Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
Fox News, Raw Story, Mediaite, Associated Press, NewsMax.com and The Warning with Steve Schmidt
RELATED:
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. — One Republican familiar …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, CNBC, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fox News, NOTUS, New York Post, MS NOW, PJ Media, The Hill, Washington Examiner, UPI, The Guardian, RedState, NewsMax.com, Breitbart, Forbes, Townhall, One America News Network, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, The Daily Wire, Post and Courier, Bloomberg Government, Straight Arrow, New York Sun, New York Times, Newsweek, HotAir and The Parnas Perspective
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.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, WBUR, Washington Post, New York Times, Raw Story, The Atlantic, NewsMax.com, CBS News and Vox
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Graham's journey with Trump embodies how the Republican Party has changed — In today's edition ... The Trump trend we did not expect during the World Cup ... We ask you about political interference in science ... but first ... Graham's journey with Trump and how the GOP has changed
Discussion:
Mother Jones, CNN, Townhall, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, Associated Press, The Free Press, Fox News, Mediaite, The Hill, Newsweek, NOTUS and NBC News
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:
Tim Scott throws support behind former Rep. Trey Gowdy to finish Graham's term
Discussion:
HotAir, CBS News, Mock Paper Scissors, The Daily Signal, NewsMax.com, Bloomberg, MS NOW, RedState, ABC News and The Hill
Jack Brewster / Yahoo News:
Inside the family life of Lindsey Graham, the senator who helped raise his little sister
Inside the family life of Lindsey Graham, the senator who helped raise his little sister
Discussion:
Axios, Reuters, CBS News, Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Times, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The Post Millennial, Raw Story and National Politics
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Lindsey Graham's Legacy? It's About One Thing Only, and It Isn't Good
Lindsey Graham's Legacy? It's About One Thing Only, and It Isn't Good
Discussion:
The Independent, The Dean's Report, The Daily Caller, Legal Insurrection and New York Times
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Lindsey Graham Chose Evil
Lindsey Graham Chose Evil
Discussion:
Rolling Stone, Forbes, Salon, The Daily Wire, HuffPost and Political Wire
Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Lindsey Graham joked 'I can't die now' after complaining he felt unwell hours before sudden death at 71
Lindsey Graham joked 'I can't die now' after complaining he felt unwell hours before sudden death at 71
New York Post:
Lindsey Graham had among the lowest wealth in Congress despite a lifetime at the center of power
Lindsey Graham had among the lowest wealth in Congress despite a lifetime at the center of power
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Graham's death makes a hard month harder
Capitol agenda: Graham's death makes a hard month harder
Discussion:
Fox News and New York Sun
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.
Discussion:
The Portland Press Herald, Forbes, MS NOW, The Maine Wire, Prism, The Independent, Bangor Daily News and The Post Millennial
RELATED:
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:
Breitbart, RedState and The Guardian
Christopher Burns / Bangor Daily News:
ICE agents involved in fatal Biddeford shooting, lawmaker says
Discussion:
HotAir, NOTUS, Straight Arrow, Salon, Talking Points Memo, Washington Examiner and Townhall, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week
One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week
Discussion:
The Hill, TMZ.com, Washington Times, Bloomberg, UPI, Metro.co.uk, Bangor Daily News and Reuters
David Edwards / Raw Story:
ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person
ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person
Discussion:
Al Jazeera, The Gateway Pundit and WBUR
Ariana St Pierre / WGME-TV 13:
Report: ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford leaves one person dead
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Judge blasts Trump's IRS lawsuit as filed for ‘improper purpose,’ recommends attorney discipline — A federal judge said Monday that President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred attorneys for disciplinary actions.
Discussion:
Scripps News, CBS News, MS NOW, MeidasTouch, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Independent, The Parnas Perspective, NRCC and Forbes
RELATED:
Reuters:
U.S. judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS — A U.S. judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump's settlement with the IRS that gave him and his companies sweeping tax protections and initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government fund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization that was later abandoned.
Discussion:
Politico, The Gateway Pundit and All Rise News
New York Times:
Judge Denounces Trump's I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing — The decision also recommended disciplinary action against the lawyers involved, including the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche. — A federal judge on Monday ruled that President Trump's lawsuit …
Discussion:
Axios and Crooks and Liars
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 …
RELATED:
Business Insider:
Trump demands shipping vessels pay 20% if they want to get through the Strait of Hormuz
Trump demands shipping vessels pay 20% if they want to get through the Strait of Hormuz
Discussion:
Reuters, Bloomberg, New York Post, 19FortyFive and Jewish Insider
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump proposes 20% toll on cargo through Strait of Hormuz; restarts Iran blockade
Trump proposes 20% toll on cargo through Strait of Hormuz; restarts Iran blockade
Discussion:
Al Jazeera and Middle East Monitor
New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Edge Toward War Again — President Trump said the United States was renewing its blockade of shipping to and from Iran, after the two sides exchanged escalatory rhetoric and fresh attacks. — Here's the latest. — After another night of attacks …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Axios, Raw Story, TWZ, Forbes, Reason and New Republic
RELATED:
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks
Katharine Jackson / Reuters:
Trump says the US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it
Trump says the US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it
Discussion:
CBS News, Washington Post, The Hill, New York Post, The Daily Signal, UPI, Washington Times, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Forbes, Associated Press and GB News
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 …
Discussion:
Raw Story
RELATED:
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
One Weird Trick for Torpedoing Todd Blanche's Hearing
One Weird Trick for Torpedoing Todd Blanche's Hearing
Discussion:
emptywheel
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
Discussion:
HotAir, Washington Examiner, New York Post, NewsMax.com, The Times of Israel and HuffPost
Daniel Miller / Politico:
California, 11 other states sue to block Paramount's Warner Bros. deal — LOS ANGELES — A coalition of 12 state attorneys general is filing a lawsuit in federal court on Monday to block Paramount Skydance's purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds, imperiling one of the biggest mergers …
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
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
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 …
Discussion:
Staff Stories
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.
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
U.K. Links Iran to Wave of Antisemitic Attacks and Calls IRGC Terrorist Organization — The designation gives the government additional national security powers to tackle foreign threats under a new law. — The British government on Monday accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Straight Arrow, Reuters, Politico, GB News, Fox News, Middle East Monitor and Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
Here's how much money EV drivers are saving in your state … The average American drives 943 miles a month. That driving has become much more expensive since the U.S. went to war against Iran in February: Gas now costs on average $149 a month, a 37 percent increase, according to OPIS …
