The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) marks a major loss for President Trump on Capitol Hill as he seeks to push his legislative agenda through Congress ahead of November’s midterm elections. Graham was a key go-between for Trump and the Senate — possessing deep
Ukraine’s supporters in Congress are urging quick passage of a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill authored by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as a way to honor him. Graham announced a breakthrough on the legislation shortly before his shocking death late Saturday night,
A lot of people want to be powerful. Very few people, as it turns out, are willing to do the things necessary to have power. This is, generally speaking, a good thing. Perhaps the greatest protection against tyranny is that being a tyrant sounds like an awful lot of work. And
House GOP leaders are hoping to see progress on Tuesday to get the chamber back in working order amid a weeks-long standoff with conservative hard-liners that has paralyzed the House floor, bringing legislative action to a halt. The hard-liners have demanded that GOP leaders
The sudden death of Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who's also a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Judiciary Committee, plays havoc with Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) agenda, which now faces weeks of delay because of key
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers. Hochul is pausing state-level environmental permits for “up to” a year to give the state time to put together a framework to protect the environment, the energy
Most senators want to see their chamber unite behind Russia sanctions. The president has other ideas.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday the federal immigration officer who fatally shot a man in Maine did so out of fear for “public safety.” The department wrote on X that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were conducting “targeted surveillance
The defense ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Monday Iranian forces targeted a pair of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member. The UAE Ministry of Defence wrote on social platform X Iranian cruise missiles hit the country’s Mombasa and Al
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that President Trump made the “right move” in resuming the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. “I agree with the president, I think it’s the right move to reinstate the blockade,” Esper, who ran the Pentagon during Trump’s
Members have sharp disagreements over the legislation coming to the floor this week.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisc.) on Monday cast doubt on the recency of a photo Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) shared of himself in the hospital alongside his wife. “I’ve just heard from some other sources that was an older photo. So I really don’t know,” Johnson told host
Speaker Mike Johnson still has to deal with other holdouts, however.
President Trump on Monday endorsed seven Republicans seeking election to the House for the first time, as the GOP clings to a narrow majority in the lower chamber ahead of the midterms. In a slew of posts on Truth Social, Trump threw his support behind John Cowan in Georgia’s
A statewide outbreak of a parasitic illness that can cause “explosive” diarrhea may be linked to lettuce or salad greens, health officials say.
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The incoming Budget Committee chair said he is already vetting plans for a new GOP-only bill.
President Trump name-dropped several Persian Gulf countries Monday that he said should be reimbursing the United States for protection of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “Yeah, I want to be reimbursed because we're protecting a very rich portion of the world, we're
A fired DOJ pardon attorney will also appear on the outside witness panel Thursday.
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President Trump is ramping up hostilities with Iran again, but critics question whether renewed U.S. military action can change the fundamental shape of the conflict. If it fails to do so, Trump could end up even more deeply entangled in an issue that is unpopular with the
New hyperscale data centers can't set up shop in New York for up to a year now that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signed the nation's first statewide moratorium. But a bill passed by the state legislature that could restrict even more developments still awaits her signature.
Mark Lynch, who lost to late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the GOP Senate primary last month, said Monday he will seek the nomination to replace the longtime South Carolina lawmaker on the ballot after the latter died on Saturday. “A lot of you have asked. Yes, it’s
President Trump on Monday said the U.S. could soon attack Pickaxe Mountain in Iran as American forces launched a new round of strikes against the country. “Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,” Trump said in an interview on "The Hugh
The two-term Republican has been in touch with the White House about running for the seat held by the late Lindsey Graham.
President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. “We’re actually giving more than we did the first time back to the people of Utah,” Trump said in an Oval Office signing. The size of
A federal appeals court on Monday revived hundreds of lawsuits where plaintiffs claimed to have evidence of a link between acetaminophen and neurodevelopmental disorders. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court improperly threw out testimony from scientific
Q: Does Barack Obama still owe contractors or subcontractors money for work done on his presidential library in Chicago? A: Some subcontractors have said they were not paid for their work. The Obama Foundation told us that the construction project manager (Lakeside Alliance)
The U.S. military launched a new round of strikes against Iran on Monday, hours after President Trump announced the U.S. Navy would reinstate the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The fresh strikes, which kicked off at 4:45 p.m. EDT at Trump’s direction, mark the third
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Maine’s two senators are demanding an impartial investigation into the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by immigration authorities, with Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) relaying claims from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the man had weaponized his vehicle. King told
The federal watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over a six-month period, according to a report issued Monday, and barred just over 1,200 individuals and companies from federal programs.
A Mississippi man allegedly spotted with a handgun in his lap outside the U.S. Capitol's North Barricade is in custody, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said Monday. Wendell J. Royster, 67, of Columbia, Miss., faces one count of carrying a pistol without a license and no permit,
The Trump administration’s Justice Department has filed 31 federal lawsuits seeking to force 30 states and Washington, D.C., to hand over their unredacted voter rolls. As of Monday afternoon, its record is 0-13 . On Monday, Judge Thomas E. Johnston of the U.S. District Court
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sudden death over the weekend has prompted a frenzy among Republicans as they eye to succeed him in the Senate next year. Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed Darline Graham Nordone, Graham’s sister, to fill the remainder of her brother’s term
A pilot died on Sunday when his helicopter crashed as he fought wildfires in Colorado, according to local authorities. The Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) said on Facebook the pilot, 56-year-old Nicholas Dale, died after his K-MAX helicopter, manufactured by Kaman
President Trump is supporting the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) Russia sanctions bill, a White House official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The confirmation comes amid a push on Capitol Hill led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to get members of Congress to pass the
Microsoft reported a 25 percent jump in carbon emissions in 2025 as it sets out to grow its use of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The emissions increase was "driven primarily by the expansion of our datacenter infrastructure and pausing our use of non-additional,
President Trump formally notified Congress last week that the U.S. has resumed military strikes against Iran, providing the Pentagon an extra 60 days to utilize U.S. forces in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) theater absent congressional approval. Trump told lawmakers in a
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone Monday to finish out the Senate term of her belated brother, Senator Lindsey Graham. “Today under the law, it’s my duty—and honor—to name someone to serve and replace this irresistible man, this
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) has appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), to fill the remainder of her brother’s term in the Senate on Monday following the GOP senator’s sudden death over the weekend. Nordone is expected
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sudden death on Saturday at the age of 71 has been attributed to an aortic dissection, raising questions over the rare but often fatal condition. Francisco Diaz, D.C.’s chief medical examiner, said in a statement Sunday that his office’s
FBI personnel visited late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) home in Washington, D.C., on Monday, less than 48 hours after he died of an aortic dissection. At least six men and two women in FBI gear were at Graham’s row house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of D.C., according to
One obstacle House Speaker Mike Johnson faces in advancing the GOP agenda in Congress: Outgoing House Republicans are exhibiting a congressional variation of senioritis. A new analysis by Bloomberg Government finds that, “overall, House Republicans who aren’t coming back next
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) choked up on the Senate floor Monday afternoon as he spoke in memory of his friend, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly on Saturday night from an aortic dissection. “It’s difficult to count the ways in which Lindsey’s
New footage from ICE’s fatal shooting in Maine Monday morning shows the victim’s car still running in circles after they shot him at the wheel. The Portland Press Herald released footage from immediately after the shooting in Biddeford, Maine, showing ICE agents attempting to
