New Facts: Graham's Final Push for Middle East Peace
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died suddenly Saturday at age 71, according to Roll Call and Axios.
Roll Call identifies him as a four-term senator and the Senate Budget Committee chairman, describing him as a longtime defense hawk and a close ally of former President Donald Trump.
The vacancy in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat activates state succession rules: Gov. Henry McMaster appoints an interim senator until the next general election in November 2026. Graham’s death also leaves the Senate Budget Committee chairmanship vacant.
Axios reports he spent his final weeks laying groundwork for a new push to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The Atlantic says Graham visited Kyiv at the end of last week, and Al Jazeera notes he strongly supported Ukraine and Israel as part of his hawkish foreign-policy record.
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