A federal judge found President Donald Trump’s IRS lawsuit was brought in bad faith and sanctioned lawyers involved in the case. The judge barred Trump, the Justice Department and the IRS from citing their agreement as a court-backed settlement.
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President Trump recommended that South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appoint Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham’s sister, to serve out the late senator’s term. McMaster is expected to announce his selection Monday afternoon.
A person was killed Monday in Biddeford, Maine, in a shooting involving ICE personnel, state House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said. The incident came six days after an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an attempted vehicle stop in Houston.
Congress is back in Washington with fights over voting rules, surveillance powers, defense policy and nominations crowding the calendar. The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham further narrows Senate Republicans’ margin and complicates their budget plans.
The United States and Iran exchanged new strikes across the Gulf, further straining a ceasefire and raising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices jumped as the U.N. warned that renewed full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences.
Sen. Mitch McConnell said he was briefly unconscious after a fall last month and also dealt with mild pneumonia during his hospitalization. The Kentucky Republican said he has moved to a rehabilitation center but is not yet cleared to return to Senate votes.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster must appoint a temporary replacement for Sen. Lindsey Graham, while Republicans prepare for an Aug. 11 special primary. Potential contenders are emerging, but some officials are holding back as the party mourns Graham’s death.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died Saturday after what his office called a brief and sudden illness. U.S. and foreign leaders remembered him as a central figure in American foreign policy and a force in South Carolina politics.