Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breathe The last known US person living with polio and relying on an iron lung has died aged 78. Martha Lillard, who contracted polio at age five and spent most of her life dependent on an iron … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., never wanted President Donald Trump to be nominated, let alone win the presidency in 2016. “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it,” Graham said on X at the time. Graham had run on the same ticket as Trump, and like many other Republicans on the debate … Read more
Strikes and bluster on both sides, with Israel urging on Washington, are endangering the progress made The cycle’s familiarity should not obscure the gravity of the consequences as the US and Iran return to threats, strikes and a futile search for an exit from war via escalation. On Sunday, Tehran said that it had closed … Read more
South Carolina governor will pick successor to serve out Graham’s term as Trump says ‘I have somebody I think would be great’ Lindsey Graham dies aged 71 – latest updates US politicians and foreign leaders pay tribute to Graham South Carolina’s governor, Henry McMaster, has the political decision of a lifetime with the unexpected death … Read more
Man reportedly seriously injured by the bison, described as ‘agitated’ and ‘charging anything’ by photographer An enraged, 2,000lb (900kg) bull bison hooked a tourist and tossed him 8ft into the air at a campsite in Wyoming’s Yellowstone national park on Friday – an encounter captured by a professional photographer who said the animal was “agitated, … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., sudden death from an undisclosed illness has triggered a two-pronged approach to replace him, and President Donald Trump will likely be a focal point in the process. Graham’s passing overnight comes at a time when Republicans in the upper chamber need every vote they can get. The Senate GOP now holds … Read more
Long-serving South Carolina Republican senator who was an ally of Donald Trump and an ardent supporter of Ukraine Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina, who has died suddenly aged 71, had just returned from Kyiv after a meeting with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It was Graham’s 10th visit since the 2022 Russian … Read more
Colt Gray, now 16, expected to change plea after pleading not guilty to 55 criminal counts in Apalachee shooting The teenager accused of killing two students and two teachers during a 2024 shooting at Apalachee high school in Georgia has been scheduled to appear in court later in July for a “non-negotiated” plea hearing, according … Read more
Trump says Graham was ‘a true American patriot’ while Zelenskyy says he’s ‘deeply saddened’ by death Washington woke up to the unexpected death of Republican senator Lindsey Graham, 71, who changed the course of modern history with his hawkish Iran platform and key role in establishing the stridently conservative US supreme court. Donald Trump was … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died Saturday at 71 following what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness,” spent more than three decades as one of the Republican Party’s most influential voices. The South Carolina Republican forged a congressional career spanning more than 30 years, emerging as one of Capitol Hill’s most recognizable Republicans … Read more
