- Republican Senator Mitch McConnell announces he will not return to the Senate yet, citing ongoing recovery from pneumonia after a fall.
- Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71 from aortic dissection, shortly after his 10th trip to Ukraine since 2022.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky mourns
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