• Tributes have been pouring in this morning as Washington reels from the sudden death of controversial Republican senator Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, at the age of 71.

• Graham died on Saturday evening after a “brief and sudden illness”, according to a statement from his office, which gave no further details. Citing police scanner audio, the Washington Post reported that emergency medical services received a call at about 8.30pm on Saturday regarding a person suffering chest pains at Graham’s home on Capitol Hill. About 25 minutes later, per the Post, emergency personnel said CPR was in progress and a man was suffering cardiac arrest. There had been no known concerns over the health of Graham, who celebrated his birthday last Thursday and had just returned from a visit to Ukraine.

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Holding a thumbs-up, Sen. Lindsey Graham posted a photo of him receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.

“Thank God for nurses who help people in need and know how to use a needle. Thank God for those who produced these vaccines. If enough of us take it, we will get back to normal lives. Help is on the way,” he tweeted.

Sen. Graham is the latest of U.S senators and representatives receiving the vaccine.

Yesterday, Rep. Jim Clyburn was given the vaccine. Vice President Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi and plenty other politicians have received the vaccine as well.

As of Saturday afternoon, President Donald Trump has not received the vaccine.

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