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5:30 AM ET, July 13, 2026

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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.
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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 …
NBC News:
Republicans scramble to find a replacement for Sen. Lindsey Graham ahead of the midterm elections  —  President Donald Trump told NBC News that he has someone in mind that he'd like to see replace the late South Carolina senator but declined to name them.
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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
The Scramble to Replace Lindsey Graham After His Sudden Death
Discussion: Semafor and Al Jazeera
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Ron Johnson ‘prepared’ to take over Senate Budget Committee after Graham's death
Discussion: USA Today, NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
What Lindsey Graham Wanted
Paul Kane / NOTUS:
Lindsey Graham's Career of Contradictions
Ryan King / New York Post:
Lindsey Graham's sudden death could hamstring Trump's Senate agenda — after rogues and Mitch McConnell cut margin
Benjy Sarlin / Vox:
Lindsey Graham sacrificed his reputation to Donald Trump. He got plenty in return.
CNBC:
Who will replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate?
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 …
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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.
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell:
Statement From Senator Mitch McConnell  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following note to constituents regarding his hospitalization and recovery:  —  “To my fellow Kentuckians -  —  “When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth's …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
McConnell says he 'won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet'
Discussion: CBS News
Allison Pecorin / ABC News:   Sen. Mitch McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall last month
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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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 …
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 …
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
Politico:
GOP leaders scramble to unjam the House as time runs short … 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 (R-Fla.) …
New York Times:
Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump.  Now, He's Making Nice Again.  —  A previously unreported encounter last summer set the stage for a rapprochement between the president and his former fixer, who has so far avoided the diatribes and prosecutions that President Trump has directed at other critics.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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
 
 
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Gina Kolata / New York Times:
What Is an Aortic Dissection?  —  The condition that killed Senator Lindsey Graham is deadly …
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CNN:
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John Hanna / Associated Press:
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