House passage pending.

Nameplate

August 8, 2026 · Ibid.

In a dim marble Capitol engraving shop, a stonecutter buffs a huge bronze dedication plaque reading THE LINDSEY GRAHAM ACT / PASSED 86-11, propped on a plinth crudely stacked from empty missile canisters stencilled PATRIOT; a very tall silver-haired senator applauds from the left, saying 'Ship Kyiv the nameplate.', while a staffer in the right foreground holds up a card reading SENT: ONE THIRD.

Russian strikes on the Boryspil district outside Kyiv killed three people, including a child, and wounded three more on Saturday. Zelenskyy said Ukraine received only a third as many air-defence missiles in the first half of 2026 as in the same period of 2025, blaming depleted global interceptor stockpiles. The US Senate passed a bill imposing 100 percent tariffs on buyers of Russian oil and gas by 86-11, named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham; it still requires House passage and Trump's signature.