US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies at 71
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent ally of Donald Trump, has died at age 71 following a brief and sudden illness. Graham served in the Senate since 2002 and was known for his hawkish foreign policy stances.
Why it matters
The death of a long-serving, influential senator creates a vacancy in the U.S. Senate and removes a key figure in Republican foreign policy circles.
Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator representing South Carolina and a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71 after a brief illness.
The report provides a factual account of the senator's career and death without political editorializing.
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