Personal Digest: Dead‑man switch thrusts war powers into crisis
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Jul 13, 2026
Personal Digest: Dead‑man switch thrusts war powers into crisis
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dead‑man switch — The White House’s "dead man's switch" order—which would let JD Vance authorize strikes if Trump is killed—has thrust war powers and succession questions into the center of U.S. politics amid Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death, 71.
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