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Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Stephen Miller Honors Lindsey Graham as Cause of Death Emerges and Sister Takes Senate Seat

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Stephen Miller Honors Lindsey Graham as Cause of Death Emerges and Sister Takes Senate Seat

Q: Who will now lead the Senate's influential debates on foreign policy and national security?

No single senator is set to replace Lindsey Graham as the Senate’s leading voice on foreign policy and national security. Those debates are formally led through committee leadership. On foreign policy, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is led by Chairman Jim Risch of Idaho, with Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire as the top Democrat. On national security and military matters, the Senate Armed Services Committee is led by Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi, with Jack Reed of Rhode Island as the top Democrat. Graham had an outsized personal role beyond formal titles. He was a prominent voice on Israel, Ukraine, Iran and broader U.S. security policy, and a close adviser to President Trump on those issues. But the available information does not indicate that any one senator has been designated to inherit that broader influence. In practical terms, Graham’s committee counterparts and other senior members involved in security and intelligence debates are likely to carry more weight now. That includes leaders such as Shaheen on foreign relations and Mark Warner on intelligence matters, but the Senate’s foreign policy and national security agenda will continue to be shaped mainly by the standing committee chairs and ranking members rather than by a direct one-for-one successor.

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Stephen Miller said Lindsey Graham was Trump’s most effective Senate advocate and a personal friend, offering one of the clearest accounts yet of Graham’s close ties to the administration.
Graham’s office said Sunday that the 70-year-old senator died of aortic dissection caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease after his sudden death late Saturday.
Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the rest of his term with Trump’s backing, though it is unclear whether she will seek a full six-year term.
South Carolina Republicans must hold a primary on Aug. 11, with Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman already rumored as possible contenders in the coming special election.