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The Senate will likely start moving next week on a bill to place strong sanctions on Russia because it is not moving forward toward agreeing to a ceasefire in Ukraine, Sen. Lindsey Graham, the legislation's sponsor, said Friday. "Enough of talking," the South Carolina Republican told reporters while visiting Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv, reports Bloomberg News. "I would expect next week that the Senate will start moving the sanctions bill ... there are House members that are ready to move and you will see congressional action." The sanctions bill, according to a draft seen by Bloomberg, includes a 500%...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that there’s a “new sheriff in town” and that the Senate is prepared to act regardless of the next steps the Russian leader chooses to take. In a pair of X posts and in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Tuesday, Graham said Putin’s dramatic escalation in military strikes over the weekend and his two-hour phone call with President Trump last week reflect the “same ol’, same ol’ from Putin’s Russia.” “Escalate to de-escalate,” Graham said in a post on X, naming Putin’s first strategy, before naming Putin’s second: “Drag it...

Everyone including me was apoplectic over President Trump’s full-throated endorsement of Lindsey Graham for his 2026 Senate race. What was POTUS thinking? Graham is a RINO, a war hawk. This man hates MAGA. Lindsey Graham said Trump-supporters embrace “demagoguery,” called MAGA “bats--- crazy,” said Trump’s foreign policy is “gibberish,” that Trump doesn’t have the “temperament or judgment” to be president. Then Graham lined up with the real January 6 insurgents (Democrats) and attacked MAGA as violent. He tried to implicate President Trump in the alleged “insurrection.” He said, “Those responsible for Capitol security, including our political leaders, must also be...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is doubtful that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has what it takes to make a deal and achieve peace, discussing his position during an interview on Breitbart News Saturday. When asked about his public remarks — that perhaps Zelensky should resign — Graham said, “Nothing’s changed.” The senator said he spoke to President Donald Trump, who was very unhappy with how things unfolded but had been upbeat prior to things going south. He recognized that Trump is going to get the best deal he can.

The acting secretary of Homeland Security removed the Coast Guard commandant from her position, according to a message to the service reviewed by USNI News. An ALCOAST, which is a message to all members of the Coast Guard, announced the relief of Adm. Linda Fagan to the service. The message did not give a reason for Fagan’s removal.

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which is set to take effect at 4:00 a.m. (Israel time) Wednesday morning. “I am very pleased to hear that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has been reached regarding the conflict in Lebanon. Well done to all those involved in reaching this agreement,” said Graham. “I appreciate the hard work of the Biden Administration, supported by President Trump, to make this ceasefire a reality,” he added. “This ceasefire will protect Israel from another October 7th and will give the people of Lebanon a break from the fighting....

Friday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Lindsey Graham had a stern warning for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and anyone else willing to help a “rogue” International Criminal Court (ICC) as a nation enforce an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The South Carolina Republican threatened sanctions that would impact economies in those countries.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the ranking Republican member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked FBI Director Christopher Wray in a letter Friday to recant his testimony before Congress in which he questioned if former President Trump was grazed by a bullet or shrapnel during the attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pa. “It is clear to everyone that President Trump survived an assassination attempt by millimeters, as the attempted assassin’s bullet ripped the upper part of his ear. This was made clear in briefings my office received and should not be a point of contention. Therefore, I urge you...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was booed during former President Trump's remarks Saturday following his projected South Carolina primary victory. The big picture: It's not the first time the South Carolina senator, who has relatively low approval ratings in his state, has faced an unfriendly Trump crowd, particularly in his home state. Graham was met with boos from the crowd while appearing on stage beside Trump in Columbia after he was projected to beat former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. "I love him, he's a good man," Trump said. "We have a highly opinionated group of people here." Graham during his brief...

Senator Lindsey Graham admitted the Republicans had no "smoking gun" with which to tie Joe Biden to his son, Hunter's, business dealings. That didn't sit well with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who called for another conservative to primary the senator during his next election. "I think somebody else better run for senator in South Carolina," she said during a Turning Points USA (TPUSA) Action event. Mr Graham made his remarks during an appearance on “Meet the Press”, where he largely dismissed the GOP's efforts to impeach Mr Biden. "How can Lindsey Graham in Washington DC on ‘Meet the Press’ say...

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Saturday evening on FOX News that the U.S. needs to prevent Hezbollah from joining the Hamas-led attack on Israel by threatening Iran. video at link

Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., said he thinks ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., would be a "disaster for the future of the Republican party" in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "Kevin is the right guy at the right time," McCarthy said. "The only way he loses his job is if a handful of Republicans join up with Democrats to fire him." Graham's comments came as Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said he would move to oust McCarthy from his leadership position as early as this week after the California Republican worked with Democrats to gain the votes...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday he expects Ukraine aid will not be separated from border funding as Congress tried to figure out a path forward after a shutdown bill left Ukraine out. “To those who say we need to fix our border, you’re right,” Graham said on CBS News’s “Face The Nation.” “To those who say we need to help Ukraine, you’re right. To those who say we need to do the border, not Ukraine, you’re wrong.”

The special grand jury in Fulton County investigating the 2020 presidential election in Georgia recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, according to the special counsel grand jury report released Friday. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not charge the lawmakers when she returned an indictment last month against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants in the sprawling racketeering case. It was up to the district attorney to decide how closely to stick to the special grand jury’s recommendations.

The Pfizer clinical trials were a disaster. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. explains why. “Freedom of speech, not reach,” is taking effect more than ever as Twitter (“X”) regresses to its 1.0 days. Ever since Elon Musk hired CEO Linda Yaccarino, who has close ties to the World Economic Forum, things have taken a turn for the worse. In short, “lawful but awful” accounts and external links (especially Substack) are getting brutally deboosted. And permanent suspensions, which were promised to be reserved for unlawful speech only, have made a big comeback. Now, Twitter (“X”) is taking further action by making undesirable...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday called on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin to hold a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Special Counsel John Durham’s report, which slammed the Justice Department and the FBI for their politically motivated investigation into the Trump campaign for non-existent Russian collusion.

The Lindsey Lobby Seven Republican Senators voted on Wednesday to confirm Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to India and former Los Angeles mayor, despite his ties to individuals belonging to alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence front groups. Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Steve Daines of Montana, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Roger Marshall of Kansas and Todd Young of Indiana voted to confirm Garcetti following a delay of over 20 months arising from allegations that, while in office, he helped cover up sexual assaults committed by his...

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the Biden administration should declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Graham said, “Number one, there are 30 United States senators in Munich along with a big House delegation. Senator McConnell and Schumer both came. Virtually unanimous belief that we should be training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 today so they can get the jets as soon as possible. The British are training Ukrainian pilots. I believe a decision will be imminent here when we get back to Washington that the administration will start training Ukrainian pilots on the...

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) urged the west to send tanks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he traveled to Ukraine over the weekend. Graham visited Ukraine along with Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). While in Ukraine, the seniors held a press conference in Kyiv where Graham called on Germany and the United States to send tanks to help Zelensky fight back against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine. “All three of us, one Republican and two Democrats, share the same goal — for Ukraine to drive the Russians out of Ukraine. To achieve that...

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson is suggesting Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) support for Ukraine is driven by some “emptiness” in him. -snip- Carlson reacted to the senator’s comments, “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,” he claimed. -snip- His comments appear to be a veiled reference to the suggestion Graham is gay. This is an idea that has been...