Politics

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it “will be refilled and put back into service soon,” again claiming that vandals gashed the pool’s lining. CNN observed that much of the water had been drained, revealing dried sediment,

By Sarah Ferris, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Republicans returned to Washington on Monday night in an increasingly dour mood about the state of their party: Growing fears of a November wipeout. A Middle East war with no end in sight. A feeling of loss after the sudden death of their longtime colleague Lindsey Graham.

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville said one of his staffers was with Sen. Lindsey Graham’s scheduler Saturday evening when the late senator called the scheduler to complain of chest pains and asked her to call for emergency services. “Lindsey called, called basically, said, ‘Listen, I’m having chest pains. You know,

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump will support the passage of a bipartisan Russia sanctions package that was spearheaded by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a White House official told CNN on Monday. The endorsement comes days after Graham’s unexpected death, likely further smoothing the path for a bill that the South

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday vowed to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court and urged other countries to join the effort as the Trump administration significantly escalates its campaign against the global institution. Rubio accused the ICC of “waging a war against our country, not with bullets

CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — US Capitol Police arrested a man at the Capitol’s north barricade who they said had a handgun, which is prohibited on Capitol grounds. CNN captured video of the man being taken into custody. It shows six officers surrounding an SUV, two of whom have their guns drawn and

CNN By Eric Bradner, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced the appointment of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve in the longtime Republican lawmaker’s seat after he suddenly died over the weekend. “Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him,”

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — US Capitol Police arrested a man at the Capitol’s north barricade who they said had a handgun, which is prohibited on Capitol grounds. CNN captured video of the man being taken into custody. It shows six officers surrounding an SUV, two of whom have their guns drawn and pointed

By Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday said a controversial lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the IRS sought to “manipulate the judicial process” and that he acted in bad faith in bringing it. US District Judge Kathleen Williams is ordering sanctions for the attorneys involved in the

By Eric Bradner, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced the appointment of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve in the longtime Republican lawmaker’s seat after he suddenly died over the weekend. “Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him,” Nordone

By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — A cartoon depicting a firing squad of bureaucrats and media with rifles aimed at US veterans has prompted a powerful congressman to call for an investigation into one of America’s oldest veterans advocacy groups, stoking a debate over free speech for political satire. Rep. Mike Bost, the chairman of

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — As the federal judiciary makes a rare personal pitch to Congress this week for tens of millions of dollars in additional security funding, the Supreme Court is sending a messenger who is positioned to speak in unusually personal terms about the threats the judiciary faces. Justice Amy Coney Barrett

By Sarah Ferris, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — In December 2015, when Donald Trump was still a long-shot candidate in the GOP’s sprawling primary field, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham offered a brazen assessment of the political outsider. “You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell,” Graham, who was