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Top News from WTOP – 8AM Update – April 15th, 2026

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Today’s top news stories: Police are still searching for multiple people they say fired toward a group of kids in DC. 

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Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after ‘brief and sudden illness’

▶ Watch Video: Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after sudden illness | Special Report Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, died Saturday evening following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said in a statement, shortly after returning from a trip to Ukraine."Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period," the South Carolina senator's office said.No further detail on Graham's death was immediately available, but a recording of an emergency phone call on Saturday evening responding to a residence belonging to the senator mentions a dispatch for cardiac arrest. Graham was scheduled to appear on NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday, according to the broadcaster.President Trump paid tribute to Graham, calling him "one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known," in a Truth Social post."He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed," Mr. Trump said.The president said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" he spoke with the senator Saturday evening after he returned from Ukraine. "Other than being tired he was fine," the president said.Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to the press alongside President Trump in the Oval Office, surrounded by members of Congress, on Feb. 3, 2026.  SAUL LOEB /AFP via Getty Images
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