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12:50 PM ET, July 13, 2026

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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 …
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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 …
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.
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.
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Graham's journey with Trump embodies how the Republican Party has changed
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Graham's death makes a hard month harder
Discussion: Fox News and New York Sun
New York Post:
Lindsey Graham had among the lowest wealth in Congress despite a lifetime at the center of power
Olivia Diaz / New York Times:
What We Know About Lindsey Graham's Final Days
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
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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.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person  —  ICE agents killed a person in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday morning, then quickly surrounded the body while state and federal investigators rushed to the scene.  —  Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-ME), who represents Biddeford …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and WBUR
CNN:
One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week  —  Crime Gun violence Federal agencies Immigration  —  A person was killed Monday in an ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine, according to the state's speaker of the house — just days …
Ariana St Pierre / WGME-TV 13:   Report: ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford leaves one person dead
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg and CBS News
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Katharine Jackson / Reuters:
Trump says the US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks
Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:   Trump demands shipping vessels pay 20% if they want to get through the Strait of Hormuz
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.
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 …
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
One Weird Trick for Torpedoing Todd Blanche's Hearing
Discussion: emptywheel
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 …
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
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
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.
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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.
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 …
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: CBS News, Roll Call and Raw Story
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
David Rohde / MS NOW:
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 …
Discussion: USA Today and NBC News
 
 
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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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