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What details are reported about Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death?
The passing of Lindsey Graham. I'm Roger Stern, Fox News. President Trump mourning the death of South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed overnight from what his office says was a brief and sudden illness. Here's Fox's Alex Hogan at the White House.
Flags here at the White House North Lawn have been lowered to half-staff following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. President Trump reacted to the news early this morning, writing in part that he was always working and was a true American patriot.
How did President Trump and colleagues react to Lindsey Graham's passing?
Lindsey will be greatly missed. The president says the two also spoke just last night. The Republican traveled the world advocating for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy and advised the president on matters like Iran and Russia. The 71-year-old had just announced plans to move forward on a package of Russian sanctions, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the senator a true defender of freedom.
After Graham's death, emergency responders reportedly received a call about a cardiac arrest. Colleagues of the senator from South Carolina offering condolences. Here's Fox's Madeline Rivera.
Graham had aligned with President Trump more closely in recent years, but he was also known for working with Democrats on certain issues like immigration and the judiciary. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin saying he knew the DREAM Act was my most important bill. He was the only Republican who would co-sponsor it for years. I will never forget it. GOP Senator Mike Lee talked about the challenges ahead on Sunday Morning Futures.
There are plans of succession in place, of course, and I'm sure those will unfold in the coming days and weeks. Nonetheless, the impact of this can't be overstated.
Republicans had been counting on Graham's vote to help clear Blanchard's nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The senator's death could make it more difficult for Republicans to advance the Save America Act, the budget reconciliation progress. America is listening to Fox News.
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The U.S. military insists the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping despite the Iranian Revolutionary Guard declaring it closed.
What could Lindsey Graham's death mean for Senate votes and nominations?
This after Iran fired on a container ship in the waterway yesterday.
The U.S. assault on Iran escalated again after word came of the Iranian attack. The ship was a vessel from Cyprus, with the attack leaving the ship on fire and with a crew member missing. Republican Senator Jim Himes of Indiana sits on the Armed Services Committee. He said on Fox News Sunday the U.S. Central Command assured the Strait of Hormuz is passable.
And we will use the military to do whatever necessary to allow the straits to be cleared. Iran cannot toll the straits. They cannot control the straits. They cannot block the strait.
The military's assessment came as Iran promised to target additional ships until calm in the region is restored. Grinnell Scott, Fox News.
Much of Florida under a heat advisory is dust from the Sahara Desert blankets parts of the south. Fox Weather's Brandi Campbell in Miami.
Much of it is actually over South Florida, but as we get into this next week, it's going to continue creeping north. Some states like Texas, maybe Louisiana, may start to see some of it impact their coastline as well. It can impact air quality, causing some health issues for some, and it can also limit storm development, leading to less afternoon showers. But in general, the deaths could cause it to feel even hotter. We are expecting temperatures to reach the mid-90s. across South Florida, more specifically Southeast Florida. But it feels like temperature could reach up to 108 degrees.
The Sahara dust expected to stick around through most of the week. Seattle Seahawks have been sold to the Kosloff family for a reported $9.6 billion.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What details are reported about Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death?
0:03–0:32
2
How did President Trump and colleagues react to Lindsey Graham's passing?
0:32–2:25
3
What could Lindsey Graham's death mean for Senate votes and nominations?
2:25–4:05
4
Why were White House flags lowered and what memorial responses followed?
4:05–4:11