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UNITED STATES - JULY 1: From left, Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., conduct a news conference to voice their opposition to D.C. statehood in Capitol on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JULY 1: From left, Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., conduct a news conference to voice their opposition to D.C. statehood in Capitol on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The Same Racist Rhetoric Used To Oppose D.C. Statehood Keeps The Federal Government Dysfunctional 
The venom behind Cotton’s assertion that, “Washington is a city, with all the characteristics of a city, not a state” is a continuation of anti-urban policies that demonize Black and Brown communities as undeserving of federal dollars.
By Mariama Sojourner Eversley
08.10.20 | 10:00 am
Graham Says Comey And McCabe Will Testify In Front Of Judiciary Committee In September
By Cristina Cabrera
07.16.20 | 9:03 am
UNITED STATES - JULY 2: Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020,” and judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday, July 2, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JULY 2: Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020,” and judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday, July 2, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Graham Defends Fauci After WH Memo: ‘We Don’t Have A Dr. Fauci Problem’
By Summer Concepcion
07.14.20 | 2:35 pm
Graham Signals That He Will Grant Dems’ Mueller Testimony Request
By Summer Concepcion
07.12.20 | 1:21 pm
Pelosi Calls Stone Commutation ‘An Act Of Staggering Corruption’
By Zoe Richards
07.11.20 | 11:30 am
Graham Rips Mattis’ Scathing Statement: ‘It Is So Fashionable’ To Blame Trump
By Summer Concepcion
06.04.20 | 11:15 am
UNITED STATES - MARCH 17: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., leaves the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Russell Building on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attended to discuss the coronavirus relief package. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - MARCH 17: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., leaves the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Russell Building on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attended to discuss the coronavirus relief package. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Graham Urges Older Conservative Judges To Stand Aside For Younger Appointees
By Kate Riga
05.29.20 | 3:28 pm
Trump Demands Graham Make Obama Testify. Graham Says No Thanks.
By Cristina Cabrera
05.14.20 | 3:51 pm
Graham Avoids Engaging In Trump’s Bogus ‘Obamagate’ Conspiracy Theory
By Cristina Cabrera
05.12.20 | 11:58 am
Graham Worries Georgia’s Reopening Is ‘Going Too Fast Too Soon’
By Summer Concepcion
04.21.20 | 2:47 pm
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