The US president suggests he is considering a potential candidate to fill the late senator's seat in South Carolina.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday after a brief and unexpected illness, his office said in statement posted on social media.

The Republican senator from South Carolina died of a sudden illness.

The 71-year-old defence hawk was a prominent Republican senator from South Carolina.

US Senator Lindsey Graham has passed away after a brief and sudden illness, the communications director for his office said in a post on X early on Sunday.

Republican senator served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backers

The South Carolina politician was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill.

The loss of personal friend and outspoken supporter of overseas interventions is a blow for the President

In the year and a half before he died, the South Carolina Republican led a Senate committee that was largely responsible for Trump's biggest wins.

Who could replace Lindsey Graham? Here's how South Carolina will choose a temporary senator, hold a GOP primary, and pick a candidate for November.

The sudden death of influential Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham will have implications for legislative business in the Senate and the November election. Here’s what we know about…

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at age 71 has created an unexpected Senate vacancy but will not immediately change the balance of power in the upper chamber.…

Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) has the sole authority to appoint Graham's replacement, per South Carolina law.

President Donald Trump told NBC News that he has someone in mind that he’d like to see replace the late South Carolina senator but declined to name them.

South Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMaster can name a replacement for the remainder of Graham’s term.

Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.

A special election will be held in the coming months, according to state law.

South Carolina governor will pick successor to serve out Graham’s term as Trump says ‘I have somebody I think would be great’

The US president suggests he is considering a potential candidate to fill the late senator's seat in South Carolina.

The sudden death of influential Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will have implications for legislative business in the Senate - where Republicans' slim margin is…

Neither the GOP nor his home state of South Carolina will have a simple time trying to replace him.