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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the White House can change the immigration policy despite what Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Neilsen said, adding that he thinks President Trump "should listen to Melania" after she said she hates to see…

GOP Senators Graham and Cruz were outraged during a DOJ hearing over the anti-Trump text messages of two FBI agents during the election. But Lawrence reminds us that Graham and Cruz said things just as tough about the President during…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pressed Inspector General Michael Horowitz about August 2016 text message exchanges between FBI lawyer Lisa Page and FBI agent Peter Strzok asking if they showed bias against then-candidate Donald Trump.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said his colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is a "danger to the country" for suggesting that Congress sign an authorization to use military force against North Korea if President Trump and Kim Jong Un should…

The Republican senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday he was glad John Bolton will be Donald Trump’s national security adviser going into talks with North Korea, because of his “very healthy skepticism”. 'Dialogue of the deaf'? Iran deal talks persist as Trump looks poised to kill it Read more Bolton is a Bush-era United Nations ambassador and noted hawk who has advocated military strikes as the best way to stop North Korea developing a nuclear weapon that can reach the US mainland. In February, he wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal in which he set out “the legal case for striking North Korea first”. News of Bolton’s appointment was greeted by widespread alarm. A US-North Korean summit is slated for May. Hopes have been raised that Kim Jong-un may discuss measures to reduce the threat of war, possibly in exchange for security guarantees and an easing of sanctions that have severely affected the already struggling North Korean economy. Earlier, on a visit to Beijing, the Democratic Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren said success from talks with Pyongyang would involve getting a commitment to discuss verifiable steps to reduce its nuclear threat. Trump last month fired secretary of state Rex Tillerson – whom he had previously derided for saying talks with North Korea might be possible. Like Bolton, Pompeo is a hawk regarding North Korea.

Long before senior Trump White House officials were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements covering beyond his presidency, his South Carolina presidential campaign staffers signed NDAs of their own. "We all signed one," she said. That means a signer promises not to demean or disparage publicly "Trump, any Trump Company, any Family Member, or any Family Member Company or any asset." A new listing out of D.C. raises questions whether 1st District U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford of Mount Pleasant may be in the worst boss category. For clarity: Sanford did not make the list of the 10 highest turnover for 2017. But the House Ethics Committee chairman said it's not allowed. Democratic candidate for House District 110 Ben Pogue issued a fundraising appeal telling supporters they can bundle $1,000 contributions for both the June primary AND the November general election, for a total of $2,000 a person. "If you were collecting for both a primary and a general, you would go over the $1,000 limit per election cycle," Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Laurens, told Palmetto Politics. A cost assessment by the city said officials spent approximately $4,512.85 to prepare for the VP's visit. "The City plans to keep the red carpeting on the balcony and in the mayor’s conference room and reuse the green bunting to decorate City Hall during future St. Patrick’s Day celebrations," a message said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham is calling for the families of American military personnel to be moved out of South Korea amid rising tensions in the region. Graham’s comments come after North Korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, on Nov. 28. “It’s crazy to send spouses and children to South Korea, given the provocation of North Korea,” Graham, a Republican Senator from South Carolina, said Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation. ”So, I want them to stop sending dependents, and I think it’s now time to start moving American dependents out of South Korea.” The U.S. has 27,123 military personnel stationed in South Korea, including 23,635 on active duty, according to the Defense Manpower Data Center. Experts believe North Korea’s latest ICBM is capable of traveling over 8,000 miles, a range that would put Washington, D.C. and other major American cities within reach. However, North Korea’s November test involved a high-altitude volley using what was likely a dummy warhead; it’s unclear how far the missile might be able to travel on a flatter trajectory while carrying an actual weapon. “We’re getting close to military conflict because North Korea is marching toward marrying up the technology of an ICBM with a nuclear weapon on top that can not only get to America, but deliver the weapon. We’re running out of time,” Graham added. Graham also warned last week that the U.S. would go to war against North Korea if it had to. “I hope China understands that also,” he added.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) discuss the GOP plan for tax reform and the the sexual harassment allegations facing Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore and Sen. Al Franken (D-MN).

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