South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham passed away overnight at the age of 71. In a statement posted on X, his office confirmed he suffered from a “brief and sudden illness”. Graham served in the House of Representatives for 8 years before winning his Senate seat in 2002. Though he was critical of President Trump in 2016, he later became one of his fiercest allies and defenders in Congress. Graham had just returned from a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday where he met with President Zelenskyy.

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MS NOW exclusively reports Kash Patel’s planned weekend trip to see his girlfriend was canceled after top Trump deputies frustrated with the FBI director summoned him to the White House, according to two people with knowledge of the change. The White House disputes that Patel was summoned over frustration with his leadership, saying he was there for unrelated meetings.

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NYT journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan join Morning Joe again to discuss their new bombshell book, “Regime Change,” that explores in detail the first year of the second Trump administration. They discuss Trump’s latest power play, issuing subpoenas to NYT reporters covering the story of Trump switching Air Force One planes on the way home from the NATO Summit. They also discuss the Trump administration’s push to consolidate power further in his second term, and how the sudden death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina affects Trump’s power and influence in the Senate and beyond.

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The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman joins Morning Joe to discuss “REGIME CHANGE,” co-authored by Jonathan Swan. On set, she discusses the heightened sense of isolation during President Donald Trump’s second administration. “He hears what he wants to hear,” she says, describing how Trump’s news consumption is more filtered than it was during his first term.

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The U.S. launched new strikes on Iran early Thursday after Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week. After declaring that the ceasefire with Iran is over, Trump called Iranian leadership “scum” and said negotiations are “a waste of time” in front of an audience at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling tells Morning Joe Trump’s comments are only “digging the hole deeper” when it comes to the conflict with Iran.

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