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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 …

Trump election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents  —  A new White House task force reviewing thousands of pages of classified intelligence and law enforcement documents for evidence of irregularities in U.S. elections is expected to begin releasing documents within weeks …

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 …

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 …

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.

What Is an Aortic Dissection?  —  The condition that killed Senator Lindsey Graham is deadly, sudden and difficult to treat — “like a knife to the back,” one expert said.  —  On Saturday night, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, died of an aortic dissection …

Schiff Says Newly Uncovered Documents Show Additional Spending on Trump Banners Across Washington  —  Senator Adam Schiff's office says newly uncovered government documents reveal additional Trump administration contracts to produce and install large promotional banners on federal buildings in Washington …

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 …

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 …