Roll Call

A man was arrested Monday after driving up to the North Barricade of the Capitol in a rented Ford Bronco with a handgun in his lap, Capitol Police said. ow.ly/7vBY50Zn76w

Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, will fill his Senate seat through the end of his term in January. ow.ly/Gyqg50Zn74V

Donald Trump has lost a go-to ally in the Senate after the death of Lindsey Graham, as the South Carolina Republican had become a crucial part of the president’s legislative efforts. ow.ly/ikWu50Zn4mS

A year after President Trump signed his party's "big beautiful bill,” Republicans are repackaging it into bite-sized messages that avoid naming a law that has polled poorly in key battleground districts. ow.ly/cbJs50Zn2FB

Funding for Defense Department medical research into traumatic brain injuries has dropped by more than three-quarters in the last three fiscal years, even as the problem continues to plague U.S. servicemembers. ow.ly/F59950ZmRSa

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday ended weeks of speculation about his health with a statement saying he’s on the mend. ow.ly/Xmaq50ZmRlU

The sudden death of four-term Sen. Lindsey Graham this weekend has injected even more uncertainty into a turbulent midterm campaign season. ow.ly/a5Z550ZmRkp

Independence Day recess ended Sunday with two explosive developments within the Senate GOP: the death of Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who died Saturday night, and a much-awaited health update from former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. ow.ly/LZA250ZmRhj

So far, Trump’s midterm campaign schedule remains slightly behind his 2018 pace. rollcall.com/2026/07/07/so-…

The House version of this year’s mega surface transportation reauthorization bill could increase the deficit anticipated in the Highway Trust Fund over the next five years. rollcall.com/2026/07/10/cbo…

Maine Democrats have begun laying out the process for replacing Graham Platner as the party’s Senate nominee, as candidates race to assemble campaigns for a weekslong sprint to set up a marquee Senate matchup. rollcall.com/2026/07/10/rac…

Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a long-standing foreign policy hawk who became a close ally of President Trump during his final years, has died at 71 “from a brief and sudden illness,” according to his office. ow.ly/4seJ50ZmGyP

Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, was hospitalized on June 14 with unspecified health issues. His office has said he “continues to improve” but disclosed no details. rollcall.com/2026/07/08/mcc…

Lawmakers and European officials hoping to get clarity on the U.S.-Iran conflict from President Donald Trump likely left the latest NATO summit disappointed. rollcall.com/2026/07/08/lit…

Officials have said the Trump Accounts for children were designed to grow over time through private investment, with families and others able to make additional contributions that will be subject to annual limits. rollcall.com/2026/07/10/gov…

Senators have championed a so-called right-to-repair provision in the fiscal 2027 NDAA that would give the military services more control over the data they need to maintain their systems. rollcall.com/2026/07/07/con…

The Maine Democratic Party has outlined the next steps for candidates now that Platner has said he would drop out of the Senate race. ow.ly/TvWy50ZmvAe

President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on democratic socialists who have won Democratic Party primaries could clash with his idea of creating investment accounts for American adults. rollcall.com/2026/07/10/gov…

At the Races: Maine Democrats have less than three weeks to find a challenger to GOP Sen. Susan Collins after Graham Platner said Wednesday he would suspend his campaign. ow.ly/6Kxz50ZmazW

“We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me,” Maine Democrat Graham Platner said regarding his Senate race in a video posted to social media. “And for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations.” ow.ly/rjlh50ZlRg9