South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will announce who will fill the remainder of Senator Lindsey Graham's Senate term following Graham's sudden death at 71 from an aortic tear.
Graham, a Republican defense hawk and recent visitor to Ukraine, was the last surviving member of a bipart
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