TODAY Powerful Sen. Graham Dead at 71
TERM LIMITS: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham died of a burst aorta in his Capitol Hill home Saturday night, according to preliminary reports. He was 71.
YESTERDAY Unsafe at Any Altitude
QATAR ONE: The new 747 donated to President Trump by Qatar for use as Air Force One lacks anti-aircraft countermeasures, The NY Times reports. The Secret Service forced Trump to leave Turkey this week on one of the old planes. Trump has been rushing to get the luxurious Qatar plane into service
Graham had just been re-nominated to a 5th term and was scheduled to appear yesterday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Always an outspoken advocate of military force overseas, Graham was a supporter both of Israel and Ukraine in their fights with adversaries.
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Back to War
Thursday, July 9, 2026
THE WAR ROOM: No one ever won a war with just aerial bombing so Donald Trump is trying to do it by bragging. After striking Iran once again, President Trump said aboard Air Force One that, “I say we hit them …
Read moreTrump Says Ceasefire “Is Over”
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
THE WAR ROOM: The US and Iran have traded fire again threatening the shaky truce. “I think it’s over,” President Trump said. He called Iran’s leaders “evil, sick people” and “cancer.’’ Oil prices jumped six percent on the news. The US revoked permission …
Read moreMaine’s Platner Accused of Rape
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IT’S POLITICAL: Graham Platner, the oyster fisherman running as the Democratic nominee for senator from Maine, is under pressure to back out of the race following a woman’s accusation that he raped her. Platner denied the accusation but said he must “reflect” …
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It's Been Said
"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I'm a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote."
- Donald Trump courting the vote of the Christian right
