- Graham’s Death Highlights Congress’s Age Issue
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:39:15 +0000
By the standards of the aging Senate, where the average age is more than 65, the South Carolina Republican wasn’t particularly old.
- How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:43:37 +0000
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.
- Trump Recalls Last Conversation With Lindsey Graham Before His Death
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:02:53 +0000
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.
- Tim Scott and Other South Carolina Leaders Mourn Lindsey Graham
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:48:59 +0000
The senator had sometimes struggled to maintain support from his party’s most right-wing voters. But leaders paid tribute to his wit and stalwart support of South Carolina.
- Lindsey Graham Was Facing Re-election in November. What Happens Now?
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:13:24 +0000
South Carolina law suggests his death triggers an Aug. 11 special Republican primary election, and the state’s governor can appoint a replacement to serve out the rest of his term, through early January.
- Leaders From Home and Abroad Remember Senator Lindsey Graham
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:02:37 +0000
Mr. Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday prompted a wave of tributes for an outsize and often divisive figure in U.S. foreign policy.
- How an Election Fight in Arizona Could Affect the Nation’s Midterms
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:52 +0000
A bitter struggle between Maricopa County’s Republican-dominated Board of Supervisors and a Trump-allied official over control of elections has ramifications far beyond Greater Phoenix.
- Blanche Stares Down Confirmation Hurdle: Lingering G.O.P. Doubts
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:49:13 +0000
Key Republicans on the Judiciary Committee could push for concessions from Todd Blanche, in line to be attorney general, though they did not appear in revolt.
- Prosecutors Went to Prison to Ask the Prisoners How to Fight Crime
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:15:19 +0000
What might stop kids from committing crimes? A group of district attorneys went to San Quentin, once one of California’s most infamous prisons, to ask the inmates for advice.
- Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Trump Ally, Dies From ‘Sudden Illness’
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:53:12 +0000
He died from “a brief and sudden illness,” his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.
- White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:08:30 +0000
The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.
- At Vigil, Sons of Man Killed by ICE in Houston Call for Accountability
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:17:52 +0000
The sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo recalled their father’s love of soccer and said they would “continue to keep fighting for him.”
- Maine Democrats Will Replace Graham Platner. Here’s What to Know.
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 02:19:48 +0000
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal from a marquee Senate race, under pressure from his party, has set in motion an unusual competition to become the new nominee.
- Black Hawk Helicopters Rescue Hundreds From Summer Camp During Floods
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:04:58 +0000
The National Guard evacuated campers after flooding in Missouri that reminded some families of the devastating floods at Camp Mystic in central Texas last year.
- Trump’s Posts on Singing Somali Schoolchildren Stir Anger in Minnesota
- Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:04:50 +0000
The state’s large Muslim and Somali communities expressed indignation after the president reposted a video of a kindergarten promotion ceremony, including comments noting the girls were in hijabs.
- A California Man Took a Selfie at a Crime Scene. It Led to His Arrest.
- Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:46:20 +0000
Two men were taken into custody this week after $100,000 in tools, copper and vehicles was taken from a business in the Napa Valley. A selfie that one of them took served as evidence.
- Videos Shed Light on Pursuit Before ICE Killing in Houston
- Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:47:36 +0000
Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky.
- Trump-Appointed Judge Reluctantly Grants Dismissal of Proud Boys Case
- Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:06:53 +0000
Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a federal judge in Washington, noted that he had little choice but to accept the Trump administration’s move to end the case.
- An American Politician Is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank
- Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:08:26 +0000
Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.
- Serving beer and brats to soccer fans, without any stoppage time.
- Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:19:29 +0000