The bumpy road to the US midterms

Republicans in the US are mourning the loss of one of the party's most influential figures and powerbrokers — Senator Lindsey Graham — who died suddenly last weekend at the age of 71.News of his passing seemed to prompt another GOP grandee Mitch McConnell to issue a proof of life photograph, where he was seen smiling alongside his wife. But there are lingering doubts about the 84-year-old's capacity.And it's not just the Republicans making headlines as the midterm elections loom.