Lindsey Graham's death shakes Senate ahead of midterms

About this episode

The episode discusses the unexpected shift in the balance of power in the Senate following Lindsey Graham's death and the implications for the upcoming midterm elections.

Congressional Republicans returned to Capitol Hill today after a two-week break with an unexpected shift in the balance of power, and a fast-approaching deadline to accomplish anything they can run on in the fall. Max Rose, Hayes Brown, Ron Insana, David Rohde, Sam Forstag, and Sean Teare all join Catherine Rampell on the 11th Hour.

People in this episode

Host: Catherine Rampell

Guests: Max Rose, Hayes Brown, Ron Insana, David Rohde, Sam Forstag, Sean Teare

Topics covered

• Senate
• midterms
• Republicans
• political power
• Congress

Keywords

• Lindsey Graham
• Senate
• midterms
• Republicans
• Congress
• politics
• balance of power

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