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7:05 AM ET, July 13, 2026

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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The Many Lives of Lindsey Graham … 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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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.
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 …
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  —  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.
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Recalls Last Conversation With Lindsey Graham Before His Death
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
What Lindsey Graham Wanted
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Ron Johnson ‘prepared’ to take over Senate Budget Committee after Graham's death
Discussion: USA Today, NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
Paul Kane / NOTUS:
Lindsey Graham's Career of Contradictions
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Nancy Mace eyes run for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat
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.
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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:
Oil Prices Rise After Back-and-Forth Strikes by U.S. and Iran
Discussion: Bloomberg and Semafor
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.) …
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 …
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
Joe Gould / NOTUS:
Trump Wants to Scale Up Munitions Production, But Congress Hasn't Yet Funded It  —  Four months ago, President Donald Trump emerged from a White House meeting with America's largest weapons makers with a big promise: The companies had agreed to quadruple production of some of America's …
 
 
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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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