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Lindsey Graham will fight Georgia 2020 election subpoena, his lawyers say

11:01pm July 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Graham's attorneys slammed the investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies' actions in Georgia after the 2020 election as being coordinated with the Jan. 6 committee.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called a post-presidency Senate trial for Trump "vindictive."

Politics & Government

Lawmakers React As Trump Senate Impeachment Trial Gets Timetable

7:39pm January 23, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

Prominent Republicans continued to criticize the idea of trying an out-of-office president, while some Democrats worried about hampering President Biden's agenda.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has vowed to launch an investigation into whether officials at the Justice Department and the FBI were plotting a "bureaucratic coup" to oust President Trump.

Graham Vows To Investigate 'Administrative Coup' In FBI, Justice Department

4:24pm February 18, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told CBS and NPR that officials had discussed invoking the 25th Amendment, a procedure which takes power away from the president.

President Trump says Brett Kavanaugh has an "unblemished" record, but says he wants to hear from Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.

Politics & Government

Trump Says He Wants To Hear From Kavanaugh's Accuser

6:10pm September 19, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The president told reporters "we'll have to make a decision" if Christine Blasey Ford "makes a credible showing."

Charlene Yurgaitis gets health insurance through Medicaid in Pennsylvania. It covers the counseling and medication she and her doctors say she needs to recover from her opioid addiction.

5 Americans Talk About How A Health Law Overhaul Would Affect Them

5:50pm September 23, 2017

by Gisele Grayson

All year, NPR member station reporters around the country have asked people how they would be affected by proposals to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Here are five of those stories.

President Trump's supporters have a history of manufacturing story lines to undermine opponents. Is that what's going on with floating the possibility of firing special counsel Robert Mueller?

Trump Considering Firing Special Counsel? Just Another Example Of Stirring The Pot

12:52pm June 13, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Chris Ruddy, CEO of a right-wing news site, suggested Trump is considering firing Robert Mueller as special counsel. It might just be another chapter in Trump friends causing chaos, because why not?

Sen. Lindsey Graham talks with constituents after a town hall meeting today in Columbia, S.C. Protestors have been showing up in large numbers to congressional town hall meetings across the nation.

Sen. Graham Faces Raucous Town Hall The Day After GOP Fails To Repeal Obamacare

7:47pm March 25, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The Republican South Carolina senator said the President should reach out to Democrats to fix health care, and fought back against the idea that he wasn't doing enough to investigate Russian meddling.

Jeb Bush Won't Vote For Trump: 'I Cannot Support His Candidacy'

5:49pm May 06, 2016

Trump's former 2016 presidential rivals Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham both said Friday they cannot support their party's de facto White House nominee.

Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz For President

9:52am March 23, 2016

by Sam Sanders

The endorsement is the latest sign that the Republican Party establishment may be lining up behind the Texas Senator.

Buttons supporting U.S. Senator Rand Paul sit on display during a campaign stop in Atkins, Iowa, when he was still in the 2016 race.

Politics & Government

An Ode To The Also-Rans In American Politics

8:45am February 06, 2016

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon ponders the people behind the names on buttons and bumper stickers and other political ephemera. Though they may not have been winners, he's inspired by their determination to try.

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