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Graham Dies, McConnell Hospitalized: Senate’s Elderly Face Health Crisis

7/13/2026

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Two senior Republican senators required emergency medical transport within a month, underscoring health concerns among the Senate’s oldest members.
Senator Lindsey Graham, 71, of South Carolina, was taken to a hospital over the weekend and died Saturday.
Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, of Kentucky, was hospitalized in June and has not appeared publicly since.
McConnell’s office declined to disclose the reason for his hospitalization.

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Two senior Republican senators required emergency medical transport within a month, underscoring health concerns among the Senate’s oldest members.
Senator Lindsey Graham, 71, of South Carolina, was taken to a hospital over the weekend and died Saturday.
Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, of Kentucky, was hospitalized in June and has not appeared publicly since.
McConnell’s office declined to disclose the reason for his hospitalization.