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ProPublica debunks Susan Collins’ claims about FBI anti-corruption probe
As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims. On Tuesday, ProPublica published an investigation into the senior senator from Maine’s relationship with Martin Kao, the former Navatek CEO and a major donor who told law enforcement he exchanged campaign cash for government contracts. His confession came after his guilty plea for campaign finance and loan fraud. The ProPublica story revealed that the FBI had been circling the senator, her top aides and a pro-Collins super PAC in recent years, asking questions about their relationship with Navatek. Since returning to office, President Donald Trump fired or pushed out most of the federal agents and lawyers investigating high-profile federal corruption matters, including those working on the Kao case. The dismissals ended the corruption review, which was in its early stages. After the story published, Collins and her campaign denied any wrongdoing in numerous media appearances. Some of the statements made by Collins and her representatives are not accurate. Collins: “In 2021, the Biden Justice Department found there was no wrongdoing by anyone on my campaign staff, my office or me.” Collins: “The Biden-led Justice Department and FBI totally cleared my office, my campaign and me five years ago of these seven-year-old allegations.” An FBI spokesperson told ProPublica the agency had investigated claims against Collins years ago “and ultimately found nothing implicating Senator Collins or Senator Collins’ campaign.” But the investigation at the center of ProPublica’s story was based on claims Kao made between 2022 through 2024 — not seven years ago, as Collins states. That investigation did not conclude under President Joe Biden but under Trump, in 2025, after his administration purged the agents and Department of Justice atto
Mitch McConnell was billed as the 'featured guest' — then someone else showed up
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) missed a reception Wednesday where he was billed as the “featured guest,” according to an exclusive Daily Beast report. “The featured guest was not actually featured at the event,” the outlet observed. An agenda obtained by the Daily Beast listed the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican as the final featured guest at the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Washington fly-in. “But McConnell, now in his second week back at work after a 92-day absence, was a no-show,” the Daily Beast reported. “A source tells the Daily Beast that McConnell’s chief of staff, Terry Carmack, who is set to make $226,000 this year, attended in the senator’s place.” A man the source identified as someone often seen pushing McConnell’s wheelchair was also there, according to the report. McConnell’s office did not respond to the outlet’s inquiry about his absence, and a spokesperson did not confirm who attended. McConnell was hospitalized in June and missed 60 votes before returning to Capitol Hill in a wheelchair last week. But his return has only drawn further scrutiny. At a Senate Agriculture Committee meeting last week, McConnell did not respond when his name was called for a vote until Carmack prompted him to vote “aye,” according to the Daily Beast. The reason McConnell missed Wednesday’s reception remains unclear.
Collins decries Trump admin's 'problematic' Obamacare move as colleague says 'good start'
WASHINGTON — Embattled Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins isn’t happy that Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump administration is booting close to 760,000 Americans off Obamacare exchanges about 40 days before this fall’s midterm elections. “Are you annoyed with the administration for taking 750,000 people off Obamacare right ahead of the election?” Raw Story asked Senator Collins (R-ME). “That seems like an overreach to me,” Collins told Raw Story as a flock of congressional reporters listened in at the U.S. Capitol. What may be worse for Collins and other GOP incumbents on the ballot this November is that some of their Republican colleagues are calling for even more Americans to lose the health insurance they were provided under the Obama-era Affordable Care Act [ACA]. Vice President Vance, who’s charged with leading an anti-fraud task force, claims the roughly 760,000 names being removed from Obamacare rolls are fraudsters — a sentiment echoed by the MAGA wing of the GOP on Capitol Hill. “Because of the enhanced [ACA] subsidies, there are estimates there were six million completely fraudulent that are signed up — either didn't exist or certainly were unaware of it,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Raw Story. “So 750,000 is probably just a good start.” “You'd like to see more?” Raw Story pressed the chair of the Senate Budget Committee. “I don't want anybody helping mortgage our children's future that aren't eligible for these benefits,” Johnson continued. “I wouldn't think any American would want to see that.” Johnson’s eager to work alongside Vance’s anti-fraud task force if the GOP’s able to maintain control of the Senate in the New Year. “I certainly want to be working with the vice president’s task force and see what they're coming up with,” Johnson said. “You're just scratching the surface in terms of uncovering, you know, massive fraud because we make it easy for fraudsters to fleece the American taxpayer and government.” While more modera
Collins decries Trump admin's 'problematic' Obamacare move as colleague says 'good start'
WASHINGTON — Embattled Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins isn’t happy that Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump administration is booting close to 760,000 Americans off Obamacare exchanges about 40 days before this fall’s midterm elections. “Are you annoyed with the administration for taking 750,000 people off Obamacare right ahead of the election?” Raw Story asked Senator Collins (R-ME). “That seems like an overreach to me,” Collins told Raw Story as a flock of congressional reporters listened in at the U.S. Capitol. What may be worse for Collins and other GOP incumbents on the ballot this November is that some of their Republican colleagues are calling for even more Americans to lose the health insurance they were provided under the Obama-era Affordable Care Act [ACA]. Vice President Vance, who’s charged with leading an anti-fraud task force, claims the roughly 760,000 names being removed from Obamacare rolls are fraudsters — a sentiment echoed by the MAGA wing of the GOP on Capitol Hill. “Because of the enhanced [ACA] subsidies, there are estimates there were six million completely fraudulent that are signed up — either didn't exist or certainly were unaware of it,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Raw Story. “So 750,000 is probably just a good start.” “You'd like to see more?” Raw Story pressed the chair of the Senate Budget Committee. “I don't want anybody helping mortgage our children's future that aren't eligible for these benefits,” Johnson continued. “I wouldn't think any American would want to see that.” Johnson’s eager to work alongside Vance’s anti-fraud task force if the GOP’s able to maintain control of the Senate in the New Year. “I certainly want to be working with the vice president’s task force and see what they're coming up with,” Johnson said. “You're just scratching the surface in terms of uncovering, you know, massive fraud because we make it easy for fraudsters to fleece the American taxpayer and government.” While more modera
'This isn't a hearing': GOP senators' attempts to burn absent Dems immediately backfire
Republican senators’ attack on Democrats for skipping a Senate “hearing” ended with a blunt correction from the only Democrat in the room. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee met Wednesday to consider seeking immunity for a former longtime assistant to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the committee chairman, said the testimony could advance his investigation into whether federal records were destroyed. Before a committee vote, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) echoed Paul’s criticism of Democrats, comparing the absent lawmakers to “middle school kids” and accusing them of refusing to work. “The American people want a government that actually works, not a government that acts like a bunch of middle school petulant children,” Moreno said. After the vote, which failed on party lines, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) disputed Paul’s description of Democrats and said she hoped the committee could resolve the matter constructively. Moreno then jumped back in. “It is indisputable that the Democrats didn’t show up for a hearing,” he said. “I guess when you get paid to be a United States senator, it’s optional to show up to committee hearings.” “This isn’t a hearing, as you know,” Hassan replied. Paul immediately adjourned the meeting. The committee officially listed the proceeding Wednesday as a “business meeting.” But Paul promised to continue the fight. “This is disappointing,” he said. “It doesn’t end here. I will personally be sending a letter to the Department of Justice asking them to pursue this.”
'This isn't a hearing': GOP senators' attempts to burn absent Dems immediately backfire
Republican senators’ attack on Democrats for skipping a Senate “hearing” ended with a blunt correction from the only Democrat in the room. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee met Wednesday to consider seeking immunity for a former longtime assistant to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the committee chairman, said the testimony could advance his investigation into whether federal records were destroyed. Before a committee vote, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) echoed Paul’s criticism of Democrats, comparing the absent lawmakers to “middle school kids” and accusing them of refusing to work. “The American people want a government that actually works, not a government that acts like a bunch of middle school petulant children,” Moreno said. After the vote, which failed on party lines, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) disputed Paul’s description of Democrats and said she hoped the committee could resolve the matter constructively. Moreno then jumped back in. “It is indisputable that the Democrats didn’t show up for a hearing,” he said. “I guess when you get paid to be a United States senator, it’s optional to show up to committee hearings.” “This isn’t a hearing, as you know,” Hassan replied. Paul immediately adjourned the meeting. The committee officially listed the proceeding Wednesday as a “business meeting.” But Paul promised to continue the fight. “This is disappointing,” he said. “It doesn’t end here. I will personally be sending a letter to the Department of Justice asking them to pursue this.”
'He is a private citizen!' GOP leader comes unglued as Republicans 'attack' Trump Jr.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) lashed out at Republican senators pushing to investigate President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., over his ties to a Russian oligarch. Emmer objected in a post on X on Wednesday, targeting senators who want Congress to examine Trump Jr.'s dealings with the oligarch. Umar Kremlev, the oligarch who leads the International Boxing Association, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Trump Jr.'s wedding celebrations in the Bahamas in May, ProPublica reported this month. "Don Jr is a private citizen and businessman so this unwarranted attack will go nowhere," Emmer wrote. "Now just mere days before leaving town, some senators want to waste time creating a new Russia hoax and attacking Don Jr." "The Senate is still sitting on the SAVE America Act, reconciliation 3.0, Clarity Act, and hundreds of good conservative House bills that need to be passed," Emmer argued. "This partisan distraction is NOT what the American people voted for!" he insisted. The push began with one of Emmer's fellow Republicans, Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), who on Tuesday sent the Senate Judiciary Committee a three-page letter urging it to subpoena Trump Jr., The New York Times reported. "A toaster is a wedding gift," Curtis wrote in a social media post. "A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else." "Republicans nearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden's foreign relationships," Curtis continued. "We should not unplug it now." Curtis also urged the committee to take another look at Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden. "I say bring it on," Hunter Biden wrote on X Tuesday. "I'll sit next to Don Jr. and testify any time, any place. Eric and Jared can join us too," he added, referring to Trump Jr.'s brother, Eric Trump, and brother-in-law, Jared Kushner. Emmer cheered a House investigation of Hunter Biden in January 2024, when he wrote on X that House Republicans had "fina
'Lord help us!' GOP senator rants that 'deranged' people are taking over the airports
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) baffled onlookers on Wednesday with a speech on Capitol Hill in which he warned that the skies might be under threat — from furries. "Many airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers are part of the furry community," said Tuberville. "Lord help us. It's terrifying when you think about this. When you walk onto a commercial flight, it's possible that the pilot flying your plane could have a deranged fetish of dressing up like an animal. You can't make this up." Tuberville made this remark as part of a larger speech attacking the transgender community — complete with a prop board stating "TRANSGENDERISM IS A MENTAL DISEASE" accompanied by an emoji of a pregnant man. The digression into furry pilots was an example of how gender identity is supposedly threatening the U.S., although Tuberville did not clarify what he thinks furries have to do with gender identity. In recent years, Republicans have become fixated on furries, who by and large are just a fandom culture of role-players, but whom many in the GOP are convinced exists solely for the purpose of sexual deviancy. Most infamously, many right-wing politicians have pushed various internet hoaxes that schools around the country are offering litter boxes to students who "identify" as other animals. It is uncertain how this myth began. There is one documented case of a Colorado school district stocking cat litter in classrooms — not for any sort of deviant purpose, but as emergency relief supplies in case of prolonged lockdown from emergencies like mass shootings.
Susan Collins flips out when confronted with bribery allegations: 'He's a convicted liar!'
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) was visibly frustrated on a Wall Street Journal podcast interview released on Wednesday, where she was confronted with a bombshell ProPublica story alleging the FBI was looking into corruption in her office as recently as two years ago. The case centers on Martin Kao, the leader of a Hawaiian defense contractor that allegedly sold junk services to the U.S. government with the backing of members of Congress who received campaign contributions from him. Kao, who was sentenced for fraud last year, alleged to federal investigators that Collins, through her super PAC, was a knowing and willing participant in the scheme, which her campaign denies. Asked about the story by Kimberley Strassel, Collins said the whole thing was fabricated to damage her in the November election. "It's clearly a partisan hit job," said Collins. "I do not understand how anyone would take the word of a felon who's been convicted twice, twice, two separate cases, of five counts of money laundering, counts of bank fraud, false submissions to the FEC. He is a convicted liar. And when you contrast that to my decades of honest public service with the utmost integrity, it is so offensive." "The Biden-led Justice Department and FBI totally cleared my office, my campaign, and me five years ago of these seven-year-old allegations, and the FBI said again today that these are completely false, and it is so offensive," she continued. "But clearly the timing is not coincidental. This is a smear job. And as someone who has always prided herself on serving with integrity, it really offends me." Contrary to Collins' claims, ProPublica asserts that the Justice Department did not, in fact, clear Collins and her office of wrongdoing years prior, but was investigating the allegations as recently as 2024, and the Trump administration dismantled the FBI unit looking into the matter.
'Cannot go unpunished': Backlash after state Libertarian Party 'calls for murder' of Dems
David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and previously managed the network infrastructure for the North Carolina Department of Correction. Democra
MAGA senator begs Trump to end Iran war -- while refusing to vote to end it himself
Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) wants the Iran war over. He just doesn't want to be the one who votes to end it. "The war needs to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can lower gas prices," Husted told Politico, his most direct comments yet on the conflict. Husted joins Iowa's Ashley Hinson and
'That's a big swing!' Analysts wowed as red-state survey forecasts disaster for GOP
A new Alaska poll co-conducted by President Trump's own pollster shows Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola leading Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by five points head-to-head, a stunning result in a state Trump carried by 13 points just two years ago. Democratic pollster John Anzalone, who partnered with Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio on the AARP-commissioned survey, found Peltola ahead 46% to 41% before ranked-choice tabulation, expanding to a 53-47 lead once that process runs its course. Host Greg Sargent, discussing the numbers on The Daily Blast podcast, zeroed in on just how far Trump's own standing had collapsed in the state. "He's now eight points underwater. That's a big swing," Sargent said, noting Trump won Alaska by 13 points in 2024 but now sits at 45 percent approval versus 53 percent disapproval. Anzalone said the real story lies with independent voters, who've abandoned Republicans en masse. Peltola leads independents by 32 points, while Sullivan's favorability among that group sits underwater by 27 points. Anzalone attributed the collapse largely to unmet economic expectations, citing a squeeze on household budgets from every direction — pump prices hovering around $4.33 a gallon, diesel costs pushing past $6, and beef prices climbing toward the same mark — layered atop fallout from Trump's tariffs and the ongoing Iran war. The Alaska numbers aren't isolated. Anzalone's separate Texas poll found Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton 48 percent to 44 percent, with Trump sitting 33 points underwater among Texas independents. Anzalone credited Talarico's strength partly to Paxton's baggage and partly to Talarico's appeal as a Christian candidate offering something different from typical partisan messaging, arguing GOP attacks focused on transgender issues have largely fallen flat given how squarely voters are focused on affordability instead. Republican anxiety is bubbling into public view elsewhere too. The New York Times reported
'That's a big swing!' Analysts wowed as red-state survey forecasts disaster for GOP
A new Alaska poll co-conducted by President Trump's own pollster shows Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola leading Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by five points head-to-head, a stunning result in a state Trump carried by 13 points just two years ago. Democratic pollster John Anzalone, who partnered with Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio on the AARP-commissioned survey, found Peltola ahead 46% to 41% before ranked-choice tabulation, expanding to a 53-47 lead once that process runs its course. Host Greg Sargent, discussing the numbers on The Daily Blast podcast, zeroed in on just how far Trump's own standing had collapsed in the state. "He's now eight points underwater. That's a big swing," Sargent said, noting Trump won Alaska by 13 points in 2024 but now sits at 45 percent approval versus 53 percent disapproval. Anzalone said the real story lies with independent voters, who've abandoned Republicans en masse. Peltola leads independents by 32 points, while Sullivan's favorability among that group sits underwater by 27 points. Anzalone attributed the collapse largely to unmet economic expectations, citing a squeeze on household budgets from every direction — pump prices hovering around $4.33 a gallon, diesel costs pushing past $6, and beef prices climbing toward the same mark — layered atop fallout from Trump's tariffs and the ongoing Iran war. The Alaska numbers aren't isolated. Anzalone's separate Texas poll found Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton 48 percent to 44 percent, with Trump sitting 33 points underwater among Texas independents. Anzalone credited Talarico's strength partly to Paxton's baggage and partly to Talarico's appeal as a Christian candidate offering something different from typical partisan messaging, arguing GOP attacks focused on transgender issues have largely fallen flat given how squarely voters are focused on affordability instead. Republican anxiety is bubbling into public view elsewhere too. The New York Times reported
Trump's arch placed on notice by senior Republican who'd have to pay for it
A senior Republican on the House Appropriations Committee is pushing back on the idea that federal money, particularly Pentagon funding, should go toward building President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) told reporters at the Capitol on Monday that military dollars are already stretched thin, reported Politico. "There's a lot of things that we need the military funding for — in fact, we're short on military funding right now," Simpson said, and he reiterated his objection when asked directly whether Defense Department money should fund the project at all. "If it was my choice, I wouldn't put any of that money into the arch." Simpson's comments came a day after Trump wrote on Truth Social that the arch, planned for a site less than a mile from the Pentagon, would double as a functional military asset capable of storing and deploying drones and snipers. The Idaho Republican said the president's new justification only strengthens the case for congressional scrutiny, calling the project "something that needs to be debated" and arguing other defense priorities should come first. "I hope if they decide to do it, that they would come to Congress and ask for an appropriation for it if they're going to use appropriated dollars to do it," he said. Simpson also criticized Trump's decision over the weekend to bar three news organizations, including Politico, from the White House, as well as recent remarks from House Rules Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) suggesting reporters could be restricted from the Speaker's Lobby. "Just because you don't like what the press is reporting — or the fact that they wouldn't call it the Gulf of America or something else like that — that's not the reason to ban the press," Simpson said. "You should never ban the press. The press is what keeps us honest. So I don't like what they're doing."
Dems buzzing at staggering internal polls in deep-red gerrymandered districts: DC insider
Republicans' 2026 midterm vulnerability is coming into sharper focus, according to a "CNN News Central" discussion featuring Andrew Desiderio, senior congressional reporter for Punchbowl News, and Puck's chief Washington correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell. The conversation opened around a phrase from Axios' Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, who argued Monday that President Donald Trump's "vincibility is being exposed" as courts restrain him, more GOP candidates publicly break with him, and the broader public turns against him. "Democrats are really skeptical of being confident and are really worried about being overconfident," Caldwell said. "But over the past couple of weeks, Democrats have been increasingly rosy about the midterm outlook, the fact that some of these internal polls in districts, including Shomari Figures in Alabama, which is a Trump plus-14 or [plus-]15 district, where even in Florida, Congressman [Darren] Soto, who is in a Trump plus-18 district right now because of redistricting in both of those gerrymandered seats that they say that things are just looking incredibly good." "Now, they're not saying that those two Democrats are necessarily going to win those seats because they expect polls to tighten," Caldwell added. "They expect money to be put into these races, but Democrats are increasingly optimistic, and the DCCC is ... going in with money in that Alabama district, which is a sign that there is some confidence that maybe they could pull it out actually. So the political environment is quite good for Democrats at this stage, but they do caution that it needs to be this good, also, in early October, mid-October, and then they'll feel much more, much better about the midterms." - YouTube youtu.be
GOP nominee busted for soliciting cash with 'deceiving' promise: 'How is this not fraud'
Republican congressional nominee Eric Flores of Texas was exposed Thursday for a "text-based scam" that was widely condemned as a "deceiving" promise to squeeze campaign cash out of voters. Texas voters received text messages last week that The American Prospect connected to Flores' campaign. In th
'He's an embarrassment': John Cornyn confirms he won't back 'racist' GOP candidate
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) confirmed on Thursday that he won't be voting for Bo French, the embattled GOP candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner. "He's an embarrassment to the Republican Party, and he's going to drag the whole ticket down because of his racist comments," Cornyn told Ramsey Touchber
Embattled Republican threatens longstanding House tradition to avoid feeling 'irritated'
A House Republican, whose caucus is being besieged with questions about President Donald Trump, is leading the charge to spare lawmakers the irritation of reporters camped off the House floor, according to a new report. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who chairs the House Rules Committee, revealed that
Missouri GOP caves on its gerrymandered map crusade -- for now
Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage. Missouri Republicans are pressing on with a federal appeals court fight over the state's gerrymander
Lindsey Graham astonishes with claim after Trump call: 'Something bad is about to happen'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made a stunning claim Wednesday after speaking with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier that morning by phone, one that could have major global implications if proven accurate. Graham’s announcement comes amid the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil trade flows. Trump ordered the blockade last week in response to Iran’s own partial blockade of the waterway to U.S.-aligned vessels. Iranian officials have claimed that the U.S. blockade is a violation of Washington and Tehran’s two-week ceasefire agreement, originally set to expire on Wednesday before Trump extended it. Nevertheless, Trump has vowed to maintain the blockade until an agreement is reached. “I think the President’s decision to leave the blockade in place is very smart,” Graham wrote Wednesday in a social media post on X to his more than 2.4 million followers. “It is having a strong effect on the ability of Iran to continue to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism – which they appear intent on doing. I not only expect this blockade to stay in place until Iran shows a commitment to change their ways, I expect the blockade will be growing and that it could become global soon.” Furthermore, Graham issued a vague threat to other nations that may consider helping Iran continue its oil trade. “To those assisting or thinking about assisting the Iranian regime in distributing its oil, which provides resources for terrorism, you do so at your own peril,” he wrote. Trump’s blockade has already extended beyond the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. forces seizing a tanker in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. While Graham did not expand on what he meant by the blockade becoming “global,” critics nonetheless expressed grave concern with the potential implications. “Someone cut off this lunatic from the White House,” wrote Robert Barnes, a trial lawyer and political commentator, in a social media post on X to his nearly 370,000 followers. Robert McCartney, a retired journalist with The Washington Post, voiced concern with the optimism seen in Graham’s statement. “If Lindsey Graham is happy, then expect more war,” McCartney wrote to his more than 6,000 followers on X. Ron Filipkowski, the editor-in-chief for the progressive media company MeidasTouch, came to a similar conclusion as McCartney’s, writing that Graham’s optimism was “the most accurate indicator that something bad is about to happen.” I had a very good call this morning with @POTUS and @SecWar Pete Hegseth about the way forward regarding the Iran conflict. I think the President’s decision to leave the blockade in place is very smart. It is having a strong effect on the ability of Iran to continue to be the… — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 22, 2026