Tag: Sen. Lindsey Graham

Graham Loses Appeals Court Bid to Block Subpoena in Trump Election Probe

A federal appeals court has denied Sen. Lindsay Graham’s (R-S.C.) request to block a subpoena for his testimony before a special grand jury in Georgia in a probe into possible unlawful interference in the 2020 election. The three-judge panel from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did, however, agree with a lower court ruling to restrict the scope of questions to…


Sen. Lindsey Graham Wants Nebraska Governor to Take Over Senate Seat Left Vacant by Sasse Resignation

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is pushing for Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts to fill the vacant seat left by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who recently announced his retirement. Sasse confirmed on Oct. 6 that he will retire early from the Senate and will likely take a position as president of the University of Florida. Now, Graham wants…


Graham’s Abortion Ban Puts GOP Senate Candidates in Tight Spot, Drives Democrat Hopes

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) recently-unveiled 15-week abortion ban is causing headaches for GOP Senate nominees in tight races and driving Democrats’ hopes of regaining momentum only weeks ahead of the 2022 midterms. Graham on Sept. 13 unveiled the bill, dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. The legislation is similar to another bill…


McConnell Suggests He’s Unwilling to Consider Graham’s 15-Week Abortion Ban

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday suggested that Senate Republicans aren’t anxious to consider Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 15-week national abortion ban even if the party takes the majority next year. The bill, unveiled by Graham earlier the same day and dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, would impose criminal penalties…


McConnell Suggests GOP Senators Not Keen to Consider Graham’s 15-week Abortion Ban

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday suggested that Senate Republicans aren’t anxious to consider Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 15-week national abortion ban even if the party takes the majority next year. The bill, unveiled by Graham earlier the same day and dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, would impose criminal penalties…


Republicans Say Americans Will ‘Fire the Democratic Majority’ in Midterms for Passing Billion-Dollar Spending Bill

Senate Republicans lambasted their Democrat colleagues for passing a $740 billion health care and climate spending bill, warning the economic package will not help the sagging U.S. economy. “Democrats under Joe Biden have spent trillions, creating the worst inflation in over four decades, and now their answer to this disaster of their own making is…


U.S. Senators Meet With Ukrainian President, Discuss Designating Russia as ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’

U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the capital city of Kyiv on June 7 to discuss legislation that would assign a terrorism designation to Russia. The proposed bill seeks to designate Moscow as a “state sponsor of terrorism” and would place Russia alongside countries like…


US Senators Meet With Ukrainian President, Discuss Designating Russia as ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’

U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the capital city of Kyiv on July 7 to discuss legislation that would assign a terrorism designation to Russia. The proposed bill seeks to designate Moscow as a “state sponsor of terrorism” and would place Russia alongside countries like…


If the US Leaves Citizens and Allies in Afghanistan, Biden Deserves to Be Impeached: Sen. Lindsey Graham

The former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday said if President Joe Biden leaves U.S. citizens and allies in Afghanistan, based on the Constitution, he deserves to be impeached. “We’re duty-bound to get every American citizen out. We’re honor-bound to get those Afghans who fought along our side out,”…


Bipartisan Appeal to Biden: Get US Citizens and Allies out of Afghanistan

U.S. lawmakers urge President Joe Biden to move swiftly to get U.S. citizens and allies out of Afghanistan and share his plan for how he will keep the American people safe. Putting aside partisanship, lawmakers from both parties are calling on Biden to do whatever it takes to get U.S. citizens and allies out of…