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Lindsey Graham

American politician and attorney (born 1955)

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Lindsey Olin Graham ( GRAM; born July 9, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2019 to 2021. Graham previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.

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🇺🇸 Project 2025 architect drops GOP primary bid against Sen. Lindsey Graham (2026-04-10)
Republican Paul Dans, who oversaw Project 2025, ended his primary campaign against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina....
🇺🇸 Top GOP senators to meet with Trump on DHS funding (2026-04-09)
Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso (Wyo.) said he and House Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will meet with President Trump at the Whi...
🇺🇸 Sen. Graham seeks congressional review of any peace deal with Iran (2026-04-08)
Sen. Lindsey Graham said in a post on X that he looks forward to the architects of the proposal, including Vice President JD Vance, coming to Congress...
🇺🇸 Graham backs Trump's Iran ultimatum as deadline approaches: 'Choose wisely' (2026-04-04)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Saturday said he backs President Trump's ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and make a peace deal with ...
🇺🇸 Lindsey Graham responds after photos showing him at Disney World (2026-03-31)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded to photos of him at Disney World over the weekend in the midst of a partial government shutdown. Graham was se...
🇺🇸 House Republican: Graham should 'have his Oval Office credentials revoked' (2026-03-26)
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) suggested Wednesday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) should have less access to President Trump as the conflict with Iran p...
🇺🇸 Mace slams Graham for supporting Iran war, labels him Washington’s ‘war machine’ (2026-03-25)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday railed against Republicans who are pushing escalation of the Iran war and reiterated her lack of support for boo...
🇺🇸 Graham says he would prefer Iran diplomacy 'because war literally is hell' (2026-03-25)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has encouraged President Trump to invade Kharg Island as part of the Iran war, on Wednesday said he would prefer a n...
🇺🇸 Graham invokes Iwo Jima in call for Trump to 'take Kharg Island' (2026-03-23)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for the Marines to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, which lies about 20 miles off the coast of the ...
🇺🇸 Graham to Trump: Consider removing 'US bases from countries who won't let us fly from them' (2026-03-21)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged President Trump to consider removing U.S. military bases from countries “who won’t let us fly from them,”...
🇺🇸 Graham says 'no reason' to invade Iran, but Trump should 'take' Kharg Island (2026-03-18)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) late Tuesday said President Trump has “no reason” to invade Tehran but urged the president to “take” Kharg Island to crip...
🇺🇸 Graham tears into European allies over Strait of Hormuz reluctance (2026-03-17)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday lambasted European allies over their reluctance to send military assets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threat...
🇺🇸 Top Trump Senate ally says he believes U.S. responsible for school bombing in Iran (2026-03-11)
One of President Trump's strongest allies on Capitol Hill said he believes the U.S. was responsible for the Feb. 28, 2026, bombing of the Shajareh Tay...
🇺🇸 Lindsey Graham draws GOP fire over Iran (2026-03-11)
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🛢️ Plus: Strait of Hormuz threatens global emergency {beacon} It’s Wednesday. There’s a...
🇺🇸 Meghan McCain rips Graham's call to send 'children to go possibly die in war' (2026-03-10)
Conservative commentator Meghan McCain on Tuesday slammed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for saying that he is asking parents to send their children to ...
🇬🇧 Trump ally Lindsey Graham issues threat to Saudi Arabia over Iran war (2026-03-09)
<p>Republican senator warns of ‘consequences’ if kingdom does not join US strikes against Iranians</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/...
🇺🇸 ‘We are going make a tonne of money’: US Senator Graham on US war on Iran (2026-03-09)
The veteran GOP senator appears to suggest that the war on Iran was launched to gain control over its oil supplies....
🇺🇸 Graham urges Israel to rein in attacks on Iran fuel infrastructure (2026-03-09)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) urged Israel to scale back attacks on Iranian fuel infrastructure as oil prices in the U.S. spike on supply concerns. “Ou...
🇺🇸 Sen. Lindsey Graham: Iran's future 'will be determined by the Iranian people' (2026-03-01)
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina stressed Sunday that the future of Iran following the joint U.S.-Israel military strike that killed Supreme Lead...
🇺🇸 Sen. Lindsey Graham says it is not the job of the U.S. to determine Iran's next leader (2026-03-01)
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S...
🇺🇸 Lindsey Graham: It’s 'not our job' to pick Iran’s next leader (2026-03-01)
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said in an exclusive interview to Meet the Press that there will not be American boots on the ground and that “t...
🇺🇸 David Ellison To Attend Donald Trump’s State Of The Union Address (2026-02-25)
Paramount CEO David Ellison will be attending Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, hours after he received encouraging news over his ...
🇺🇸 David Ellison to Attend Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address After Paramount Ups Warner Bros. Bid (2026-02-25)
Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison will be in attendance at Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The news comes hours after ...