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Following Senator Lindsey Graham's death, South Carolina's governor appointed his sister, Darline Graham Nordine, to fill the vacant Senate seat until the next election. The appointment was legally permissible under state law but has sparked debate about whether family members should inherit powerful political offices...

According to coverage of a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel faced questioning from senators regarding an ongoing FBI leak probe.

Senator Mark Warner announced his opposition to Jay Clayton's nomination as Director of National Intelligence. Warner, a senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has publicly stated he will not vote to confirm Clayton.

DW News interviewed Odd Arne Westad, a Norwegian historian and Yale professor specializing in Cold War history, to analyze Russia's ongoing full-scale war in Ukraine, which has now lasted longer than World War I. According to the analysis, Westad argues Russia faces structural constraints preventing...

Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on July 12, 2026. According to the Associated Press, residents of Fort Mill, South Carolina reflected on his death in interviews. Resident Yvette McLaren, a Republican voter, described her immediate response as prayer.

President Donald Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day of confirmation hearings for U.S. attorney general. Blanche has served as acting attorney general following Pam Bondi's dismissal in early April, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., was...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse questioned Todd Blanche, President Trump's former defense attorney, during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Pam Bondi was dismissed in early April. Senators are expected to examine Blanche's relationship with the president...

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, paid tribute to the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at the start of a confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee Todd Blanche on Wednesday. Durbin characterized Graham as 'a good person, a valuable part...

Ten years after Türkiye's 2016 failed coup strained relations with Washington, the two NATO allies have shifted toward alignment on energy policy, regional security, and Middle East strategy, according to analysis by Barbara Leaf, former Assistant Secretary of State. The analysis argues that geopolitical pressures—including...