NYT > U.S. News Graham’s Death Highlights Congress’s Age Issue Par :Annie Karni 12 juillet 2026 à 18:06 By the standards of the aging Senate, where the average age is more than 65, the South Carolina Republican wasn’t particularly old. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesFrom left, Senators John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham and Charles E. Grassley during a hearing last July. Mr. Grassley, at 92, is third in the line of succession to the presidency.