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6:15 PM ET, July 12, 2026

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Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham died of ‘aortic dissection,’ preliminary medical report says  —  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.”  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Quintessential Politician of This Era  —  The late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham made a mid-career turn to MAGA.  —  In his way, the late Lindsey Graham, who unexpectedly died Saturday evening, was the consummate politician of our time.  The Republican senator from South Carolina …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CBS News
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 …
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:
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Graham's death leaves Senate agenda in limbo
Discussion: USA Today
CNBC:
Who will replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate?
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Graham's Death Highlights Congress's Age Issue
Discussion: Salon and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paul Kane / NOTUS:
Lindsey Graham's Career of Contradictions
New York Times:
Blanche Stares Down Confirmation Hurdle: Lingering G.O.P. Doubts
Discussion: Raw Story
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Was Facing Re-election in November. What Happens Now?
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Hard-Liners in Iran Want to Keep Fighting America
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and Iran Ramp Up Attacks in Fight Over Strait of Hormuz
Associated Press:
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.
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.
Discussion: MS NOW
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.
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 …
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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