Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from SC

Photos of the week | July 17-23, 2026

The House sprinted to the exits on Thursday for their summer recess while the Senate is scheduled to stick around for two more weeks. Here are some of the images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this past week.

Roll Call

House Passes Congressional Stock Trading Ban — Then The White House Gets Community Noted Over It

Efforts to stop members of Congress from buying and selling stocks and options have been a key interest of retail traders and some elected officials for years. A recent effort to ban the practice passed the U.S. House, but its limited scope and a bundled voter-ID provision sparked confusion and…

Benzinga

Photos of the week | July 10-16, 2026

Congress returned from the July Fourth recess this week to the news of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death. Highlights of the week included confirmation hearings for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and DNI nominee Jay Clayton, national hot dog day and the start of a new reconciliation process in the House…

Roll Call

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Lindsey Graham's death will set off a special primary election for a Senate seat that's open for the second time since 1956

A special Republican Party primary is scheduled for August 11, 2026, in South Carolina to determine which Republican candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Ballotpedia

The dog days are here already for Congress

Jason Dick and Molly Reynolds discuss how history will view the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., how congressional illnesses are starting to affect the institution, why things are getting stuck in both chambers, and what a weird time it is for the legislative branch. Show Notes:

Roll Call

Fiscal 2027 State Department spending bill passed by House

The House on Wednesday passed the fiscal 2027 State Department spending bill shortly after rejecting an amendment that reignited Democratic fissures over Israel. In a mostly party-line 217-209 vote, the House passed the $47.3 billion National Security-State appropriations bill. That vote came on the heels of a vote earlier in…

Roll Call

Trump Asks Senate to Pass Crypto Bill in 'Honor' of Lindsey Graham — Elizabeth Warren Wants Guardrails to Prevent President From Profiting

President Donald Trump called on the Senate on Monday to pass the Clarity Act “in honor” of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), describing the late Republican as a "big supporter" of the cryptocurrency legislation.

Benzinga

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War?

Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse

Reason

Who could replace Lindsey Graham? South Carolina's next steps after Senator's death

South Carolina's political landscape faces upheaval after Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden passing. Governor Henry McMaster must appoint a temporary replacement for the vacant Senate seat. A special primary election will soon select a new Republican nominee for voters. Ambitious conservatives are now vying for the open Senate position. This situation…

The Economic Times

Trump Says He Spoke With Sen. Lindsey Graham Shortly Before His Sudden Death, Says He ‘Sounded a Little Tired’: Report

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he spoke with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) shortly before the South Carolina Republican died on Saturday, describing a final call that came after Graham returned from Ukraine and was focused on legislative work.

Benzinga

Trump ethics disclosure throws curveball at Senate crypto talks

The newly disclosed scale of President Donald Trump’s personal cryptocurrency-related profits since taking office last year comes right at a sensitive moment for Senate negotiations on a major digital assets bill that GOP leaders want to bring to the floor this month. Trump’s potential crypto conflicts have been a sticking…

Roll Call

Chuck Schumer Says Supreme Court Reaffirmed Birthright Citizenship: 'If You Are Born in America, You Belong in America'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the Supreme Court has reinforced the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship, arguing that anyone born on U.S. soil is an American citizen despite renewed political debate over immigration policy.

Benzinga

House votes to release sexual misconduct settlement data

Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a proposal led by Rep. Thomas Massie aimed at publicly naming House members who paid out sexual misconduct settlements using taxpayer dollars. The issue has become a rallying cry in recent months, as some call for transparency around what they’ve dubbed the “slush fund.” Members of…

Roll Call

Anthropic Accuses Alibaba Of Large-Scale Effort To Extract Claude AI Capabilities

Anthropic has accused Chinese technology giant Alibaba of conducting a large-scale campaign to extract capabilities from its Claude artificial intelligence models.

International Business Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Trump took out the Epstein Republicans — but not his Jeffrey Epstein problem: ‘We still got seven months’

ANALYSIS: Only one Republican who helped pass the law ordering release of the Epstein files escaped Trump’s political retribution. But, Eric Garcia writes, the issue has not left the public consciousness

Roll Call

Top GOP appropriators dominate earmarks in House bills

ANALYSIS — When it comes to congressional earmarks, the big dogs usually eat first. So it’s no surprise that House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., leads the pack on “community project funding” included in his panel’s fiscal 2027 spending bills, with $188.4 million. The No. 2 House Republican, Majority Leader…

Fortune

Scott Bessent says America's in a 'manufacturing renaissance' and Wall Street largely agrees. So where are the jobs?

He's not alone. Apollo Global Management Chief Economist Torsten Slok thinks we're living through an "industrial renaissance."

Bored Panda

61 ‘Google Maps Shenanigans’ That Caught People Completely Off Guard (New Pics)

Google Maps has been around since 2005 and since then, the platform has expanded to the point where it offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets, even real-time traffic conditions and route planning. However, as a byproduct of all these cameras constantly documenting the…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reason

Republicans Want To Borrow Every Single Dollar of the $72 Billion Bill To Fund ICE and Trump's Ballroom

The party of fiscal responsibility strikes again.

Latin Times

Nancy Mace Says House Documents Reveal $338K in Congressional Harassment Payouts

Taxpayers paid more than $338,000 to settle sexual harassment and misconduct claims tied to former members of Congress over a decade, according to records obtained through a congressional subpoena and described by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.

Fortune

Former MrBeast executive alleges years of sexual harassment and retaliation. The YouTuber’s company calls it ‘clout-chasing’

In a lawsuit, MrBeast’s former head of Instagram alleges she experienced pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment while at the media company.

Roll Call

Georgia Rep. David Scott dies at 80

Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman representing Georgia’s 13th District, has died. He was 80. Combined with prior stints in the Georgia statehouse, Scott was in public service for over 50 years. He was first elected to the House in 2002 and became the first African American chair of…

Roll Call

Fed chair nominee Warsh to field questions about Fed independence

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee appear poised to question Kevin Warsh, the nominee to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, on the central bank’s independence — but from different angles — during a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Ranking member Elizabeth Warren is also expected to question…

Axios

Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran

The U.S. and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan with some very sensitive elements.

The Independent UK

‘Artificial Intelligence and American Power’: Lawmakers gather to discuss fears over AI and the future

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill conducted a roundtable over their AI Fears

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Department of Justice

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Confirmation hearings

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.