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47%Todd Blanche Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing as Attorney General Nominee8h ago45%U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham Dies of Aortic Tear After Briefing Trump on Zelenskyy Meeting17h ago45%Supreme Court Concludes 2025–2026 Term With Rulings on Agency Removal Power and Executive Authority1d ago37%Lindsey Graham Dies at Age 71; South Carolina Governor to Appoint Interim Senator2d ago47%Graham Platner Withdraws from Maine Democratic Senate Race6d ago

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Todd Blanche Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing as Attorney General Nominee

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The Hill
Breitbart⚠tough confirmation hearing, grilled
Reason⚠blatantly corrupt, brazenly corrupt
The Federalistradically relaxed, were wrong
Daily Signalhammer him, Democrats hammer

Todd Blanche, serving as Acting Attorney General and nominee for the position, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. He confirmed his prior role as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer and addressed questions on that relationship during the hearing.

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[The Hill 🏢] Blanche when asked if he’s Trump’s friend: ‘I’m his lawyer — was his lawyer’[Breitbart 🔓] Todd Blanche Faces Tough Confirmation Hearing Before Senate Judiciary Committee[Reason 🏛️] During His Confirmation Hearing, Todd Blanche Defends Trump's Blatantly Corrupt IRS 'Settlement'[The Federalist 🔓] AG Nominee Blanche: Trump’s DOJ Believes Biden’s Lax Abortion Pill Rules Are Wrong[Daily Signal 🏛️] Blanche Testifies of Hopes to ‘Keep America Safe’ While Democrats Hammer Him Over Trump Loyalty

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham Dies of Aortic Tear After Briefing Trump on Zelenskyy Meeting

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RealClearPolitics
Reasonhawkish, military adventures

Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina, died of an aortic tear hours after returning from a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and briefing President Donald Trump. In his final hours Graham joked about unfinished foreign policy business including Russia sanctions, Iran, and Israeli-Saudi normalization. All reported details originate from Reason.

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[RealClearPolitics 🔓] RIP Lindsey Graham, the Senate's Happiest Warrior[Reason 🏛️] Lindsey Graham's Death Marks the End of an Era of Interventionist Foreign Policy

Lindsey Graham Dies at Age 71; South Carolina Governor to Appoint Interim Senator

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National ReviewFierce Defender, protect human life
Reason⚠egging on faraway violence, neocon

Multiple outlets report that U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died at age 71 on a Saturday night. Governor Henry McMaster is expected to appoint a temporary replacement for the seat, which expires in January. Cause of death and certain election details remain disputed or unverified across sources.

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[ABC News 🏢] Lindsey Graham's death prompts process to fill his Senate seat[The Blaze 🔓] Here's how the power vacuum will be filled following Lindsey Graham's death[National Review 🏛️] Lindsey Graham Was a Fierce Defender of the Pro-Life Cause[Reason 🏛️] Last of the Neocon 'Three Amigos': Lindsey Graham Dies Unexpectedly

Supreme Court Concludes 2025–2026 Term With Rulings on Agency Removal Power and Executive Authority

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Reason Magazine
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The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2025–2026 term after issuing decisions that overturned a New Deal-era limit on presidential removal of independent agency heads and affirmed broad executive discretion over immigration. The Court also ruled against the Trump administration in cases involving tariffs and birthright citizenship. Reporting on these outcomes comes exclusively from right-center sources.

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[Reason Magazine 🏛️] 4 Takeaways From the Supreme Court's 2025–2026 Term[Reason 🏛️] 4 Takeaways From the Supreme Court's 2025–2026 Term