Aug 18 Sen. Lindsey Graham appeals order to testify in Georgia election probe By Kate Brumback, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press A judge had ruled that the South Carolina Republican comply with prosecutors' efforts to compel him to testify Aug. 23 about his phone calls to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff after the election. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani is target of a criminal investigation involving 2020 election In our news wrap Monday, former President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now a target of a criminal investigation in Georgia involving the 2020 election, China’s military launched new drills around Taiwan, William Ruto won Kenya's presidential election, Brittney… Continue watching
Aug 15 Judge decides Sen. Graham must testify in Georgia election grand jury By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A federal judge says U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta. Continue reading
Aug 01 Sen. Lindsey Graham challenges 2020 Georgia election probe subpoena By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke any laws when they tried to overturn Joe Biden's win in Georgia. Continue reading
Jul 05 Giuliani, Graham testimony sought in 2020 election probe By Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to testify before a special grand jury. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defends work as an attorney for Guantanamo Bay prisoners By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center — men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson never met — were central to some of the questions she fielded Tuesday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Mar 22 AP fact check: Republicans skew Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on crime By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Ben Fox, Associated Press Republican senators characterized Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial views as extremist and soft on crime, using her confirmation hearings to air a line of conservative grievances that relied at times on distortions of her record. Continue reading
Mar 02 U.S. House ‘staunchly, proudly’ passes resolution in support of Ukraine By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lawmakers said Wednesday that history is watching the way the world responds as Ukrainians fight to save their country from invasion by Russia. Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: Sen. Lindsey Graham urges prosecution of claimed Russian war crimes By Associated Press A top U.S. senator said he will be introducing a resolution supporting Ukraine's case in international court claiming war crimes by Russia in its war against the Western-style democracy. Continue reading
Feb 26 Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness to voting for Biden’s nominee. Continue reading