Overview
- Memorial services began Tuesday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and at Washington National Cathedral with President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in attendance.
- Senators planned a procedural vote Tuesday on a bipartisan Russia sanctions package that Graham had spent his final days pushing, and lawmakers said they would move the measure quickly as a tribute.
- Governor Henry McMaster appointed Graham’s sister, Darline Graham, as interim senator and she is running in a compressed Republican primary whose filing window closes July 28 and that will hold a vote on August 11.
- The District of Columbia medical examiner listed an aortic dissection linked to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease as the preliminary cause of death and said toxicology and microscopic testing are still pending.
- Previously unseen documentary footage reported this week shows Graham making candid pro‑war comments about the U.S. role in Iran, a development that has renewed public debate over his foreign‑policy legacy.