Afghanistan, July 12 -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, the veteran Republican lawmaker from South Carolina known for his influential role in shaping U.S. foreign and national security policy, has died at the age of 71 after a brief and sudden illness, according to a statement from his office.
Graham's office announced on Sunday, July 12, that the senator died on Saturday evening following what it described as a "brief and sudden illness." No further details about the cause of death were immediately released, and his family requested privacy.
First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, Graham represented South Carolina for more than two decades and became one of the Republican Party's most prominent voices on foreign policy, national security,...