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Darline Graham Nordone, who was appointed to serve the remaining months of the Senate term that her late brother, Lindsey Graham, left behind when he died over the weekend, hasn't been in office before.
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Darline Graham Nordone, who was appointed to serve the remaining months of the Senate term that her late brother, Lindsey Graham, left behind when he died over the weekend, hasn't been in o...
South Carolina Gov. Henry Mc Master named Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve for the rest of the senator's term after his death.
South Carolina Gov. Henry Mc Master has named Darline Graham Nordone as her late brother Lindsey Graham’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday night fueled baseless speculation on social media that his passing was the result…
Darline Graham Nordone has been announced as the official temporary replacement for late Senator Lindsey Graham.
Graham was known to have a close relationship with his sister, who has been appointed to finish out the remaining months of his term.
Senator Lindsey Graham has died. But what did his neoconservatism and hawkishness have to do with his home state of South Carolina?
Nordone was 13 when brother became her legal guardian – and was a key presence as he rose in the Republican ranks When Lindsey Graham was in college, his parents died, just over a year apar...
President Trump threw his support behind, stating her appointment would be a "fabulous tribute" to her brother.
South Carolina Gov. Henry Mc Master announced his pick to fill the vacancy left by Sen. Lindsey Graham's death.
Darline Graham Nordone's appointment will maintain Republicans’ 53-47 majority in the US Senate.
The sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham highlights the often overlooked threat of aortic dissection, emphasizing the critical need awareness.
Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate.
Gov. Henry Mc Master (R-SC) appointed Darline Graham Nordone on Monday to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the unexpected death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, to complete the remai...
The late senator’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, will become South Carolina’s first female senator on Tuesday
South Carolina Gov. Henry Mc Master announced Darline Graham Nordone, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, as the senator's temporary replacement.
Gov. Henry Mc Master of South Carolina named Darline Graham Nordone to replace Mr. Graham, who died on Saturday.
President Trump threw his support behind, stating her appointment would be a "fabulous tribute" to her brother.
COLUMBIA — Darline Graham Nordone will finish out the term of her older brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who adopted and raised her following their parents’ deaths. Gov. Henry Mc Mast...
Darline Graham Nordone, 62, Senator Lindsey Graham's only surviving family member, expressed devastation after President Donald Trump publicly recommended her to fill her late brother's Sen...
Darline Graham Nordone, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, will take the oath of office to fill her brother's seat at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to two people granted anonymity to dis...
The United States has a new senator after the sudden and unexpected death of Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator for South Carolina. Graham's term will be finished out by his sister, Darli...
Senator Lindsey Graham, from South Carolina, died suddenly over the weekend. The Office of the D.C. Medical Examiner said he died from an aortic dissection.
Lindsey Graham's only surviving family member said she was "kind of like devastated" as President Donald Trump publicly pushed her to fill her late brother's Senate seat. Darline Graham Nor...
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday of an aortic dissection and cardiovascular disease. The Republican served more than 30 years in Congress, becoming one of the nation's most...
In his first on-camera comments since the passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., President Donald Trump called the late Republican senator a "great friend" and that it was "hard to believe...
Mark Lynch, who lost to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham last month in the South Carolina Senate GOP primary, has […]
South Carolina governor chooses Darline Graham Nordone to serve the rest of the late US senator's term until early 2027.
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