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Darline Graham to run for full term in brother’s Senate seat

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham said Monday she's running for a full term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat. “I've made a decision," Darline Graham told Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity, according to a clip released of an interview set to air later ...

Almanac for July 20, 2026

Today is Monday, July 20, the 201st day of 2026. There are 164 days left in the year. Today in History: In 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module. Also on this date: In 1917, America’s World War I draft lottery began as Secretary of War Newton Baker, wearing a blindfold, reached into a glass bowl and pulled out a capsule containing the number 258 during a ceremony in the Senate office building. In 1944, an attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate ...

Can Trump sue himself?

The question recently asked by a federal judge in Miami — can the president sue an entity in the executive branch of the federal government and benefit from the resolution of that lawsuit? — seems to beg the question. How could anyone sue an entity he controls and derive a benefit from ...

Is federal government trying to kick sick people off Medicaid?

Is the federal government trying to kick sick people off Medicaid? It certainly seems like it. Congress made the policy choice to impose work requirements on Medicaid — which in itself is likely to result in people losing coverage largely for administrative reasons like failing to file paperwork on time. Now, a rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in June governing how to implement those work requirements is imposing even more administrative burdens, threatening to kick even those who are physically unable to work off their plans. As Stacey Nee, a ...