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4:45 PM ET, July 12, 2026

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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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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Trump Recalls Last Conversation With Lindsey Graham Before His Death  —  In an interview on Sunday, President Trump recounted his last conversation with Senator Lindsey Graham, hours before his death.  Mr. Graham sounded “perfect,” he said.  —  President Trump praised Senator Lindsey Graham as a …
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.
Discussion: USA Today
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:
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Quintessential Politician of This Era
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CBS News
CNBC:
Who will replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate?
Annie Karni / New York Times:   Graham's Death Highlights Congress's Age Issue
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Trump says he spoke with Sen. Lindsey Graham hours before his death
New York Times:
Blanche Stares Down Confirmation Hurdle: Lingering G.O.P. Doubts
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Contrasts in War: Trump Sought an Exit. Putin Pushed On. Now Both Are Stuck.
Discussion: Fox News and National Review
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and Iran Ramp Up Attacks in Fight Over Strait of Hormuz
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.
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Texas Hispanics swung hard to Trump.  A new poll shows they're furious at his deportations.  —  Benny Melendez voted for President Donald Trump in 2024.  But since Trump returned to the White House, it has been increasingly difficult for Melendez to run his small construction company in south Texas.
New York Times:
States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount's Merger With Warner Bros.  —  State attorneys general are said to be getting ready to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to halt the $111 billion deal, a potential major obstacle.  —  A group of states are preparing to file a lawsuit …
Discussion: Semafor
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
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