Capitol Lens | Keeping it in the family

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Keeping it in the family

By Tom Williams

Posted July 14, 2026 at 4:15pm

Sens. Darline Graham, R-S.C., and Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, arrive for a swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol on Tuesday after Graham was sworn in on the Senate floor. Graham replaces her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died on July 11.

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