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By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER and BREANNE DEPPISCH, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER
Published: 10:50 EDT, 28 July 2026 | Updated: 12:12 EDT, 28 July 2026
Lawmakers wiped away tears in the US Capitol Rotunda as Republicans and Democrats alike paid homage to the late Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday.
The South Carolina Republican died unexpectedly at the age of 71 earlier this month.
On Tuesday, he lay in honor for a tribute where his casket was taken and placed in the US Capitol Rotunda for a brief ceremonial viewing. This differs from ‘lying in state,’ primarily in that it honors individuals who did not hold the most senior major government or military office.
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