Republicans return to Capitol Hill with agenda complicated by Graham death

Republican lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week with an agenda newly complicated by the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, The Guardian reports. Graham, the budget committee chair, was a key player in negotiating a party-line bill to fund additional defense spending and other priorities laid out by President Trump. Lawmakers face a lengthy to-do list ahead of November's midterm elections, including Trump's demands for new voting restrictions and the absence of Mitch McConnell, as both parties look to showcase legislative wins to voters.

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