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With Lindsey Graham Gone, Ukraine Loses an Ally in Trump’s Ear

The South Carolina Republican was Ukraine’s most influential champion inside President Trump’s mostly “America First” political orbit.

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Senator Graham during a news conference after a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv on Friday.
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Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Trump Ally, Dies From ‘Sudden Illness’

He consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas. The Washington, D.C., medical examiner said he died of an aortic dissection, a tear in the body’s main artery.

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Senator Lindsey Graham speaking in Spartanburg, S.C., on June 30.
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G.O.P. Revolt Paralyzes the House, Stalling Trump Agenda

A Republican blockade derailed a Pentagon policy bill and other legislation as the far right pressed for action on a voting bill championed by President Trump.

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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