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Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Ken Paxton day before AG intervened in Brendan Sorsby saga

Cody Campbell, a major Texas Tech booster and GOP megadonor, has vocally defended Brendan Sorsby’s right to play amid a legal battle stemming from his betting scandal.

The Texas Tribune

After week of silence, Gov. Greg Abbott calls fatal ICE shooting “tragic”

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the governor and other top Republican state leaders largely avoided commenting on it.

The Texas Tribune

Todd Blanche says he’s not Trump’s lawyer. The senators in charge of his future aren’t convinced

ANALYSIS: The president’s former criminal defense attorney faces a high-stakes loyalty test pitting his ‘love’ for Trump against the rule of law. Congress doesn’t know who to believe, Alex Woodward writes

The Independent UK

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Where has all the FISA fire gone?

Congress let a key spy power lapse over a month ago. In the few legislative days left ahead of August recess, lawmakers don’t appear to be in any rush to change that. Discussions in the House have stalled as they wait for the Senate to move — even though Speaker…

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White House lobbies skeptical Republicans on reconciliation bill

Vice President JD Vance and White House aides waged a full-court press on Capitol Hill Wednesday, urging House Republicans to rally behind a $95 billion reconciliation package that would fund the Iran war, farm aid and voter ID measures. The House Budget Committee plans to mark up a fiscal 2027…

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Mohamed El-Erian Predicts Gas Prices Will Hit $4 a Gallon by the End of the Month as GOP Blames Democrats' Clean Energy Strategy

Economist Mohamed El-Erian has warned that the national average price of gas in the U.S. will hit $4/gallon by the end of July amid escalations between the U.S. and Iran, as well as uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Benzinga

NRCC adds 7 more candidates to MAGA Majority program

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday named seven new House hopefuls to its program for top candidates seeking to flip seats this fall. The additions to the MAGA Majority program, as Republicans have rebranded what had long been known as its Young Guns effort, include four candidates who recently…

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Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline sworn in to South Carolina Senate seat following his death

Graham, 71, was chief supporter of Ukraine’s defense and Trump’s war in Iran

The Independent UK

Johnson appeases holdouts and unfreezes House floor

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly freed the floor from another standstill Tuesday — but it’s not clear how long the good feeling will last. The House adopted a rule for floor debate in a 215-211 vote after GOP leaders won over key holdouts by promising a markup of border security legislation…

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What to expect when you’re not expecting a clear Senate winner

ANALYSIS — Twenty months down and less than four months to go, you’d think there would be more clarity in the fight for the Senate. But Republicans only have a narrow advantage and, if history is a guide, control of the chamber will likely remain up for grabs all the…

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Gavin Newsom Unveils $3,500 California EV Rebate, Says State Is Filling 'Void Left by Trump'

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) officially launched California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) rebate program on Monday, targeting first-time buyers with an instant $3,500 discount on electric vehicles, part of the SB 168 bill in California.

Benzinga

South Carolina governor picks Graham’s sister to serve out his term

Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, will fill his Senate seat through the end of his term in January, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday. “Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed,” McMaster said at a news conference…

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Trump Impeachment Warning Sparked By Lindsey Graham's Death And Mitch McConnell Illness

The death of Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell's continued hospitalisation have thrown Republican plans for the US midterms.

International Business Times UK

Trump loses his ‘Senate whisperer’ after Graham’s sudden death

Donald Trump has lost a go-to ally in the Senate after the death of Lindsey Graham, with senior White House aides and other Republicans — and even some Democrats — saying the late senator had become a crucial part of the president’s legislative efforts. The 71-year-old Budget Committee chairman and…

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Salon

There were two Lindsey Grahams

The late South Carolina senator was a master at compartmentalization and denial

The Independent UK

Hunter Biden says he prefers to remember Lindsey Graham as he was ‘before Trump’

Son of former president Joe Biden pays tribute to late GOP senator but laments his conversion to MAGA partisanship

Latin Times

What Happens to Lindsey Graham's Senate Seat? South Carolina Faces Rapid Election Timeline

The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham does more than leave a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. It also sets off an unusually fast political process in South Carolina, where state law requires both an interim appointment and an expedited election to determine who will appear on the November ballot.

The Guardian - US

Republicans return to Capitol Hill with agenda complicated by Graham death

Lawmakers face obstacles, including demands from Trump, Mitch McConnell’s absence and senator’s sudden death

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“Who do I vote for?”: Cornyn voters weigh Paxton, Talarico or sitting out in November

The Tribune spoke with nine people who voted for the senior senator in the primary, offering a window into how that key voting bloc is thinking about the general election.

Benzinga

Trump Says He Has 'Somebody' in Mind After Lindsey Graham's Death Opens South Carolina Senate Race

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died suddenly Saturday night, creating an unexpected vacancy as he campaigned for a fifth term and temporarily narrowing President Donald Trump’s already fragile Senate majority.

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This week: Graham’s death, McConnell’s recovery add to drama

Independence Day recess ended Sunday with two explosive developments within the Senate GOP: the death of Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who died Saturday night, and a much-awaited health update from former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. The latter issued a statement Sunday evening confirming that, contrary to rumors…

The Independent UK

Lindsey Graham’s most consequential moments after staunch Trump ally and war hawk dies at 71

Graham morphed from an affable bipartisan dealmaker to a hardcore partisan warrior and advocate for President Donald Trump

Benzinga

Evette, Lynch, Mace Top South Carolina Senate Speculation, Wilson Will Not Seek Graham Seat

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at age 71 has created an unexpected Senate vacancy but will not immediately change the balance of power in the upper chamber.

Salon

Cruz warns Talarico has "real chance"

The Republican senator said Talarico is “charming” enough to win voters “who may not be paying close attention"

Roll Call

Lindsey Graham, defense hawk and four-term senator, dead at 71

Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a long-standing foreign policy hawk who became a close ally of President Donald Trump during his final years, has died at 71 “from a brief and sudden illness,” according to his office. The Washington, D.C. medical examiner Sunday issued preliminary findings that Graham died…

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