Category: Lindsey graham

Vance to Back Trump in 2024 Presidential Campaign

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) will support Donald Trump in the Republican presidential race in 2024, he said on Jan 31. in a radio interview. Vance told Hugh Hewitt on his radio show, “the simple fact is Donald Trump’s policies were incredibly good for this country and he’s very popular among Republican voters.” “In Ohio Republican…


Trump Begins 2024 Campaign in New Hampshire, South Carolina

Former President Donald Trump visited two early-voting states New Hampshire and South Carolina on Jan. 28, hitting the campaign trail for the first time since announcing his 2024 bid for the White House in November last year. “The 2024 election is our one shot to save our country, and we need a leader who is…


Graham Joins Chorus of Republicans Demanding Delay in Senate Leadership Vote

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has joined a growing list of Republicans demanding a delay in the soon-to-be-held vote on who will lead the party in the upper chamber as current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) faces pressure over the GOP’s under-performance in the midterm elections. Graham said in a post on Twitter on Sunday…


Top Republican Senators on Midterms: ‘Definitely Not a Republican Wave’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday lamented Republicans’ inability to pick up early wins during the midterm elections on Nov. 8. “Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure,” Graham told NBC, adding,  “I think we’re going to be at 51, 52 when it’s all said and done in the Senate.” Referring to…


Lindsey Graham Must Testify in Georgia Election Probe: US Supreme Court

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) must testify to a grand jury in Georgia investigating the 2020 presidential election, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Nov. 1. In an unsigned order (pdf), the court rejected Graham’s request for a stay and an injunction pending appeal. After two lower courts turned down Graham’s efforts to block a subpoena,…


Georgia Prosecutor Urges Supreme Court to Allow Questioning of US Senator

A prosecutor in Georgia investigating possible crimes related to the 2020 presidential election is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow questioning of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Graham cannot show that he’s likely to suffer irreparable harm, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, told the nation’s top court, pointing to rulings against Graham on the…


Sen. Graham Pushes Back Against Allegations Targeting Herschel Walker: ‘Kavanaugh Storyline’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pushed back on allegations against Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker, saying that the timing is suspicious and that it reminds him of claims made against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Self-described activist feminist lawyer Gloria Allred said Wednesday in a news conference that an unnamed woman claimed she had an affair…


Lindsey Graham Asks Supreme Court to Quash Subpoena in Trump Election Probe

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to quash a subpoena for his testimony before a special grand jury in Georgia in a probe into possible unlawful interference in the 2020 election. Graham filed his request a day after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the Republican senator must testify. The probe, fronted…


Republicans Warn DHS Secretary Mayorkas He Could Be Impeached Soon

Two top Republicans warned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that he faces possible impeachment proceedings if his agency doesn’t quickly implement new border controls. “Your failure to faithfully enforce this nation’s immigration laws and willful blindness to the very real humanitarian crisis at our southern border amounts to a gross dereliction of duty and a…


Republicans Warn DHS Secretary Mayorkas He Could Be Impeached

Two top Republicans have warned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that he faces possible impeachment proceedings if his department doesn’t quickly implement new border controls. “Your failure to faithfully enforce this nation’s immigration laws and willful blindness to the very real humanitarian crisis at our southern border amounts to a gross dereliction of duty and…