Free Republic

Nikki Haley blew a staggering amount of money on her failed campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, according to FEC records. The Daily Caller reported that when combining the donations from the Koch-backed Americans For Prosperity Action and the pro-Haley SFA Fund, as well as the money spent by her official campaign, the effort to propel the former governor of South Carolina cost $120 million. Nevertheless, a spokesperson for the Haley campaign told the Caller that they “believe all the money spent boosting Haley went to good use.” The 52-year-old finally suspended her campaign earlier this week after a poor...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who will likely become the next Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, praised President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, William Barr, on Friday, saying he is “highly capable, highly respected and will provide new and much-needed leadership for the Department of Justice.” President Trump confirmed that on Friday, he will nominate as his next attorney general the man who served as attorney general from 1991-1993 during the George H.W. Bush administration. “He was my first choice since day one,” Trump said on Friday morning. Sen. Graham, who will likely replace the outgoing Judiciary chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA),...