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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
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Graham's journey with Trump embodies how the Republican Party has changed
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister Darline reacts to Trump recommending her to fill out SC Senate seat
Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Lindsey Graham joked 'I can't die now' after complaining he felt unwell hours before sudden death at 71
Robby Soave / The Hill:
RIP Lindsey Graham — powerful Republican senator dies suddenly
Politico:
Tim Scott throws support behind former Rep. Trey Gowdy to finish Graham's term
New York Post:
Lindsey Graham had among the lowest wealth in Congress despite a lifetime at the center of power
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.
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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: CBS News, Breitbart and RedState
Gillian Graham / The Portland Press Herald:
Witness says Biddeford shooting victim told police ‘I tried to stop’  —  One resident says he heard the shots and saw as agents pulled the man out of the vehicle.  —  Community:  —  3 min readFont size +  —  Daniel Boucher was getting ready for work Monday morning when he heard what sounded …
Discussion: Forbes
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.
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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.
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 …
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: CBS News, The Hill, The Mahablog and NPR
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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 …
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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
Annie Grayer / CNN:
Capitol Police arrest man with a firearm at north barricade of the US Capitol  —  US Capitol Police arrested a man at the Capitol's north barricade who they said had a firearm, which is prohibited on Capitol grounds.  —  CNN captured video of the man being taken into custody.
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Man with firearm arrested on US Capitol grounds: police
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 …
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 …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Hegseth announces joint task force to identify and prosecute leakers  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that the Pentagon and the Justice Department (DOJ) have created a joint task force to identify and prosecute leakers as part of the department's effort to clamp down on disclosure of sensitive information.
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Ismail Shakil / Reuters:   US creates task force to prosecute leaks to news media, Hegseth says
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: Washington Examiner 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
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: New Republic and Staff Stories
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
 
 
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