- Trump Backs Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Finish His Senate Term in South Carolina
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:10:06 +0000
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina will name a replacement for Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday.
- California Blocked an Oil Pipeline in Santa Barbara. Trump Forced It Open.
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:21:43 +0000
The reopening of the pipeline has made residents anxious in a region prized for its gorgeous beaches and ocean views.
- Lindsey Graham’s Sister Darline Nordone Was His Family
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:01:46 +0000
After the senator and his sister, Darline, lost their parents, he guided her through the teenage years and into college. He called her success the highlight of his life.
- Lindsey Graham Had a Complicated Relationship With Black Voters
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:03:29 +0000
Mr. Graham, a long-serving senator from South Carolina, was known for his ability to maintain relationships even with his political foes. But the support of Black voters remained elusive.
- Mercurial and Magnetic, Lindsey Graham Was a Force in the Senate
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:23:14 +0000
The sharp-witted South Carolinian repaired relations with President Trump to advance his foreign policy goals, was willing to cut deals with Democrats and tried to insert himself into every legislative fight.
- Maine Democrats to Chuck Schumer: Stay Out of Our Senate Race
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:02:46 +0000
Local Democrats are warning the top Senate Democrat to keep away as they replace Graham Platner, and the candidates are giving his leadership in Washington low marks.
- Inside Israel’s Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:15:22 +0000
The yearslong effort to groom the former Iranian president as an intelligence asset culminated in a dramatic effort to take him to an Israeli safe house in the early days of the war. But the plan fell apart.
- With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:02:28 +0000
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court’s more than $200 million request.
- When Vital Weather Data Is Needed, Muppets Take Flight
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:33 +0000
“For the most part, the aircraft have their own souls,” said a pilot of the meteorological research planes, which are known as Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo.
- Shooting in Southern Illinois Leaves 5 Family Members Dead
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:17:37 +0000
Two other people were wounded. The Illinois State Police said on Sunday that two teenage suspects were in custody.
- It Takes Coordination (and Many Arms) to Unfurl a World Cup Flag
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:33:22 +0000
Teams of stagehands work to coordinate how the giant flags are brought onto the field and displayed before each match. The prep takes days.
- After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a Fall
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:51:32 +0000
The Republican senator denied that he had suffered a heart attack and said he had left the hospital and moved to a physical rehabilitation center. He did not give a timetable for returning to Capitol Hill.
- With Lindsey Graham Gone, Ukraine Loses an Ally in Trump’s Ear
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:12:41 +0000
The South Carolina Republican was Ukraine’s most influential champion inside President Trump’s mostly “America First” political orbit.
- What We Know About Lindsey Graham’s Death
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:10:34 +0000
Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, a day after returning from Ukraine and four months before he was to face re-election.
- In Terrifying Seconds, a Bison Charges Campers at Yellowstone
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:07:29 +0000
A tourist was hospitalized after a visibly agitated bull bison flipped him about eight feet in the air near a campground road.
- Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again.
- Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:17:02 +0000
A previously unreported encounter last summer set the stage for a rapprochement between the president and his former fixer, who has so far avoided the diatribes and prosecutions that President Trump has directed at other critics.
- Graham’s Death Highlights Congress’s Age Issue
- Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:06:19 +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 17:02:54 +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 22:36:23 +0000
The senator had sometimes struggled to maintain support from his party’s most right-wing voters. But leaders and supporters paid tribute to his wit and stalwart support of South Carolina.