The Senate passed its version of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law Thursday by a vote of 81-17. The approval of the Every Child Achieves Act now sends the measure to a conference with the House’s bill, which passed that chamber last week.
In a Fox News poll released Thursday, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is in the lead, followed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker—the most recent candidate to throw his hat in the ring.
Trump has been decrying the lax state of immigration enforcement in the U.S. and related problem of sanctuary cities. He has brought to national attention the stories of families killed by illegal aliens. Since his announcement, Trump has catapulted to the top of polls for 2016 GOP Presidential hopefuls. “Now he galvanized them,” McCain said. “He’s really got them activated.”
South Carolina Senator and Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham said the Iran deal was “a death sentence for the state of Israel” and “empowering” “religious Nazis” on Tuesday’s “CNN Newsroom.” Graham began by stating, “What we’ve done, is we’ve ensured
On Tuesday’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reacted to the newly announced deal between Iran and the United States and world powers regarding the rogue regime’s nuclear program. According to Graham, he expected the deal to face opposition from
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticized Republican presidential candidate and billionaire business mogul Donald Trump for his demagoguery. Graham said, “There are some candidates who agree with Donald Trump, that want to make him
South Carolina Senator and Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham sharply criticized the criteria for inclusion in Fox News’ August presidential debate on Friday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel. Graham agreed that the polling suggests he would not make
Though the Republican Party claims to be the “pro-life” party, Politico reported Kirk, Collins, and Murkowski slithered up to pro-abortion Democrats to approve an amendment to the State Department appropriations bill that would permanently lift the restriction on funding organizations that provide abortions – one that President Ronald Reagan’s administration put in place.
Thursday on CNN, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Donald Trump’s recent controversial comments on illegal immigrants are going to “kill” the Republican Party. Graham said, “He said something that has brought people who are frustrated about the
At an Atlantic Council event in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a 2016 candidate for the Republican nomination, discussed Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration with CNN host Jake Tapper. Graham suggested Trump was digging himself into a
Wednesday at the Atlantic Council forum on “America’s Role in the World,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Code Pink, for her interruption asking several incendiary question. After getting loudly booed by the audience and being scolded
GOP presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) campaign joined fellow GOP candidate Carly Fiorina in response to Hillary Clinton’s long awaited formal sit down interview, which the Democratic frontrunner gave to CNN.
Following President Obama’s decision to reopen the United States embassy in Cuba, GOP presidential candidates Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) – expected to announce later this month – both said they disapprove of the president’s move.
Behold the smeared, clownish face of politics in America today.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said any attempt at a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage is “a process that is not going to bear fruit” and would only hurt the
U.S. Senator John McCain is taking to Twitter again to push the highly controversial Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) as a benefit to Arizona and the U.S. economy.
In an interview with Fox News’ David Webb posted on Tuesday, Karl Rove praised South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) for reversing her position on the Confederate flag and calling for its removal.
On June 20 former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for South Carolina to remove the Confederate flag from their state Capitol grounds in Columbia.
Friday on CNN’s “New Day,” when asked about the controversy of the two flags on the statehouse dome in Columbia, SC being lowered to half-staff to pay tribute to the nine people murdered in Charleston’s Emanuel AME church, but with
South Carolina Senator and GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham said that the perpetrator of a shooting at a church Charleston was “a quiet, strange kid. Seems like one of these Newtown-type guys” on Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “The View.” Graham,
One challenge several candidates will face as they try to maintain their positions or move up in the polls is favorability ratings. A number of the Republican candidates may be near the ceiling of their potential support because of high negativity ratings, especially for those who have high name recognition; the voters have already made up their minds.
Failed presidential candidate and putative GOP kingmaker Mitt Romney hosted a weekend getaway for his approved list of GOP hopefuls where they could rub shoulders with GOP moneymen. Perhaps the highlight of the event was a dawn yoga session led by Romney’s wife Ann and political reporter Mark Halperin.
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) reacted to the entry of former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) and others into the 2016 Republican presidential contest. At the end of Paul’s appearance, host Sean Hannity brought
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Republican presidential candidate Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Hillary Clinton’s “delusional” stance that the Untied States is well positioned to deal with the foreign threats we face “disqualifies” her to be commander-in-chief. Graham said,
In audio captured by ABC News on Thursday, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) apparently called his colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) a “bro with no ho” during a live mic moment. Kirk later said he regretted the remarks, but declined to
“It’s hard to imagine this White House without this First Lady,” Earnest replied, pointing to her important work as an advocate for causes like “Let’s Move!” and carrying out the ceremonial duties as First Lady.
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) with 45 co-sponsors.
The Export-Import Bank generates headlines because, after more than three-quarters of a century, it is about to go away. But it won’t go away if Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, can do something about it.
At a weekend event in the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa, Dr. Ben Carson seemed to draw the biggest crowd of reporters and supporters. When asked what he plans to do to continue to rise in the polls, Carson told Breitbart News, “Be myself and if people like that, I’ll rise – and if they don’t I’ll fall.”
WASHINGTON D.C. June 8, 2015 – The Breitbart News Network announced last night on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Sunday program the launch of its monthly Breitbart Primary 2016 Online Straw Poll.
Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said, “If Caitlyn Jenner wants to be a Republican, she is welcome in my party.” Graham said, “If Caitlyn Jenner wants to be safe and have a prosperous economy, vote
State Sen. Kelli Ward, a conservative Republican and family practice physician who’s considering running against McCain, told Breitbart News exclusively that she doesn’t believe the secrecy surrounding Obamatrade is the way government should operate.
In an interview posted on NBCNews.com with “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination, touted his candidacy and offered reasons as to why he should be taken seriously a presidential
Only two GOP presidential candidates currently in the U.S. Senate publicly admit to have read the Obamatrade agreement prior to voting on it: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rand Paul (R-KY).
On CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” on Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a recently announced Republican presidential candidate, said considering the rising threat from radical Islam, his rival for the nomination, Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) isolationist foreign policy would give
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Mika Brzezinski said that although it wasn’t likely, she was hopeful that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) would make a bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. “I don’t think she is [running],” Brzezinski said.
Rand Paul has planted his flag on some difficult ground, and quite frankly, successful presidential candidates don’t throw themselves into heavy intra-party fire and sustain major political wounds to prove ideological points. Perhaps he would do well to reconstruct his argument to emphasize the libertarian points where more of the Republican Party agrees with him, and more of the ever-shifting middle of the American electorate would be willing to listen.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is the latest GOP presidential candidate to throw his hat in the ring. Graham announced his candidacy in his hometown of Central, South Carolina Monday morning.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) isn’t a presidential candidate yet. But a primary vote for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) may just as well be a vote for Graham, as the two see eye-to-eye on many of the issues central to 2016 voters.
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” 2016 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said so-called “hawks” like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are responsible for creating ISIS by flooding arms into the Middle East. Host Joe Scarborough asked, “A guy that works closely