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To understand Trump, watch how he mourns

From Charlie Kirk to Sen. Lindsey Graham, death strips away Donald Trump's showmanship and reveals something rarer: A president without pretense. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Jul 15 2026

 
President Donald Trump embraces Erika Kirk during a memorial service for her husband, slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, on Sept. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona.

From Charlie Kirk to Sen. Lindsey Graham, death strips away Donald Trump's showmanship and reveals something rarer: A president without pretense.

Sen. Lindsey Graham is pictured during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 27, 2026. The Republican South Carolina lawmaker died on July 11, 2026. He was 71.
 

What is Lindsey Graham's legacy? Tell us here.

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham was powerful, conservative and also quite surprising. What's your take on the longtime legislator? Tell us here.

President Donald Trump at an Oval Office meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026.
 

Trump, Republicans are using election fraud lies to cheat

If Trump can cause enough chaos in the midterms, he'll try to void the results and decide the elections himself. And he has a team to back him up.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul meeting with USA TODAY Network reporters and editors in Manhattan on May 29, 2025.
 

Campaign ads lie. Now the politicians aren't even real.

Artificial intelligence is being used to create ads that disparage Democrats – and make Republicans appear to have more support than they might have.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington, DC, from Mildenhall, Britain, on July 8, 2026.
 

Todd Blanche has a lot to answer for at AG confirmation hearing

The latest ruling against President Donald Trump's IRS settlement scheme puts a lot of lawyers in trouble for trying to help run a scam in court.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, posts a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao ‒ a former chief of both the Transportation Department and the Labor Department ‒ on July 12, 2026. In a statement to his constituents, McConnell, 84, said a fall and a subsequent bout of pneumonia have kept him away from the Senate for about a month.
 

Graham, McConnell and the sad spectacle of clinging to power

Having lived in Washington for more than two decades, I know what runs DC isn't power or even influence, but rather the fear of losing both.

U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, a Democrat running to replace Republican Sen. Susan Collins, campaigns in Portland, Maine, on May 25, 2026.
 

Democrats' strategy is all vibes. Voters won't fall for it.

Democrats bet on candidates who look blue-collar to win back working-class voters. One brought real policy shifts. The other just brought the costume.

U.S. and Texas flags fly over the state Capitol in Austin.
 

CNBC ranked my state '10 worst.' So why is everyone moving here?

CNBC ranked Texas one of 'America’s 10 worst states to live in for 2026.' I take umbrage with this ranking and the lists' politicized parameters.

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