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Longtime US lawmaker Barney Frank dies at 86 -media reports

By Alistair Bell Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) appears on the Fox News Channel "The O'Reilly Factor" in New York March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) appears on the Fox News Channel "The O'Reilly Factor" in New York March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Brendan McDermid Reuters

WASHINGTON - Former congressman Barney Frank has died at 86, according to media reports.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu, Katharine Jackson; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 7:02 AM.

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