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President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.
Imagine enduring the absolute horror of your spouse's public assassination, only to be endlessly accused of his killing, maligned, publicly abused and obsessively criticized.
UC Berkeley is opening the Nancy Pelosi Institute to save democracy, which is perverse when you consider her career of undermining democracy.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Graham Platner suspended his Maine Senate campaign on Wednesday, after Jenny Racicot alleged he raped her.
Trump called Lindsey Graham "a true American Patriot" on Truth Social as world leaders from Ukraine, Israel and NATO mourned the senator's sudden death.
The extraordinary story of how a fragile Holocaust songbook, hidden for decades in a Sydney cupboard, came back to the world.
Too brief a stop in Music City.
South Carolina law suggests his death triggers an Aug. 11 special Republican primary election, and the state’s governor can appoint a replacement to serve out the rest of his term, through early January.
Mr. Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday prompted a wave of tributes for an outsize and often divisive figure in U.S. foreign policy.
Democrats face a crisis in Maine after the collapse of the Platner candidacy and must launch a robust primary to challenge Susan Collins in November.
Age seemed to be the predominant factor in the Democratic Socialists of America’s primary wins in House races in New York City.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died Saturday at age 71 following a "brief and sudden" illness, ending 23 years of service in the U.S. Senate and more than three decades in politics.
Her argument about Hamilton has, if not a fatal flaw, at least a highly debilitating one: Hamilton changed his mind.
"Passport to Patriotism" opens July 30 in Washington with 30+ artists exploring America's story through photography, sculpture and fashion for America 250.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell reveal his undisclosed medical condition as the 84-year-old remains absent from the Senate.
The father of the country has not yet arrived, and the young man standing in his place is a genuine creation.
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He died from “a brief and sudden illness,” his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.
Sen. Lindsey Graham rose from running his family's South Carolina cafe to becoming one of Trump's closest allies on national security policy.
Even Platner’s resignation was ultimately undercut by his own sheer trashiness.
Salena Zito interviewed Vice President JD Vance about his new book, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.
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Gov. Henry McMaster must appoint a temporary replacement, as Trump says he has someone in mind for the South Carolina Senate special election.
After Graham Platner's implosion, Democratic voters in Maine, as one put it, are looking for a replacement with a clean bill of health.
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Mr. Platner’s withdrawal from a marquee Senate race, under pressure from his party, has set in motion an unusual competition to become the new nominee.
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Trump revealed he spoke with Sen. Lindsey Graham the night before his sudden death at 71, believing it may have been the senator's last call.
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