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Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🏛️ Subscribe to PN 🏛️  —  The sudden death this weekend of Lindsey Graham at age 71 — young …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Lindsey O. Graham, A Politician in Full … When then-Rep. Lindsey O. Graham first ran for the Senate in 2002, it was the end of an era.  Graham was seeking to replace the soon-to-be-100 Sen. Strom Thurmond, and South Carolina's junior senator, Fritz Hollings, was eyeing retirement two years later.
CBS News:
Breaking down Lindsey Graham's key accomplishments  —  Tributes are pouring in for longtime South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died Saturday at 71 from an aortic dissection, according to the medical examiner's preliminary findings.  CBS News' Fin Gomez breaks down some of his key accomplishments.
Politico:
Trump recommends Lindsey Graham's sister fill his Senate seat  —  President Donald Trump said Monday he wants South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to appoint Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of the late senator's term.  —  “I recommended …
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Graham's journey with Trump embodies how the Republican Party has changed
Jonathan Tamari / Bloomberg:
Graham's Death Leaves Void for Trump, Global Allies
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Graham's death makes a hard month harder
Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Lindsey Graham joked 'I can't die now' after complaining he felt unwell hours before sudden death at 71
Olivia Diaz / New York Times:
What We Know About Lindsey Graham's Final Days
Politico:
Washington wonders at Graham replacement
Discussion: New Republic and The Hill
Politico:
A scramble for power has already begun after Lindsey Graham's death
Adam Bartow / WMTW-TV:
Person killed in shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, official says  —  Pool Street in Biddeford was closed Monday morning near Hill Street and there was a significant police presence in the area.  —  Police confirmed the closure to Maine's Total Coverage at 8:15 a.m.  —  Police said there was no threat to the public.
Discussion: RedState and The Guardian
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Morgan Womack / Portland Press-Herald:
Live updates: ICE agents involved in deadly shooting in Biddeford  —  Witnesses described seeing one person being shot in the head.  —  Community:  —  10 min readFont size +  —  One person is dead in a shooting in Biddeford Monday morning involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
CNN:
One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week  —  Crime Gun violence Federal agencies Immigration  —  A person was killed Monday in an ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine, according to the state's speaker of the house — just days …
Discussion: Reuters
David Edwards / Raw Story:
ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person
Discussion: Straight Arrow and WBUR
Ariana St Pierre / WGME-TV 13:   Report: ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford leaves one person dead
Christopher Burns / Bangor Daily News:
ICE agents involved in fatal Biddeford shooting, lawmaker says
Discussion: HotAir
Riya Misra / Politico:
US to take over Strait of Hormuz, charge 20 percent fee for cargo shipped through, Trump says  —  President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will take over the Strait of Hormuz — and will be reimbursed “at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped” for overseeing one of the world's …
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks  —  The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war.
Katharine Jackson / Reuters:
Trump says the US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it  —  President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway.  —  “We're going to keep the strait, and we'll probably run it.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump proposes 20% toll on cargo through Strait of Hormuz; restarts Iran blockade
Discussion: Al Jazeera
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Jeffrey Epstein Takes Center Stage  —  Deeply ambivalent about starting out this morning with ongoing Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliatory strikes on Iran by the United States (with attendant rises in oil prices).  On the one hand, it's important information …
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
One Weird Trick for Torpedoing Todd Blanche's Hearing
Discussion: emptywheel
David Rohde / MS NOW:
Trump election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents  —  A new White House task force reviewing thousands of pages of classified intelligence and law enforcement documents for evidence of irregularities in U.S. elections is expected to begin releasing documents within weeks …
Discussion: NBC News
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Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Trump moves to tighten federal control of elections ahead of midterms
Discussion: DCReport.org and Election Law Blog
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Secret Scramble Behind Trump's Embarrassing Vanity Flight Exposed  —  TRUMP AIRLINES  —  President Trump has pushed a tenuous theory that white South African farmers have been subjected to “genocide.”  —  The Trump administration chartered an almost empty flight to take white refugees from South Africa to the U.S.
Discussion: CNN
New York Times:
Inside Israel's Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad … Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's former leader, was known for accelerating Iran's nuclear program and his anti-Israel views.Todd Heisler/The New York Times
Melissa Nann Burke / The Detroit News:
Peters endorses Stevens in tight Michigan Senate primary contest  —  Washington ― Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters on Monday waded into the messy Democratic primary contest to fill his seat after months on the sidelines, getting behind fellow Oakland County lawmaker Haley Stevens.
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Data Lab: What's up with people who disapprove of Trump but won't vote for Democrats?  —  This is the inaugural post for the Strength In Numbers Data Lab, a new section of this publication for sharing extra charts, deep polling nerdery, and writing about methods work etc. for the devoted reader of this newsletter.
Politico:
Vance's tough talk on Israel is alienating some Jewish GOP donors  —  JD Vance has an Israel problem.  —  The vice president's pugnacious defense of a ceasefire agreement with Iran that rattled Israeli diplomats — and his tough talk on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
House Republicans left DC in a jam.  It's not clear when they'll get out of it. … First, they'll have to put down a weekslong internal revolt that has ground the House floor to a halt.  —  Taking cues from President Donald Trump, hard-liners are falling in behind Rep. Anna Paulina Luna …
Discussion: CBS News, Roll Call and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's sons invest heavily in defense tech as father's administration pours money in  —  Most investments by funds linked to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have taken place since their father's reelection.  —  President Donald Trump's sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have amassed …
 
 
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