Sen. Lindsey Graham, influential lawmaker and Trump ally, dies at 71 after a brief illness
... Graham’s death was the result of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia’s preliminary findings, a statement released by his office said. ...
McConnell provides health update after long unexplained absence; says he suffered fall, pneumonia
... ″[L]ast month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital,” McConnell said in the statement to his constituents. “My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital.”
The former Senate GOP leader said he also “had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia” while in the hospital. In a photo released with his statement, McConnell is holding a copy of the Sports section of the July 12 edition of The Washington Post. ...
