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Legalized Press-titution – POLITICO

This was just flimsy enough to warrant reporting on her first.

This was just flimsy enough to warrant reporting on her first.

With the passing of Lindsey Graham this weekend, it took no time at all for the parlor games over who would be the interim choice to replace him and who would run for his seat to begin before the zipper on the body bag was pulled.

Politico wanted to get in on the SCOOP game, so it leaped at the chance to mention Nancy Mace as a likely name. It did so with about the most tangential content-free sourcing you will see.

“According to two people familiar with her thinking”?

Nancy Mace considering running for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat https://t.co/efogF8oiGf— POLITICO (@politico) July 12, 2026

Nancy Mace considering running for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat https://t.co/efogF8oiGf

Yes, after all, it has been weeks, so it was just about time for the next Kash Patel non-troversy.

Yes, after all, it has been weeks, so it was just about time for the next Kash Patel non-troversy.

The wizards on the intelligence community beat are on top of things again. Kash Patel is about to be fired, according to the braintrust at MS NOW, for what might be the two-dozenth time since he was appointed. This time, he was summoned to the White House on short notice, and it was interpreted to mean he was being called to the carpet by President Trump. Now, let’s unravel this nonsense.

First off, any claim they make is dispelled by one key sentence: “The precise reasons that Patel’s political bosses demanded he cancel his trip and report to the West Wing are unclear.” Well then, don’t let that stop you from speculating........

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