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Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina and a staunch ally of Donald Trump, died Saturday night after a brief, sudden illness, his office said, with his family asking for prayers and privacy during this difficult period.
Several Republican colleagues and allies say they spoke with Mitch McConnell by phone, offering the clearest update yet on the hospitalized Senate leader’s condition after weeks in which he has not been publicly seen and little detail about his hospitalization has been released, with his absence affecting Senate proceedings.
Conservative pro-Israel voices are criticizing Vice President JD Vance over his role in ending the Iran war, but evangelical conservatives at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference remain broadly supportive and open to him as a potential GOP nominee, with mixed views on his Israel stance and some mention of Marco Rubio as a fellow contender.
Georgia GOP leaders scrapped a planned special-session redistricting push after Gov. Kemp called for maps to gain extra House seats in 2028; Trump pressure and a Supreme Court ruling weakening Voting Rights Act protections contributed to the decision, delaying redistricting for now.
In a GOP-leaning New York district spanning the Adirondacks to Gloversville, state Assemblyman Matt Smullen and businessman Anthony Constantino face off in a primary to replace Elise Stefanik, who is leaving the House to pursue a governorship. Smullen runs a traditional, ground-game campaign backed by local GOP leaders, while Constantino leans on Trump loyalty and higher-profile messaging. With the district’s conservative tilt and party support favoring Smullen, the winner could shape how confidently Trump’s influence sits in the general election.
A Pew Research Center survey of over 10,000 Americans identifies nine ideological groups, revealing deep internal divides within both major parties ahead of the 2026 midterms and 2028 elections. The groups range from ardent partisans on the extremes to a Tuned-Out Middle whose votes may decide contests, with Trump’s approval varying by group. The findings underscore how internal party factions and moderates shape the path to coalitions needed to win elections.
Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra was defeated by Zach Lahn in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial primary, with Lahn leading by less than a percentage point as more than 98% of votes were counted; Feenstra’s loss marks a setback to Trump’s grip on GOP nominations, as Lahn advances to face Democrat Rob Sand in the general election.
The Justice Department paused the nearly $1.8 billion payout fund after a court order, and Republican lawmakers are pressing the White House to abandon the plan amid bipartisan backlash, signaling a broader pullback on the effort.
A Georgia Republican proposes returning Arlington and Alexandria to Washington, D.C., reviving the long-settled border dispute from the Residence Act of 1790 in a bid to boost GOP odds in Virginia; critics call it political theater and warn it would distract from current issues.
The Senate rejected a Trump-backed amendment to a broad voting bill that would have barred transgender women from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, with the vote aligned along party lines. Sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, the provision was part of a package that also includes voter-ID and mail-voting restrictions; Democrats say they’ll block the bill without broader GOP support to overcome a filibuster.
Trump is pressing Republicans to pass the Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID at the polls. Critics say it could disenfranchise eligible voters and might hurt Republicans in some districts, with unpredictable effects on voting patterns.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville posted on X accusing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani—a Muslim—of being “the enemy,” using side-by-side photos of 9/11 and Mamdani hosting an iftar. The post adds to Tuberville’s history of anti‑Muslim remarks and comes as Mamdani has spoken out against Islamophobia; the piece notes a broader pattern of Muslim-focused posts by GOP lawmakers and mentions that Tuberville’s team did not immediately comment.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is headed to a runoff against conservative Brandon Herrera after failing to win a majority in the GOP primary; the race has been overshadowed by allegations that Gonzales had an affair with an aide who died after lighting herself on fire, with the two leading contenders nearly tied as most votes were counted.
Minneapolis attorney Chris Madel, a Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, ended his campaign, saying he could not support the national GOP’s ‘retribution’ on Minnesotans and decrying ICE operations there as an ‘unmitigated disaster,’ a move highlighting ongoing intra-party tensions.