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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham dies after ‘sudden illness’; Trump says senator was like family — Graham died hours after returning from a trip to Ukraine. Trump said he spoke with the senator Saturday evening and that “could've been his last call.” — Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina …
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Associated Press:
US Sen. Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more muscular U.S. foreign policy abroad, died Saturday evening after a …
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NBC News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’ — President Donald Trump led tributes to Graham, a leading Republican voice on defense and foreign policy, describing him as a “true American Patriot.” … WASHINGTON — Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was elected to the Senate …
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New York Times:
Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71 … Senator Lindsey Graham speaking in Spartanburg, S.C., on June 30.Will Crooks for The New York Times — Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and a onetime opponent turned stalwart ally of President Trump …
Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Nancy Mace considering running for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat — Firebrand conservative Rep. Nancy Mace is eyeing a bid for Senate to fill the vacancy left by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death, according to two people familiar with her thinking, granted anonymity to detail private discussions.
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Graham's death leaves Senate agenda in limbo — Lindsey Graham's death is poised to upend the Senate, where the GOP majority was already tight and the four-term South Carolina Republican loomed large in several immediate policy fights ahead of the midterms — putting the fate of multiple legislative priorities into question.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Ron Johnson ‘prepared’ to take over Senate Budget Committee after Graham's death — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to take over the Budget Committee in the wake of Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death late Saturday. — The third-term Republican is effectively next in line to wield the committee gavel.
CNBC:
Who will replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate? … Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster are among the first two names being floated in what could be a crowded field to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who died suddenly over the weekend.
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Steve Schmidt / The Warning with Steve Schmidt:
Lindsey knew better. He chose worse. — Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention. — Let it be known for all time that he knew exactly what Donald Trump was from the very beginning, and chose him over his country:
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Lindsey Graham's death will kick off a breakneck campaign for his Senate seat — Lindsey Graham's sudden, unexpected death will kick off a rapid campaign to pick the next likely senator from South Carolina — with a full six-year term on the line to replace the longtime senator.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Inside Lindsey Graham's final push for Saudi-Israel peace
Inside Lindsey Graham's final push for Saudi-Israel peace
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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Was Facing Re-election in November. What Happens Now?
Lindsey Graham Was Facing Re-election in November. What Happens Now?
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Defiant Sen. Lindsey Graham laughed off Iran putting bullseye on his head days before his death
Defiant Sen. Lindsey Graham laughed off Iran putting bullseye on his head days before his death
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump says Graham's death is ‘big blow to the SAVE America Act’
Trump says Graham's death is ‘big blow to the SAVE America Act’
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Associated Press:
Lindsey Graham — A tentative deal is reached to end the Iran war and Trump orders a stop to the US naval blockade
Lindsey Graham — A tentative deal is reached to end the Iran war and Trump orders a stop to the US naval blockade
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Geir Moulson / Associated Press:
Lindsey Graham draws tributes for his support of Ukraine, trans-Atlantic ties and Israel
Lindsey Graham draws tributes for his support of Ukraine, trans-Atlantic ties and Israel
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Wall Street Journal:
Lindsey Graham, Longtime Republican Senator, Dies at 71
Lindsey Graham, Longtime Republican Senator, Dies at 71
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Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Sen. Lindsey Graham toured top secret Ukrainian ‘Skyfall’ drone factory days before his death
Sen. Lindsey Graham toured top secret Ukrainian ‘Skyfall’ drone factory days before his death
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Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Leaders From Home and Abroad Remember Senator Lindsey Graham
Leaders From Home and Abroad Remember Senator Lindsey Graham
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New York Times:
How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal — President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran's military is violently asserting authority. — For two months, under a quiet arrangement with the U.S. Navy …
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Hard-Liners in Iran Want to Keep Fighting America
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New York Times:
Here's the latest. — U.S. Central Command said it had hit about 140 targets in Iran overnight …
Here's the latest. — U.S. Central Command said it had hit about 140 targets in Iran overnight …
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New York Times:
Contrasts in War: Trump Sought an Exit. Putin Pushed On. Now Both Are Stuck.
Contrasts in War: Trump Sought an Exit. Putin Pushed On. Now Both Are Stuck.
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Aspiring to Regional Domination, Iran Is Ready to Escalate Over Hormuz
Aspiring to Regional Domination, Iran Is Ready to Escalate Over Hormuz
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Anastasia Tsioulcas / NPR:
An artist brought ‘I.C.E. pops’ to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days — An art exhibition by Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, whose work comments on issues facing U.S. Latinos, seemed like a natural fit for the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton, north of Dallas.
Jon Finer / New York Times:
The World Is Cutting Ties With America. It's Already Costing Us. — In March 2023, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, laid out a strategy for managing the coercive policies of China. Europe, she argued, should “de-risk” from its dependence on the economic juggernaut …
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Stephen Miller is outraged over birthright citizenship. His arguments are nonsense — Trump's immigration architect calls the supreme court's decision ‘outrageous’ as he pushes for policy rooted in genetics, not law — Neither of the supreme court majority opinions in Trump v Barbara …
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Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: FBI Admits it has Epstein Files Training Videos — In a letter sent to me in response to my Freedom of Information Act Request, the FBI admits to having training videos that it failed to release under the Epstein Files Transparency Act — Last spring, over 1000 FBI analysts …

