Graham, Trump said, "has been a WINNER all of her life and, should she accept, has my Complete and Total Endorsement in the Special Election for U.S. Senate in South Carolina."

President Trump on Friday afternoon urged Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to run in South Carolina for a full Senate term. Bloomberg TV Washington correspondent Tyler Kendall and NOTUS politics and policy reporter Oriana González join to discuss.

Senator Darline Graham had been seen as a caretaker for her brother’s seat after his sudden death. Now she has the president’s nod in what was shaping up to be a crowded fight to succeed Lindsey Graham.

The president scrambles the GOP primary by backing Darline Graham, who is serving out her late brother’s term but hasn’t yet publicly indicated if she will run.

Democrats have been left scrambling to select a new candidate following the withdrawal of Graham Platner last week.

The progressive logger and lawmaker dominated Maine Democrats’ Saturday county meetings to pick a replacement for Platner.

The Maine Democratic Party unveiled its plan to replace Graham Platner, the Senate nominee who withdrew from his race after a woman accused him of sexual assault. The replacement process is scheduled to happen at a remarkably fast pace — within just three weeks of Mr.

In the primary election, Platner won 71% of the vote running on a progressive platform, including campaign finance reform, universal healthcare, ending mass deportations and ending billionaire welfare,

Two more Americans have given their lives in the service of their country. They died in an Iranian attack on a Jordanian air base; several more U.S. military personnel were injured and one is missing.

The US launched fresh strikes against Iran, hitting coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure and maritime assets. Iran responded by attacking US bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

Two U.S. service members were killed and a third remains missing after an Iranian attack struck American forces in Jordan, officials said.

"The collapse of even this minimal understanding could remove the last barrier between episodic confrontation and a forever war."

Lindell said his biggest problem was that the Minnesota Republican Party had not supported his campaign, even after Trump publicly endorsed him.

President Donald Trump’s pick in the Minnesota governor’s race known more commonly as “the My Pillow Guy” -- is not registered to vote in the state, The Minnesota Star Tribune found after reviewing voter registration records.

MAGA MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is still not registered to vote in the state where he is running for governor. Lindell, 65, who President Donald Trump has endorsed in Minnesota’s gubernatorial race,

Before he can vote for himself in next month’s primary, Mike Lindell needs to register to vote in the state he wants to lead as governor. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s office said Lindell, President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate,

Andy Beshear says two agencies called him suggesting Mitch McConnell had died while the Kentucky senator was hospitalized after his June fall.

Gov. Andy Beshear says two agencies contacted him during Sen. Mitch McConnell's hospitalization with reports about the senator's condition.

Governor Beshear Addresses Health Rumors Surrounding Senator McConnell Andy Beshear, the Governor of Kentucky, disclosed that he received erroneous calls from two separate agencies claiming that Republican Senator Mitch McConnell had passed away while hospitalized.

Kentucky governor Andy Beshear claimed he received two different phone calls "suggesting" senator Mitch McConnell actually died before he was released from the hospital on July 12. Beshear, 48, appeared on Katie Couric's YouTube show on July 16 and gave his two cents on the speculation surrounding the 84-year-old politician's mysterious health battles.

Mykhailo Fedorov helped turn drones, software, and faster procurement into military advantages. His removal could slow the reforms Ukraine needs to compete with Russia. On July 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s major shake-up of his government on Thursday, which included the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister and the appointment of a new p

Crowds took to Ukraine's streets to protest Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dismissal of popular defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov. CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.

For the second time in a year, there have been public protests in Ukraine in response to a decision by the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. In July 2025, protests erupted when Zelensky tried to curb the powers of two independent corruption agencies,