Jul 12 From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham's long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump By Will Weissert, Associated Press After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 12 Lindsey Graham, longtime Republican senator, dies at 71 after 'brief and sudden illness' By Seung Min Kim, Mary Clare Jalonick, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The statement his office posted on social media did not provide any additional details about the circumstances surrounding the Saturday night death of the South Carolina Republican, a former Air Force lawyer who served in Congress for three decades. Continue reading
Jun 09 Live Results: South Carolina midterm primaries South Carolina voters will choose nominees for governor and other offices in a state primary on Tuesday, the latest test of President Donald Trump’s sway over Republican voters. Continue reading
Jun 09 Republicans try to extend winning streak in South Carolina as Graham seeks fifth term By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Democrats in both gubernatorial and Senate primaries have criticized what they see as failures of South Carolina's GOP-dominated leadership. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: OMB chief Vought says Homeland Security is 'disintegrating' during shutdown By Hannah Grabenstein Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told lawmakers in a hearing Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security is “disintegrating” as it remains unfunded by Congress. Continue reading
Apr 13 Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Trump reacted to Dans' announcement with a social media post suggesting that Tucker Carlson's endorsement of Dans had been the "KISS OF DEATH” for his campaign. Continue reading
Apr 08 Sen. Graham seeks congressional review of any peace deal with Iran By Associated Press Sen. Lindsey Graham said in a post on X that he looks forward to the architects of the proposal, including Vice President JD Vance, coming to Congress and explaining how the deal meets America’s national security objectives. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Senate approves funding deal to avoid shutdown, delaying larger fight over DHS By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration… Continue reading
Jan 09 Trump has 'greenlit' sanctions bill punishing Russia for war in Ukraine, Sen. Graham says By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The bill, co-written by Graham and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, allows tariffs and secondary sanctions on countries buying Russia's oil, gas, and other exports. Continue reading
Oct 07 FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say By Eric Tucker, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to information released Monday by… Continue reading