US measles cases reach 2,318, topping 2025 record with months left
Why it matters: The CDC count is the highest since 1991, with cases in 43 states and Washington, D.C.
BBC News (US & Canada), The New York Times +6
Subject
#South Carolina
Democrats move to lock in 2028 primary calendar without Iowa first
What's next: The Rules and Bylaws Committee's decision still needs full DNC approval in August, with South Carolina or Nevada expected to lead.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +4
Darline Graham enters Aug. 11 GOP primary for South Carolina Senate seat
What's next: Filing opens Tuesday in a fast special election shaped by Donald Trump's backing and a crowded Republican field.
Bloomberg, Axios +1
Darline Graham enters South Carolina Senate race with Trump backing
What's next: A weeklong filing period opens Tuesday ahead of the Aug. 11 Republican special primary to replace Lindsey Graham.
Darline Graham enters Aug. 11 GOP primary for South Carolina Senate seat
What's next: Filing opens Tuesday, with Rep. Russell Fry and Rep. Ralph Norman already in the race and Nancy Mace out.
Darline Graham enters Aug. 11 GOP primary for South Carolina Senate seat
What's next: Candidate filing opens Tuesday as Trump backs Graham and Rep. Russell Fry also joins the race.
Darline Graham enters Aug. 11 GOP primary for South Carolina Senate seat
What's next: A weeklong filing period opens Tuesday as Russell Fry and other Republicans compete for the seat vacated by Lindsey Graham's death.
Darline Graham enters South Carolina Senate race as GOP field grows
What's next: Republicans pick a nominee in an Aug. 11 special primary, with filing set to open Tuesday and Annie Andrews waiting in November.
Bloomberg, CNBC +2
Ralph Norman joins South Carolina GOP Senate race after Trump pick
What's next: Norman is set to compete in the Aug. 11 special primary for the seat opened by Lindsey Graham's death.
Ralph Norman enters South Carolina Senate primary after Trump backs Darline Graham
What's next: Norman said he is filing for the Aug. 11 special GOP primary and has endorsements from Mike Lee and Rick Scott.
Trump backs Darline Graham for Senate race in South Carolina
What's next: Filing for the Aug. 11 Republican primary opens July 21, as funeral services for Lindsey Graham are set for July 28 and 29.
Trump backs Darline Graham for full Senate term in South Carolina
What's next: Candidate filing for the special GOP primary runs July 21-28, with the election set for Aug. 11.
Trump backs Darline Graham Nordone in Aug. 11 Senate primary
What's next: The interim South Carolina senator would serve only until January unless she wins the special Republican primary for a full term.
Trump backs Darline Graham for full Senate term in South Carolina
What's next: Filing for the Aug. 11 special primary runs from July 21 to July 28 as other Republicans weigh bids.
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after brief illness
Why it matters: The South Carolina Republican was a major GOP voice on foreign policy and had been seeking a fifth Senate term.
BBC News (World), The New York Times +9
Trump backs Lindsey Graham’s sister for South Carolina Senate seat
What’s next: Gov. Henry McMaster is set to name an interim senator as Republicans defend a narrow Senate majority and prepare for an Aug. 11 special primary.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +9
Trump questions FBI role in Lindsey Graham death probe
What's new: Trump pointed to preliminary findings of an aortic dissection and called the condition hard to detect.
PBS NewsHour, The Hill +1
Trump backs Lindsey Graham’s sister for interim Senate seat
What’s next: Gov. Henry McMaster is due to name a temporary replacement before an Aug. 11 special primary for November’s ballot.
The New York Times, BBC News (US & Canada) +4
Lindsey Graham's death leaves fading GOP foreign policy wing
Why it matters: The South Carolina senator had been a key Republican voice for Ukraine, NATO and U.S. military intervention abroad.
Bloomberg, PBS NewsHour +3
Graham’s death strips Ukraine of a key Trump ally in Washington
Why it matters: Graham had just backed a Russia sanctions bill and made his 10th wartime trip to Ukraine before he died.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times +2
Medical examiner links Lindsey Graham death to aortic tear at 71
What’s next: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint an interim senator, with a special primary due within weeks.
The Straits Times, PBS NewsHour +3
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71, opening South Carolina seat
What’s next: Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement, and a special primary will pick a nominee for November.
Bloomberg, PBS NewsHour +2
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71, opening South Carolina seat
What's next: South Carolina's governor will name an interim senator, with a special primary to follow within weeks.
The New York Times, BBC News (World) +6
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71
His office said Graham died after a brief, sudden illness a day after returning from a trip to Ukraine.
The Straits Times, Republika +3
Pentagon lifts suspension of 8 Apache pilots after July 4 flyover
What's new: The South Carolina National Guard called the grounding a routine review, not punishment, and said the pilots stayed on duty and paid.
The Hill, Fox News +1
Alan Wilson wins South Carolina GOP governor runoff
What's next: Wilson will face Democrat Jermaine Johnson in November to succeed term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster.
The New York Times, PBS NewsHour
Trump backs both South Carolina GOP runoff candidates
What's new: The dual endorsement came three days after his preferred candidate lost a Georgia Republican runoff.
Fox News, The Hill
Body found in search for missing South Carolina trainer, 39
What's next: The coroner must confirm the identity, and state agents are investigating how she died.
Fox News, ABC News
Nancy Mace finishes 5th in South Carolina GOP governor primary
What's next: Mace backed Alan Wilson for the June 23 runoff against Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette after her loss.
Evette, Wilson reach South Carolina GOP governor runoff
What's next: The June 23 runoff winner will face Democrat Jermaine Johnson, while Lindsey Graham secured the GOP Senate nod for November.
The New York Times, The Hill +1
2 Republicans advance to runoff for Nancy Mace’s House seat
What’s next: Jenny Honeycutt and Mark Smith face a June 23 runoff after neither topped 50% in the South Carolina primary.
Fox News, The Hill
Lindsey Graham wins South Carolina GOP Senate primary
What's next: Graham, backed by Donald Trump, enters November as the favorite against Democrat Annie Andrews in the solidly Republican state.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +2
Evette, Wilson advance to South Carolina GOP governor runoff
What's next: The June 23 runoff is likely to decide the governorship in a heavily Republican state after no candidate won a majority.
NPR, Fox News
Navy admiral, attorney head to June 23 runoff for Mace seat
What's next: The winner will face a tough climb in South Carolina's 1st District, a seat Republicans have held for all but one term since 1981.
The New York Times, Fox News
South Carolina voters pick GOP governor nominee, test Trump’s clout
Why it matters: The winner will shape an early 2028 primary state, while Lindsey Graham also faces a Republican test for Senate.
Bloomberg, PBS NewsHour +2
South Carolina GOP tests Trump sway in governor, Senate primaries
What's next: The governor's race could move to a June 23 runoff if Pamela Evette fails to win outright.
PBS NewsHour, ABC News
Mace casts South Carolina GOP governor primary as tight fight
What's new: Nancy Mace argued Donald Trump's backing of Pamela Evette gave her only a modest lift ahead of the June 9 vote.
The New York Times, Fox News