Lindsey Graham’s Passing Sets Off Scramble For His South Carolina Senate Seat
Republican South Carolina Rep. Lindsey Graham’s passing has set off a scramble amongst state Republicans to fill his seat. Multiple Republicans in the Palmetto State are vying for a chance to fill the vacancy. The special Republican primary election is scheduled for August 11 to select a nominee. Republican Gov. Henry McMaster is expected to announce his appointment of a temporary replacement today . The interim Senator would serve through Jan. 3, 2027, when the next Congress begins. (RELATED: Lindsey Graham’s Death Expected To Cause Major Hurdles For Senate GOP) South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette has been floated as a candidate to fill the seat following Graham’s death. This would come just weeks after Evette lost to…Open
A California federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction, halting the Trump administration's attempt to tie anti-DEI conditions to federal grant funding.
A California federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction, halting the Trump administration’s attempt to tie anti-DEI conditions to federal grant funding . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Barack Obama-appointed federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from attaching anti-DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) conditions to federal grant funding. The preliminary injunction, issued by U.S. District Judge William Orrick, prevents enforcement of new certification requirements against 11 municipal governments, citing constitutional and legal overreach. DETAIL: The lawsuit was brought by several California and Oregon cities and counties, which argued the administration had imposed ideological conditions on grants…Open
Russian Government-Sponsored Activity Targets Poorly Configured and Vulnerable Devices Across Critical Sectors Executive summary Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16 cyber actors continue to exploit poorly configured and vulnerable networking devices worldwide, opportunistically compromising multiple critical infrastructure sector networks. This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) builds on FBI’s Russian Government Cyber Actors Targeting Networking Devices, Critical Infrastructure Public Service Announcement of the decade-plus FSB Center 16 cyber activity by providing additional tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to enable defenders to more fully understand and counter the threat. [1 ] This CSA is being released…
A Trump-appointed judge ruled against part of Republican Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’s “Stop WOKE Act” on Tuesday holding that it violates the First Amendment. In a 2-1 decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit blocked the higher education portion of the 2022 Sunshine State law that was meant to stop left-wing gender ideology and critical race theory (CRT) from being taught in schools, according to the ruling. The 2022 law prohibited professors and workplace training from teaching about race or gender in a way that induces guilt or blame in the classroom, under threat of a fine or penalty. Florida argued that the professor’s classroom speech belongs to the state because they are paid by the government. Judge Britt Grant…Open
BREAKING … ‘WE HIT THEM VERY HARD LAST NIGHT’ … TRUMP TALKS NEW STRIKES ON IRAN… NICK SORTOR: NOW: President Trump SPEAKS OUT after striking Iran last night, and he GOES OFF (VIDEO)
“They’re a bunch of SCUM.” “These are evil, sick people, and we have to rid their cancer. They’re CANCER! And you know what you do? You got to cut out cancer EARLY, man.” “I told them, every time you hit, we hit. And of course, they’re dirty players.” “They’ve kiIIed thousands and thousands of our soldiers. They’ve kiIIed hundreds of thousands of innocent people.” TRUMP: CEASEFIRE IS ‘OVER’ … NICK SORTOR: BREAKING: President Trump announces he believes the ceasefire with Iran is “OVER” (VIDEO) “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them… There’s SICK people.. They’re vicious, violent people. “It’s just a waste of time dealing with them. They’re LIARS.” Obviously, POTUS…Open
State of the Union: The Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of conducting the strikes, while the Yemeni military claimed responsibility. The post Airstrikes Hit Runway at Sanaa International Airport in Yemen appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Yemeni military claimed responsibility for airstrikes that destroyed the runway at Sanaa International Airport in Yemen, an attack that Houthi rebels allege was perpetrated by Saudi Arabia. The military in a statement claimed that the strikes followed the Houthis blocking Yemeni national aircraft from landing at the airport and allowing Iranian aircraft to “violate Yemeni airspace.” The strikes follow rising tensions earlier this month when the Houthis accused Saudi aircraft of violating their airspace to block their delegation to the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Houthis accused the Saudis of conducting the Monday strikes in order to prevent the return of the Houthi delegation. The Houthi…Open
People walk past a billboard featuring images of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 13, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Published July 13, 2026 WASHINGTON — [...]