Tag: Lindsey Graham
Worst treatment ever, Donald Trump grumbles; Dems demand deep probe
Surrounded by multiplying questions, President Donald Trump complained Wednesday that "no politician in history" has been treated worse. Democrats demanded an independent commission to...
Darryl Paulson: On Neil Gorsuch; both parties should just grow up!
Until 1987, presidential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court were respectfully received and reviewed by the U.S. Senate. In 1986, Antonin Scalia, a judicial...
More Republicans say AG Jeff Sessions should recuse himself
The Latest on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' talks with the Soviet ambassador (all times local):
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The top House Democrat says Attorney General Jeff...
Donald Trump campaigned as a disrupter, begins governing by chaos
Trump's temporary halt to the U.S. refugee program — the most consequential policy he's unveiled in his presidency's opening days — wreaked havoc at...
Rex Tillerson has Marco Rubio’s vote in Senate
The Latest on activities in Congress (All times EST):
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Sen. Marco Rubio says he'll support President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state.
The Florida...
Jeff Sessions: there was an organized effort to caricature me as...
Sen. Jeff Sessions addressed accusations of racism Tuesday during his Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General — explaining he was first unfairly caricatured as racist during...
Despite harsh reviews, Donald Trump resists new debate approach
Unmoved by harsh debate reviews, a defiant Donald Trump renewed his attacks against a former Miss Universe winner on Wednesday, showing no sign of...
Large number of GOP senators skipping Donald Trump’s convention
Sen. Steve Daines of Montana will be fly-fishing with his wife.
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said he has to mow his lawn (yes, he...
Tom Jackson: With Donald Trump, GOP faces expensive overhaul
Surveying the conundrum confronting the Republican Party in the age of Donald Trump, an antique TV ad touting Fram oil filters comes to mind.
If...
Seeds of GOP splinter in opposition to all things Barack Obama
Republicans can blame their united stand against President Barack Obama for their party's splintering.
Conservatives' gut-level resistance to all things Obama — the man, his...