Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina dies at 71 after what his office describes as a “brief and sudden illness.” Multiple outlets report that Graham’s communications team confirms his death on Saturday evening, with at least one statement specifying the cause as sudden and brief rather than providing further medical details. Graham, a prominent figure in the US Senate, has served since 2003 and is widely associated with Republican politics in South Carolina. Coverage also notes his political shift over time: earlier in his career he was critical of former President Donald Trump but later became one of Trump’s most loyal allies in Congress. Several reports cite messages from Graham’s office expressing appreciation for prayers and asking for privacy for his family during the period immediately following his death. The outlets collectively present the same core information—his age, his role as a US senator from South Carolina, the timing of his death, and his office’s description of the illness—while adding background on his political relationship with Trump.