Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.(Image credit: Mark Humphrey)
Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and staunch ally of President Trump, died from “a brief and sudden illness” on Saturday, his office said in a statement.
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The senator’s death triggers an Aug. 11 special Republican primary election, and South Carolina’s governor can appoint a replacement to serve out the remaining term, through early January.
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Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, a day after returning from Ukraine and four months before he was to face re-election.
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The Republican senator denied that he had suffered a heart attack and said he had left the hospital and moved to a physical rehabilitation center. He did not give a timetable for returning to Capitol Hill.
The South Carolina Republican was Ukraine’s most influential champion inside President Trump’s mostly ”America First” political orbit.
Mr. Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday prompted a wave of tributes for an outsize and often divisive figure in U.S. foreign policy.