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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Sunday that the U.S. has “lost a true statesman” after the death of his colleague, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) “We don't have many left, but he was a true statesman. But I've lost a friend. It is a morning of mourning for me. It's a powerful reminder that life is...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly Saturday night, was scheduled to appear on NBC News's "Meet the Press" after returning from a trip to Ukraine. "Senator Lindsey Graham was scheduled to appear on @MeetThePress this morning," host Kristen Welker wrote on the social platform X. "It would have been his 64th appearance on this broadcast....

South Carolina law calls for a temporary appointment to fill the current Senate vacancy and a special Republican primary to select a replacement nominee for the November election. Voters would then choose who serves the next Senate term through the election process established under state law.

Tributes are pouring in for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died from a “brief and sudden illness” on Saturday at the age of 71. In a post on his Truth Social platform Sunday, President Trump called Graham “one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known.” “He was always working, and was a...

The Board of Peace, then, is best understood as a paradigmatic example of a grandiose, self-serving, bait-and-switch public relations strategy that wastes time, energy and money, leaves urgent domestic problems unaddressed, and undermines America’s credibility abroad. 

Americans woke on Sunday to the shocking news that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who served in the upper chamber for more than two decades, died after a "brief and sudden illness." He was 71. President Trump, who counted on Graham as a fierce supporter, described the late GOP lawmaker as "one of the greatest people...

President Trump on Sunday paid tribute to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), calling his longtime ally who died unexpectedly the night before a "true American Patriot." "Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "He was always working, and was a true American...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said the Democratic Party is now controlled by their “loon wing” of democratic socialists who will lead them to electoral disaster in November in a new interview on Sunday.  The GOP senator told John Catsimatidis, the radio host of “Cats Roundtable,” that the rising popularity among Democratic voters for democratic socialist candidates will...

Democrats in Maine have a rare task and a tight window to replace progressive Graham Platner with a new Senate nominee in the critical toss-up race, and observers see the party applying lessons from the 2024 presidential campaign switch up. Platner suspended campaign operations on Wednesday after rape allegations, which he denies, prompted top backers...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his sights set on remaking another influential health panel, one that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free.  After Kennedy blocked the panel from meeting on multiple occasions, declined to replace members whose terms expired and fired its leaders in May,...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died from a “brief and sudden illness” on Saturday evening at the age of 71, the long-time senator's office announced. “Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” Graham’s office wrote in a post on the social platform X at 2:02 a.m....

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer teased his Norwegian counterpart after England beat Norway in a World Cup game on Saturday. “Norway 1 - 2 Jude Bellingham. @JonasGahrStore, your boys took one hell of beating,” the outgoing prime minister wrote in a social media post. Bellingham, a midfielder on the England national team, scored both...

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta took down a new artificial intelligence model for Instagram on Friday, just days after debuting this feature to immediate public backlash. The company advertised its Muse Image AI model on Tuesday as a “creative partner” that people could use to generate AI photos for their social media pages. However,...

The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS...