of a “brief and sudden illness” on Saturday, his Senate office announced early Sunday morning. Graham was 71. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” his office said in a brief statement. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at...
Liberty Nation
· Jul 12, 2026
Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, Passes After ‘Brief and Sudden Illness’
Unlike some elder statesmen, he worked right up to the end.
DNyuz
· Jul 12, 2026
Lindsey Graham dies after ‘brief and sudden illness’
Longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) died at the age of 71 on Saturday night from a “brief and sudden illness,” his office announced. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” read the statement from his office. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this []
Washington Examiner
· Jul 12, 2026
Lindsey Graham dead at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) died on Saturday at age 71, his office said, after a “brief and sudden illness.” “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” []
The Hill
· Jul 12, 2026
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies of 'brief and sudden illness'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died from a “brief and sudden illness” on Saturday evening at the age of 71, the long-time senator's office announced. “Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” Graham’s office wrote in a post on the social platform X at 2:02 a.m....
Fox News
· Jul 12, 2026
Sen. Lindsey Graham dead at 71 after 'brief and sudden' illness, office says
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died Saturday at age 71 following a brief and sudden illness, ending 23 years of service in the U.S. Senate and more than three decades in politics.
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