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Jay Clayton testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing to be the next Director of National Intelligence on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director

July 28, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

The Senate is expected to confirm Jay Clayton on Tuesday to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, ensuring that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections...

An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., upon arrival for a Congressional tribute in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Lindsey Graham eulogized as an ‘American original’ at services drawing world leaders in Washington

July 28, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, will be eulogized Tuesday during memorial services across Washington.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters following a weekly policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

July 27, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance...

From left, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, talk to reporters just after the House narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House again passes a resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as the conflict escalates

July 23, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time.

Newly appointed U.S. interim Senator, Darline Graham Nordone, with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, speaks to members of the press after being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse Monday, July 13, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term

July 14, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

Darline Graham, the sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn in by the Senate on Tuesday afternoon — filling the seat just three days after her...

FILE – Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a Capitol Hill news conference in Washington, March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate returns to Washington after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death with uncertain agenda

July 13, 2026 at 6:34 a.m.

Senate Republicans will return to Washington on Monday with an uncertain agenda after the sudden death of prominent Republican Lindsey Graham.

FILE – U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., gestures as he speaks to the media in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Medical examiner releases preliminary findings in death of Sen. Lindsey Graham

July 12, 2026 at 4:18 p.m.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives for a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Mitch McConnell is ‘continuing his recovery,’ but details are scarce after a lengthy hospital stay

July 6, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session.

President Donald Trump turns to depart after speaking with reporters as Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., listen on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

June 25, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as he prepares for a meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing

June 24, 2026 at 9:04 p.m.

Invited by Florida Sen. Rick Scott to speak at a GOP luncheon in the Capitol, Trump had signaled ahead of time that he would use the closed-door meeting to push...

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