(FILES) US Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, speaks during a press conference to label Russia and Belarus state sponsors of terrorism if they fail to return over 19,000 abducted Ukrainian children on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2025. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a key ally of US President Donald Trump, died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 71 following "a brief and sudden illness," his office announced on its official X account on July 12. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)