Longtime South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has died, according to his office.

Any reporter who covered Lindsey Graham — anyone who knew the South Carolina Republican senator, in fact — could not help but be shocked by the news of his sudden death early Sunday morning.

Graham was also a strong supporter of Israel and a hawkish backer of the Iran war.

The decision to suspend the pilots quickly led to backlash online and drew the attention of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The Pentagon appears to have intervened to lift the suspensions of eight South Carolina Army National Guard pilots, who were recorded flying AH-64 Apache helicopters low over a crowded beach on the Fo...

As the video of their flyover circulated on social media, reports of the suspension drew national scrutiny and prompted backlash from state and federal lawmakers.