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Senate returns to Washington after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death with uncertain agenda​

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Updated 11:01 PM CDT, July 12, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will return to Washington on Monday with an uncertain agenda after the sudden death of prominent Republican Lindsey Graham, a committee chairman and key player who served as a crucial ally with President Donald Trump.

Graham, 71, died Saturday evening after a tear in his aorta, according to a statement from his office on Sunday. The shocking news came after another prominent Republican senator, former Republican leader Mitch McConnell, has been hospitalized for almost a month. McConnell broke a weekslong silence about his health Sunday evening, saying that he was still recovering after suffering from pneumonia and falling in his home.

The continued absence of McConnell, R-Ky., and the surprise death of the South Carolina senator have shaken Republicans who were already at odds with Trump and stalled on several priorities as they return from a two-week recess. And the reduced Republican numbers in the 53-47 Senate are sure to add confusion to what was already expected to be a chaotic and difficult few months before the November midterm elections.

Despite consolidated power in Washington, Republicans have been unable to get much done as the Senate, House and White House have disagreed on legislative priorities and as Trump has criticized Senate Republicans, in particular, for not passing his legislation to require proof of citizenship for voters. Graham, who was one of Trump’s closest friends in the Senate, often served as a pivotal intermediary. ...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear, medical examiner says

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died after a brief illness. The South Carolina Republican was 71.
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US launches new strikes on Iran as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate

The United States launched fresh strikes on Iran after attacks across the Gulf, deepening tensions and raising fears over oil supplies.
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Ukraine reels after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death, fearing a weaker link to Trump

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham's death has left Ukraine without a key ally in President Donald Trump’s circle.
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US and Iran trade fire as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz

Within hours of fresh US attacks, Iran said it had struck US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
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The US launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates

The U.S. military has launched several waves of strikes on Iran over Tehran's attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing earlier in the weekend.
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Lindsey Graham's death increases urgency for Mitch McConnell's return to Senate

The GOP's slim majority in the Senate just lost another vote. That could have significant short-term implications.
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From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham's long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump

Lindsey Graham's relationship with Donald Trump was a roller coaster. After the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, the Republican senator from South Carolina said he was done with Trump.
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Netanyahu details 'final' conversation with Lindsey Graham, says senator challenged his push to end Israel aid

Benjamin Netanyahu reveals Lindsey Graham refused to let Israel phase out U.S. military aid during what became one of their final conversations.
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Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham Nordone as her late brother Lindsey Graham’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate.
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Police say no suggestion of political motive in Widdecombe killing after new arrest

Police say they are not looking for anyone else after a 28-year-old man was arrested in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
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Lindsey Graham remembered for a vision of American foreign policy that’s fading in Washington

NATO allies, Ukraine and Israel have paid tribute to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend and advocate of trans-Atlantic ties.
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Media ghouls, commentators across political aisle mock Lindsey Graham’s death with ‘good riddance’ posts

Trump called Lindsey Graham a "true American patriot" while Ana Kasparian and Nick Fuentes both posted "good riddance" after his death at age 71.
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Margaret Brennan: I spoke with Lindsey Graham a day before he died. He was in Kyiv, working on one of his top priorities.

Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
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Trump's approval rating drops among White working-class voters

Polling shows declining support for President Donald Trump among his white working-class base, but will it hurt Republicans in the midterms?
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