Former Massachusetts representative Barney Frank died this month at the age of 86. Obituaries have highlighted his role as an openly gay politician and his work on the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform package.
Frank continued to offer advice to Democrats even from his hospice bed. He expressed criticism of the progressive left for its focus on racial and cultural issues alongside economic inequality, particularly after his preferred Senate candidate in Maine lost a primary race.
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died Saturday night at age 71 following a brief and sudden illness. The Republican lawmaker, a longtime foreign policy voice and ally of President Donald Trump, was pronounced dead after emergency responders were called to his Capitol Hill residence.
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died a week ago, leaving Washington in shock. Colleagues across party lines remembered him for his humor, tenacity, and ability to build relationships despite sharp policy disagreements.
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan died on Monday at the age of 100. His wife Andrea Mitchell confirmed he passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease.
Tributes flood in for Pop Art legend David Hockney, who passed peacefully at home on 11 June 2026.
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Graham Platner has suspended his Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine following a sexual assault allegation reported earlier this week. The candidate denied the claim in a video posted Wednesday.