Here's What Happens With Lindsey Graham's Senate SeatSen. Lindsey Graham (R) was running for reelection this year, and with his death, the South Carolina governor will have to appoint someone to fill his seat until his term expires in January 2027.Graham easily won the GOP primary for his Senate seat last month. Mark Lynch, a businessman and president of Jeff Lynch Appliance Center, placed a distant second.GOP control of the Senate is already quite narrow. Graham's death comes amid questions about the state of another Republican's health: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who was hospitalized weeks ago.Latest Live UpdatesLindsey Graham Draws Tributes For His Support Of Ukraine, Trans-Atlantic Ties And IsraelNATO allies, Ukraine and Israel paid tribute to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend, partner and advocate of trans-Atlantic ties on Sunday, praising a politician who was a high-profile figure in global foreign policy before and during the era of President Donald Trump.The Republican senator had visited Ukraine just before his death and announced an agreement on Friday with the Trump administration to move forward on a package of sanctions against Russia.Read more here:U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said in statement posted on social media.The office did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, who was 71 years old. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” the statement said.Graham was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and was running for a fifth term. He had been a close ally of President Donald Trump and a longtime hawk on Iran.Read more here:Trump Says He 'Just Finished' Another Physical Exam At Walter ReedPresident Donald Trump, in a lengthy post Saturday morning, said he "just finished" another physical test at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center."Also, I just finished a perfect physical at Walter Reed, I do it every six months, and I requested another Cognitive Test, the only President to do so, three times, and I aced them all — Got every question right," Trump wrote, which also criticized New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan over their recent book covering the Trump administration.It was not immediately clear whether the president was referring to the physical exam he took in May or to a new one. Asked for clarification, a White House spokesperson said the president was referring to his recent physical at Walter Reed on May 26.Rep. Ro Khanna Detained By Israeli Settlers During West Bank VisitRep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made rifles during a trip to the West Bank this week, where residents have faced frequent attacks, describing the encounter as a factor in his consideration for a 2028 presidential run."Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine. When the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers & continued our detention. They made a huge mistake. You will be hearing more soon.," he posted to X on Saturday morning.“We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed; they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it,” he told reporters.“And these hoodlums come in with machine guns – M4, an American-made machine gun – and they detain us. They block off the road. And then they call the IDF and the IDF is on their side, not on the side of the Americans,” Khanna said, referring to the Israeli military.Khanna said the incident emboldened his decision to consider running for the White House. Asked if he was running for president, the congressman said: “I’m strongly considering it, and I’m more resolved to consider it after this trip.”Trump Threatens To 'Decimate' Iran If It Tries To Assassinate HimPresident Donald Trump late Friday night threatened to "completely decimate and destroy" Iran if Tehran acts on newly reported threats to assassinate him.The Wall Street Journal and other outlets reported earlier this week that Israel had shared intelligence with the U.S. about an alleged Iranian plan to assassinate Trump."1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!," Trump wrote on Truth Social."Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran - PRAISE BE TO ALLAH," the president added.New York Times Reporters Subpoenaed After Coverage Of Air Force One, Paper SaysThe Trump administration on Friday subpoenaed several journalists for The New York Times after the outlet reported on security and legal concerns around the new Air Force One donated by the Qatari government, the paper reported.According to the news outlet, the subpoenas seek to compel the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday, marking an extraordinary step in President Donald Trump’s efforts to threaten press freedom and intimidate news organizations.The Times reported that, in some cases, federal agents showed up at reporters’ homes to deliver subpoenas. The outlet broadly condemned the administration’s move.“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” said David McCraw, a lawyer for the newsroom, in a statement on Friday evening.Kash Patel Forced To Cancel Trip After Being Called For White House Meeting: ReportFBI Director Kash Patel was forced to cancel a trip to see his girlfriend in Chicago after being called to a meeting at the White House by top administration officials who are frustrated with his behavior, sources told MS NOW. President Donald Trump and other officials have reportedly become increasingly frustrated with Patel's decisions, including using government aircrafts for personal travel and pulling strings to access special perks. A White House official denied these claims in a statement to MS NOW, writing: "The idea that he was ‘summoned to the White House’ due to ‘frustration’ is totally inaccurate. He was here for unrelated meetings.”Read more:Breaking UpdateGraham Platner Submits Paperwork To Officially Drop Out Of Maine’s U.S. Senate RaceGraham Platner announced Friday that he has officially submitted paperwork to withdraw his candidacy from Maine’s U.S. Senate race after being accused of sexual assault twice earlier this week.“They voted for time and dignity; for strong unions and jobs they can raise families on; for the hope of buying a home; for the chance to retire with grace,” he said of his voters. “My name may have been on the ballot, but that ballot line belongs to the people of Maine. As such, please consider this notice as my official withdrawal from consideration for this office.”Trump Took Old Air Force One Amid Fears Over Defense Capabilities, Death Threat: ReportPresident Donald Trump took the old Air Force One when he left Turkey earlier this week over fears about the new jet's lack of defensive capabilities given an Israeli warning that Iran may be plotting to kill him, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.Trump, who was gifted the $400 million jet from Qatar to be used as a new Air Force One, told reporters he wouldn't be using the new jet to leave Turkey. Instead, he said it was "going to a couple of bases" around Europe "so the soldiers can see it."Along with an apparent lack of defensive capabilities, U.S. officials received Israeli intelligence about a possible plot to kill Trump, according to The Journal. When asked earlier this week why he wasn't flying on the new Air Force One, Trump expressed concern about being on a "kill list.""It’s a very dangerous profession," Trump said of being president. "I’m number one on the kill list for Iran. They’re lovely people, I’m number one."Officials who spoke to The Journal said the possible threat mentioned by Israel was not entirely credible.Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal.CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The CountryThe country is in the midst of a nationwide outbreak of explosive diarrhea caused by a parasite the CDC stopped surveilling at the federal level in July 2025.That’s around the same time the Trump administration began haphazardly attacking and defunding federal health and science agencies under the guise of “government efficiency,” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. separately also pushing out critical federal scientists and researchers.Read more:See All Updates