lindsey graham

Alabama

Senate supplemental receives frosty reception from some members | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A bill that would unlock tens of billions of dollars in national security supplemental funding and overhaul U.S. immigration policy at the southern border received a frosty reception from lawmakers in both chambers and across the political spectrum on Monday, casting doubts over the legislation’s future. The $118.3 billion package would direct some of the […]

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Alaska

Senate Republicans outline border security measures they want as a condition for aiding Ukraine | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have released a sweeping set of U.S. border security proposals as a condition for sending more aid to Ukraine, laying out a draft plan to resume construction on parts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, curtail humanitarian parole for people who cross into the United States and make it more difficult for […]

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Alabama

These Five Senators Brought Home $500 Million In College Earmarks | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The FY 2023 federal funding bill contains scores of higher education earmarks worth hundreds of … [+] millions in new spending. getty Now that the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill has been signed, sealed and delivered just in time to meet the deadline for keeping the federal government open through next September, it’s clear that […]

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Alabama

Trump’s Long List of Potential VP Picks | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

You’re not going to get a lot of suspense from a third Donald Trump presidential campaign. The American people know who this guy is, in sometimes excruciating detail; they know what he stands for politically; they know what kind of campaign he runs; and they know that he’s going to say some shocking things, even […]

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Alabama

Herschel Walker Proves Republicans Aren’t Racist, Right? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Democrats are scared of Herschel Walker because if he unseats Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, “that means we’re not racist.” By “we,” he meant the GOP. “If you’re a Republican, aren’t you tired of being called a racist all the time by everybody?” Graham also asked in his speech boosting […]

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Alaska

Graham’s 15-week abortion bill further complicates Republican midterm messaging | #alaska | #politics

CNN  —  Republican Senate candidates eager to make the 2022 midterms about inflation, crime and President Joe Biden’s first term have a new dilemma in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill, which the South Carolina Republican introduced this week on a day of disappointing inflation news, […]

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Mayor

Salem mayor presents abortion, transgender rights protections | News

SALEM — A new proposal from the mayor’s office would help shield those traveling to the area for reproductive health care like abortions and gender-affirming services from prosecutorial efforts in their home states where it may be illegal now. This measure is similar to Salem’s “Sanctuary for Peace” ordinance of 2017 that formalized a commitment […]

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