# The succession race after Lindsey Graham’s death Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-succession-race-after-lindsey-graham-s-death Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-succession-race-after-lindsey-graham-s-death.md Podcast: [The Playbook Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549) Published: 2026-07-13T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL7909876877.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL7909876877.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-playbook-podcast-53549/episodes/the-succession-race-after-lindsey-graham-s-death Duration seconds: 896 ## Resource Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died over the weekend at the age of 71. He served more than three decades on the Hill, was the president’s Senate whisperer, and played a key role on the world stage. So, what happens next with his vacant seat in South Carolina – and how are insiders in Washington responding to this moment? Plus, everything else you need to jump-start your day – from renewed strikes on Iran to Congress’ first day back in session.   For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook  ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-playbook-podcast-53549/episodes/the-succession-race-after-lindsey-graham-s-death/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-succession-race-after-lindsey-graham-s-death.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.