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“So if India charges our companies a hundred, we charge their companies a hundred. It’s very simple, and yet we have people in Congress that say, ‘No, I don’t think that’s good.’ “Lindsey Graham, the progressive from South Carolina – [audience boos] – no, he’s a progressive, but he’s got some good things too, OK? “Lindsey Graham, I said to …

Raw Story reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lost his temper with CNN “State of the Union” host Dana Bash on Sunday morning after she corrected him over a claim he made about late-term abortions. After the CNN host patiently explained “just for the record, Roe went up to viability,” the previously placid Republican senator snapped. “No, no, no! Quit covering …

NPR reports: Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to replace ailing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee temporarily as she recovers from shingles at home. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., asked to move a resolution replacing her, at her request, until she can return, with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. The top Republican on the Judiciary …

Mediaite reports: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) dredged up unseemly innuendos about Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) after he criticized her defense of the man suspected of leaking classified military documents. On Sunday, Greene tweeted a picture of Graham holding a can of Bud Light with Dylan Mulvaney’s face on it. The trans influencer has been featured on Bud Light’s cans …

The Hill reports: “If you’re a member of the military intelligence community and you disagree with American policy and you think you’re going to be okay when it comes to leaking classified information, you’re going to go to jail,” Graham said on ABC’s “This Week.” “It’s one of the most irresponsible statements she could make.” Hours after the arrest of …

“I’m very pro-life, and I think being pro-life is a winning message. I oppose late-term abortions. I have a bill to set a national minimum standard of 15 weeks. 50 of the 53 European nations ban abortion at 15 weeks. “I have an exception for rape, incest, and life of the mother. In Wisconsin, you had an 1840 statute that …

“We do have one last chance to not become a banana republic. Twenty-twenty-four is the most important election in my lifetime. America literally is at stake as we know it, is at stake as we know it. I’m sorry I’m so upset. But please help President Trump. “If you can afford five or 10 bucks, if you can’t afford a …

The Insider reports: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says he’s got a plan to keep former President Donald Trump from being prosecuted after being indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday — assaulting a police officer and engaging in robbery. “How can President Trump avoid prosecution in New York?,” asked Graham on Twitter. “On the way …

The Daily Beast reports: An upset Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) gave an impassioned plea to Fox News viewers Thursday that indicted former President Donald Trump needs their money, and he needs it right now. Graham, historically one of Trump’s most talkative defenders in the Senate, once more gave a performance that is sure to keep him in Trump’s good graces. …

Congress Minutes reports: Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said that replaying scenes from the riot is “not where the majority of the American people are.” “It may be popular with certain constituencies, but it’s a big country out there, and I think most people have moved on,” he told POLITICO. Even Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), often a staunch supporter …

Politico reports: The Senate Ethics Committee has formally admonished Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) over his solicitation of campaign contributions for Herschel Walker as he was headed to a runoff election for Senate in Georgia. In a letter released on Thursday, the Ethics panel declared that the “committee finds that you did solicit federal campaign contributions and otherwise impermissibly conducted …

CNBC reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a longtime ally of Trump’s, railed against the looming indictment of the former president by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. “It’s going to blow up our country and this is a bunch of BS,” Graham said on Fox News. “This is a case without merit, in my view. Donald Trump will be the only …

Politico reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is betting big on Trump victory in 2024. The conservative senator bet former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) $20 that former President Donald Trump will beat President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election Monday night during an interview on “The Daily Show.” “I look at the policies of Trump, and I like the policies …

“What would Ronald Reagan do? Ooh, good question, Senator Graham. Ronald Reagan’s two-term presidency was notable for the fact that he did not declare war on the Russian air force, and therefore the United States did not go to war with Russia. Do you remember that? Seems like a long time ago. It’s pretty much the opposite of the approach …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: In an exclusive interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, five of the 23 special grand jurors recounted what it was like to be a pivotal — but anonymous — part of one of the most momentous criminal investigations in U.S. history; one which could lead to indictments of former President Donald Trump and his allies. One grand …

The Insider reports: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham says Russia should be “held accountable” for the destruction of a US military drone. Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, Graham said the US should gun down Russian planes in retaliation. “If you ever get near another US asset flying in international waters, your airplane will be shot down,” …

The New York Times reports: Declaring this week that defending Ukraine against Russia’s invasion was not a vital interest for the United States, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida cemented a Republican shift away from hawkish foreign policy that has played out over the past decade and accelerated with Donald J. Trump’s political rise. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, …

News Nation reports: The kidnapping of four American citizens in Mexico last Friday is sparking calls for drastic action by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R). As the FBI continues to search for the four Americans believed to have been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel in a case of mistaken identity, Graham said he would propose new legislation to take …

“No concerns about my testimony. The grand jury analysis that there was no widespread fraud in Georgia, I agree with that. I think the voting by mail had problems, but I found no evidence of widespread fraud. “And I had to decide as a senator whether or not to validate the Georgia election. I thought it made sense to call …

“So, it’s really hard to overstate how crazy this is. And you don’t want to play shrink and wonder about, you know, what emptiness at the core of Lindsey Graham’s personal life causes him to identify so strongly with a country he’s not a citizen of. Something’s going on there.” – Tucker Carlson, after Graham expressed support for Ukraine. Tucker: …