Jul 12 From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham's long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump By Will Weissert, Associated Press After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 12 Lindsey Graham, longtime Republican senator, dies at 71 after 'brief and sudden illness' By Seung Min Kim, Mary Clare Jalonick, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The statement his office posted on social media did not provide any additional details about the circumstances surrounding the Saturday night death of the South Carolina Republican, a former Air Force lawyer who served in Congress for three decades. Continue reading
Jul 11 Sen. Whitehouse announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said in a release on Saturday that he had received a whistleblower disclosure from the Government Accountability Project. Continue reading
Jul 11 Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemency By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge who presided over the Proud Boys leaders' trial saw no basis to preserve the convictions after Trump's sweeping act of clemency last year. Continue reading
Jul 11 Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press A representative for Khanna, a California Democrat who is an outspoken progressive, said the confrontation occurred Wednesday in the middle of a three-day tour of the West Bank. Continue reading
Jul 11 New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns By Will Weissert, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes. Continue reading
Jul 10 The EPA promised a MAHA agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists By Matthew Daly, Ali Swenson, Associated Press After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue. But eight months after its first mention, the so-called… Continue reading
Jul 10 Graham Platner submits notice to formally withdraw from Maine Senate race By Meg Kinnard, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Maine is considered a key state for control of the narrowly divided Senate, and Democrats were desperate for a candidate capable of defeating Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 5:54 A look at the new regulations and incentives in the housing bill set to become law By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams A sweeping new housing bill is set to become law, even without the president's signature. The measure passed Congress with bipartisan support, but President Trump refused to sign it in protest of the GOP Senate’s failure to approve his election… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 1:57 What we know about Mitch McConnell's health and hospitalization By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams There are questions surrounding the health of Sen. Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican's hospitalization on June 14. Lisa Desjardins reports on what we know. Continue watching