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NEW: Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC), who was appointed to fill the remainder of her brother Lindsey Graham’s current term (ends Jan), has been engaged in serious discussions about potentially running in the Aug. 11 special GOP primary for the full Senate term, per 2 sources familiar with the discussions. @CBSNews can also confirm Graham told to the White House during meetings yday that she is weighing a Senate bid. First reported by @semafor & @ShelbyTalcott. Earlier this week, I asked NRSC Chair Sen.Tim Scott whether she should run. His response: “Why not her?” Scott added he’s been impressed with Graham, saying she’s “off to a remarkable start.” There is a precedent, including Mel Carnahan & Jean Carnahan in 2000.

The life and legacy of the late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will be celebrated on these dates and at these locations:  Tuesday, July 28th Washington, D.C. Wednesday, July 29th Columbia, South Carolina Pickens County, South Carolina Additional details to follow.

NEW: When asked if there is intelligence to suggest Trump actually won the 2020 election, John Solomon: “Not yet.” Solomon is the special govt employee brought in by Trump last month to work with acting DNI Pulte to declassify election material.

RT @margbrennan: Rubio and Warner commissioned an ombudsman to review of the intelligence related to 2020. It noted Ratcliffe's efforts to…

The Department of Justice has confirmed that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with #Epstein survivors today. Here's what one survivor, Dani Bensky, told me about what she would tell Blanche. 👇

A White House teleprompter operator allegedly made nearly $100,000 on bets placed on Kalshi related to President Trump's State of the Union and other speeches. CBS News has confirmed the identity of the federal employee as Gabriel Perez. cbsn.ws/4hf1kx9

First byline with @NBCNews ! Exclusive: Sens. Booker, Schumer & Wyden are reviving their efrorr to end the federal ban on marijuana by reintroducing legislation today that would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, automatically expunge many federal nonviolent marijuana convictions and establish a federal framework for regulating the legal cannabis industry. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

TILLIS indicates he'll use "every device" available "to slow down the wheels of government" if a reconciliation bill comes over from the House with SAVE Act provisions. He's repeatedly emphasized the implementation issues voter ID policy would face. "Let’s stop the charade."

Asked NRSC Chair @votetimscott whether Darline Graham Nordone— appointed to fill the remainder of her brother Sen Lindsey Graham’s term following his passing — should run in the Aug 15 GOP primary to be the party’s nominee on the November ballot. Graham was up for reelection this year. Scott’s response: “Why not her?” He added that he’s been impressed with Graham Nordone, saying she’s off “to a remarkable start.” w/ @MariaESullivan @CBSNews

On Russia sanctions, Thune says he's suggested to Dems that they need a time agreement to expedite the bill on the floor. "I'm hoping that there will be a meeting of the minds on that that enables us to proceed with it," he said, noting that it has 56 co-sponsors.

TILLIS TO BLANCHE: "You've done a great job today."

NEWS via @CBSNews: Why were flights halted at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) for several hours, leading to over a hundred canceled flights and cascading delays? Security measures meant to protect the Iraqi prime minister during his visit, during the war with Iran, per sources.  Commercial flights were postponed from taking off or landing at the D.C.-area airport from 11 a.m. ET until 3 p.m. Over 300 flights were delayed, at least 126 canceled. Trump extended the meeting with the Iraqi leader by inviting him to lunch. “It wasn't scheduled, but we are going to do it on the fly because we have a tremendous chemistry together,” Trump said Tuesday morning. Al-Zaidi’s motorcade left the White House for the Pentagon at 1:30 p.m., later than expected, with a security helicopter overhead, traveling through the DCA flight path. cbsnews.com/news/washingto…

Sen.-designate Darline Graham just walked into the Senate chamber for the first time, flanked by Thune & Britt Senate floor staff closed the doors to the chamber to give them a private moment at the late Sen. Graham’s desk Sen.-designate Graham gets sworn in at 2:30pm

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) maintains an open mind on confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general and notes he visited Alaska over July 4 break to see law enforcement challenges at a small remote village in her state.

Defense watchdog finds new 155mm artillery plant failed to produce parts in 2 years since it was built, hindering production goals via @ellee_watson of @CBSNews cbsnews.com/news/defense-w…

.@LeaderJohnThune walks past @LindseyGrahamSC’s office where flower have been left following Graham’s sudden death this weekend.

Comes as Vance was previously scheduled to meet with Hill Republicans.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's office has announced that Senator Designate Darline Graham will be sworn in at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, July 14.

Like anyone who’s spent any time around politics, I have many Lindsey Graham stories. This is perhaps my favorite… I was covering Congress (Best! Beat! Ever!) for the NYT when the Mother Emanuel shooting happened in Charleston. It was summer, but I was wearing pants and a sweater that day because it was always SO freezing in the Capitol. Anyhow, news of the shooting came down, and the DC Bureau chief called me with an order: Get yourself to Charleston ASAP and glue yourself to Graham’s side. She wanted a piece on the senator grappling with the unimaginable. So I headed straight to the airport, arriving in Charleston with just my backpack and what I’d be wearing to work that day, and linked up with Graham. He had me meet him at a restaurant, where I told him I needed to shadow him for the next 48 hours. And he looked at me, with amused distaste, and said: “You are sticky. And you are icky. If you want to shadow me, go buy some nice new clothes—maybe a dress—and take a shower, and then we’ll talk.” (He was not wrong; I was sweaty and gross). So I drove to a local big box store, bought a dress (he seemed to have a strong preference for a dress), and spent the next few days with him, resulting in this piece (which, for reasons not worth getting into, ended up being fairly different than the original assignment): nytimes.com/2015/06/20/us/…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) says his former staffer called 911 on behalf of Sen. Lindsey Graham after Graham said he was experiencing chest pains. “By the time she got there, 911 had knocked the door down,” Tuberville said. “They were working on him.”