President will meet new Republican senator who has taken over the seat following the death of her brother Lindsey Graham Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump is due to meet Darline Graham - the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to temporarily fill his Senate seat – later today. 103 House Democrats voted to cut military aid to Israel as accusations that Israel’s government carried out a genocide in Gaza are gaining more traction in the party. Two of Donald Trump ’s nominees for powerful positions, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton , buckled under pressure during their confirmations hearings. Blanche, the acting attorney general, described himself as Trump’s lawyer, before correcting himself. Clayton,