Graham calls Marjorie Taylor Greene’s praise of US intelligence leaker ‘irresponsible’

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM 

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s praise for the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman who was arrested last week for leaking classified military documents was “one of the most irresponsible statements she could make.”

“If you’re a member of the military intelligence community and you disagree with American policy and you think you’re going to be okay when it comes to leaking classified information, you’re going to go to jail,” Graham said on ABC’s “This Week.” “It’s one of the most irresponsible statements she could make.”

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Graham questions Texas judge’s abortion pill ruling

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM 

“I don’t like a district court judge issuing a national decree,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)  said on ABC’s “This Week.” “Even if I agree with the judge.”

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Gillibrand: Texas mifepristone ruling an ‘outrage’

BY JULIA MUELLER 

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Sunday called a federal judge in Texas’s decision to block the abortion drug mifepristone an “outrage” and an attack on the right to privacy.

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Baldwin says Texas judge was part of ‘extreme Republican’ effort to ban abortion

BY JARED GANS

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said the Texas judge who ruled against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone is part of an “extreme Republican” effort to ban abortion. 

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‘Totally alarmist’: Senate Republican downplays precedent set by Texas judge’s abortion pill ruling

BY JULIA MUELLER

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday called concerns about the precedent possibly set by a federal judge in Texas who ruled against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone “totally alarmist.” 

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Most in new poll say Mifepristone abortion pill should remain available

BY RACHEL SCULLY 

Roughly two in three respondents in a new poll said that the abortion drug mifepristone should remain available in states where abortion is legal following a Texas federal judge’s decision to block the pill earlier this month.

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Mace criticizes GOP for being ‘silent’ on abortion, guns

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) criticized her fellow Republicans on Sunday for their silence on issues of mass shootings and abortion access, arguing GOP lawmakers must offer policy solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing voters.

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Khanna: Newsom should appoint ‘caretaker’ replacement for Feinstein if she resigns

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM 

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he would be supportive of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointing a “caretaker” replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) after Khanna called for the 89-year-old lawmaker to resign from her position in the Senate last week.

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Gillibrand won’t support calls for Feinstein to step down: ‘It’s her right’

BY JULIA MUELLER 

“She’s a team player, and she’s an extraordinary member of the Senate. It’s her right. She’s been voted by her state to be senator for six years. She has the right, in my opinion, to decide when she steps down,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)  said of Feinstein on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

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Kemp urges Republicans not to ‘look in the rearview mirror’ in 2024 race

BY JULIA MUELLER

“Focus on the future, not look in the rearview mirror. You know, if you look in the rearview mirror too long while you’re driving, you’re gonna look up and you’re gonna be running into somebody and that’s not gonna be good,” Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

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Gingrich calls Biden ‘weak’ but acknowledges ‘enormous power’ of incumbents in primaries

BY JARED GANS

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said President Biden is a “weak” commander-in-chief but acknowledged the “enormous power” of incumbent presidents to win a nomination when they run for reelection.

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Netanyahu on Biden concerns about Israel’s judicial reforms: ‘Friends can have disagreements’

BY JULIA MUELLER 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday addressed President Biden’s concerns about the Israeli leader’s planned judicial reforms, underscoring that Biden is a “great friend” of Israel and saying that “friends can have disagreements.”

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