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Lawmakers, family react after learning Trump safe following second assassination attempt

News that former President Trump was safe after gunshots rang out nearby as he played at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach had lawmakers, family and others reacting to the news. The shots were later determined to have been fired by Secret Service agents at a man who was carrying an AK-47 in what the FBI said …

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Sen. Graham predicts 9/11-style attack on US if Biden-Harris policy continues: 'Living on borrowed time'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., painted a grim picture of the world stage and predicted a 9/11-style attack on the U.S. if President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continue to control U.S. policy. Graham made the statement during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. He pointed to Iran’s escalating belligerence in the Middle East as well …

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Lindsey Graham tells UN International Court of Justice to 'go to hell' over ruling against Israel

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the United Nations’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) “can go to hell” after the body ordered Israel to halt its military operations in southern Gaza. “As far as I’m concerned, the ICJ can go to hell,” he wrote Friday on X. “It is long past time to stand up to these so-called international justice organizations …

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Graham: Biden threat to pull military aid for Israel 'rewarding the tactics of Hamas to put civilians at risk'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said should the Biden administration follow through on its threat to stall U.S. military aid for Israel, the White House would be “rewarding the tactics of Hamas to put civilians at risk.” During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Graham said “it’s impossible to mitigate civilian deaths in Gaza as long as Hamas uses their …

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Biden under fire for withholding weapons for Gaza offensive: 'This is a nightmare' for Israel

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sounded off on President Biden’s vow to withhold weapons if Israel invades Rafah. He told “Hannity” Wednesday that the only way to change the “heartbreaking” direction of the Middle East is by voting Biden out in November. DEMOCRATS BLOW UP AT BIDEN FOR HALTING WEAPONS SHIPMENTS TO ISRAEL LINDSEY GRAHAM: [I’m] heartbroken …

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Lindsey Graham says DHS told him Laken Riley's alleged murderer was paroled into US illegally

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., posted to social media that the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to him that Laken Riley’s alleged murderer was paroled into the U.S. illegally because the Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas, was capped. Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, has been charged in the murder of Riley. The 22-year-old Augusta University nursing school …

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Why Trump is deferring to the states, after weighing an abortion ban at 15 weeks

Donald Trump told me he wanted to devise an abortion compromise that would “make everyone happy.” I said I didn’t think that was possible. But he didn’t dispute a New York Times report that he was talking to advisers about banning the procedure after 16 weeks, soon modified in another interview to 15 weeks. Instead, in an early morning video …

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Johnson's new push for Ukraine aid faces divided response from House, Senate Republicans

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declared that he’s committed to opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the remainder of his term, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has pitched a novel approach to continue funding the war effort — but Republican holdouts in both chambers may still derail the efforts of leadership to secure a new aid package. “We’re …

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Sen Graham touts Trump plan for Ukraine loan in overseas meeting with Zelenskyy

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., promoted former President Trump’s plan for a loan to Ukraine, rather than aid, to continue supporting the country in their war with Russia during his meeting in Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday. “I informed him that given the crisis at the United States’ southern border and our overwhelming debt, President Trump’s idea of turning …

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