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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.
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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 …
Olivia Diaz / New York Times:
What We Know About Lindsey Graham's Final Days  —  Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, a day after returning from Ukraine and four months before he was to face re-election.  —  Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, likely died on Saturday from a tear in his aorta …
Max Rego / The Hill:
Preliminary findings reveal Graham died of “aortic dissection”: Medical examiner  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died on Saturday of an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the office of the D.C. Chief Medical Examiner said Sunday.
Politico:
Washington wonders at Graham replacement  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — A new name emerges as D.C. speculates Lindsey Graham's replacement.
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
Republicans scramble to find a replacement for Sen. Lindsey Graham ahead of the midterm elections
New York Times:
Trump Recalls Last Conversation With Lindsey Graham Before His Death
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
What Lindsey Graham Wanted
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.
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Washington Post:
McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall and contracted pneumonia  —  The update comes after weeks of silence about his condition and growing questions over the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican's health.  —  Summary  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell said Sunday that his hospitalization …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
McConnell says he 'won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet'
Discussion: USA Today and CBS News
Allison Pecorin / ABC News:   Sen. Mitch McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall last month
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.
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New York Times:
How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal
New York Times:
Oil Prices Rise After Back-and-Forth Strikes by U.S. and Iran
Discussion: Bloomberg and Semafor
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
U.S. and Iran exchange strikes as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates
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 …
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: Raw Story, Roll Call and The Hill
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters backs Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens in contentious race to succeed him  —  Outgoing Michigan Sen. Gary Peters is endorsing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens as his successor, adding to a growing effort by the Democratic establishment to help her defeat progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed in next month's primary.
Natalie Korach / Status:
The Times' Subpoena Showdown … Over the last few days, as The New York Times braces for a potential precedent-setting legal showdown with the Trump administration over press freedom, the newspaper's top leadership has been in close contact with the five reporters targeted by federal prosecutors …
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 …
Politico:
The House's top progressive thinks Democrats are failing on AI  —  The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus says Democrats are “in the wilderness” when it comes to artificial intelligence — warning that members of his party are being cowed by special interests and must look beyond data centers …
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
One Weird Trick for Torpedoing Todd Blanche's Hearing  —  Trump voters tell me again and again they're disappointed with the president over one thing.  It could complicate his hopes for a new attorney general.  —  ∙ Paid  —  WHEN ATTORNEY GENERAL-DESIGNATE Todd Blanche appears …
Discussion: emptywheel
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds  —  Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court's more than $200 million request.  —  The Supreme Court is asking for millions of dollars …
 
 
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Gina Kolata / New York Times:
What Is an Aortic Dissection?  —  The condition that killed Senator Lindsey Graham is deadly …
Discussion: The Independent
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
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CNN:
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John Hanna / Associated Press:
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Discussion: CBS News
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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
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New York Times:
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Texas Hispanics swung hard to Trump. A new poll shows they're furious at his deportations.
Discussion: MS NOW
 

 
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A coalition of 12 states led by California files an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount's WBD merger, alleging it lessens competition in three markets

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Lionsgate's Michael crosses $1B at the global box office, its first film to reach the milestone, per Rentrak, reviving Hollywood's last major independent studio

The Guardian:
Christopher Nolan says there's a “disdain” for AI, the idea that it “replaces” human creativity is “nonsense”, and he expects it to be useful in “imaging tools”
 
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