Lindsey O. Graham, A Politician in Full
A look back at one of the Senate's most influential and complicated figures.
04:00 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories A scramble for power has already begun after Lindsey Grahams death
His death leaves a major void in Washington and South Carolina.
09:04 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories A key link: Trumps Senate whisperer is gone
Lindsey Graham’s death deprives President Donald Trump of one of his most effective Capitol Hill operators — and leaves Senate Republicans without one of their strongest links to the White House.
01:07 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Grahams death leaves Senate agenda in limbo
The South Carolina Republican was a key player at the center of several major legislative battles.
08:30 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories House Republicans left DC in a jam. Its not clear when theyll get out of it.
Lawmakers return Monday to uncertain prospects for the floor agenda.
03:44 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The Houses top progressive thinks Democrats are failing on AI
“We absolutely cannot let the AI money silence us,” Rep. Greg Casar said in an interview.
03:45 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Vances tough talk on Israel is alienating some Jewish GOP donors
The unease over the vice president underscores how the political fallout from Trump’s war with Iran is shaping a presidential contest that hasn’t formally begun.
04:00 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul: Do not question my credentials on climate, clean energy
While New York pushed back a near-term climate goal, the Democratic governor touted the state’s solar deployment, a major new transmission line and plans to boost nuclear power to achieve its 2050 net-zero target.
04:01 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories McConnell says he intends to return to the Senate but not yet
In a statement sent to constituents, he said he was taken to the hospital after a fall and has also “had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia.”
04:58 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Grahams office releases preliminary cause of death
The details come after the 71-year-old senator passed suddenly Saturday.
04:24 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Lindsey Graham's death will kick off a breakneck campaign for his Senate seat
Republicans face a sudden August primary to fill a full six-year term.
08:27 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The high-stakes, battleground Senate race that no one is talking about
North Carolina Republicans are warning that it will be hard to beat Roy Cooper — unless Washington sends more money, fast.
09:00 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Texas Hispanics swung hard to Trump. A new poll shows theyre furious at his deportations.
A new survey of Hispanic business owners in Texas shows Democratic nominee James Talarico dominating.
01:00 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Tributes pour in following Grahams sudden death
“America and the world have lost a determined leader,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
08:31 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The Supreme Court Is Building Its Own Massive Police Force
The Supreme Court is spending millions to beef up security. At what cost?
06:00 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories How a Coalition of the Willing Wants to Change the Agenda on AI
Gina Raimondo and Eric Holcomb are not running for president. They might drive the 2028 agenda on artificial intelligence anyway.
06:00 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories New poll results show the UK political drama is a warning sign for Trump
New research from London-based Public First suggests many of the grievances that fueled the widespread anti-incumbent backlash in 2024 remain entrenched.
11:01 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories South Carolina's next steps after senator's death
Sen. Lindsey Graham's death has sparked a political scramble in South Carolina
12:47 AM on 07/13/2026 ABC Politics Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after brief and sudden illness, his office says
The senator had been a been a fixture in Republican politics both in South Carolina and in Washington.
02:01 AM on 07/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Nancy Mace considering running for Lindsey Grahams Senate seat
She came up short in South Carolina’s GOP primary for governor earlier this year.
07:38 AM on 07/12/2026 Politico Top Stories
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