# Lindsey Graham's Sister Next SC Senator, US-Iran Attacks Intensify, ICE Shooting In Maine, Mitch McConnell Statement Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/lindsey-graham-s-sister-next-sc-senator-us-iran-attacks-intensify-ice-shooting-in-maine-mitch-mcconnell-statement Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/lindsey-graham-s-sister-next-sc-senator-us-iran-attacks-intensify-ice-shooting-in-maine-mitch-mcconnell-statement.md Podcast: [America In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481) Published: 2026-07-14T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO7587921544.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO7587921544.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/lindsey-graham-s-sister-next-sc-senator-us-iran-attacks-intensify-ice-shooting-in-maine-mitch-mcconnell-statement Duration seconds: 2375 ## Resource Today on America in the MorningLindsey Graham’s Sister Next SC Senator South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the younger sister of Senator Lindsey Graham who died suddenly over the weekend, to serve the remainder of his term which ends in January.  Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the decision came after President Trump floated the idea, one that was solidly supported by the late-Senator’s colleagues in Congress.   US-Iran Fighting Intensifies Fighting intensified overnight between the US and Iran, with Iran hitting two UAE tankers with cruise missiles, killing one sailor, and the US pounding dozens of targets inside of Iran.  Correspondent Rich Johnson reports President Trump is planning to have the US take control of the Strait of Hormuz – and putting in place an American-collected toll – as well as a blockade of Iranian ports starting this afternoon.   ICE Shooting In Maine For the second time in less than a week, officers with ICE drew their weapons and shot a suspect they were attempting to stop.  orrespondent Ed Donahue reports a 26-year old man died Monday in an ICE related shooting in Maine, just days after a man in Texas was killed in a similar situation.   Latest On Mitch McConnell Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for weeks, released a statement saying a fall led to his absence from Congress.   Making Daylight Savings Time Permanent A bipartisan push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent is heading for a chamber-wide vote after clearing a key House hurdle.   IRS Lawsuit Improper A judge rules that President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was improper under the law.  Jennifer King reports on the ramifications of t… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/lindsey-graham-s-sister-next-sc-senator-us-iran-attacks-intensify-ice-shooting-in-maine-mitch-mcconnell-statement/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/lindsey-graham-s-sister-next-sc-senator-us-iran-attacks-intensify-ice-shooting-in-maine-mitch-mcconnell-statement.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.