Graham: Senate colleagues trying to ‘destroy’ conservative Supreme Court justices with ethics reform

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) lamented his Senate colleagues’ push for more oversight of the Supreme Court, arguing they are attempting to “micromanage” the nation’s high court.

“The worst thing that happened is for the United States Senate and the House to determine what cases the Supreme Court hears,” Graham said on “Fox News Sunday.”

Graham, the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other GOP senators blocked a bill earlier this month that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct and create a mechanism to enforce it amid several high-profile controversies.

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Burgum: Trump could win election ‘regardless of who is vice president’

BY LAUREN SFORZA

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) said former President Trump could win the election no matter who he chooses as his running mate.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pressed Burgum on CNN’s “State of the Union” on what the governor would bring to the table if Trump selects him as his vice-presidential candidate. Burgum did not answer the question, instead emphasizing that the choice is up to Trump and that the former president does not need help getting reelected.

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Lankford says Republicans are against ‘tucked down’ measures in bills, not contraceptives and IVF

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Sunday sought to clarify Republicans’ stance on contraceptives and in-vitro fertilization (IVF), arguing GOP lawmakers are not against these but the less obvious measures included in some reproductive bills.

“Democrats right now are saying that Republicans are against contraceptives, they’re against IVF, none of those things are true,” Lankford said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” “And none of those things are actually being challenged.”

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Gov. Walz says race between Biden, Trump will ‘be close’ in Minnesota

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO 

Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) on Sunday suggested the race between President Biden and former President Trump will “be close” while expressing optimism about a Democratic win.

When asked on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” if Minnesota is now considered a battleground state, Walz said, “Look, we know that this is always going to be a hard race.”

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Sen. Graham calls Biden’s latest immigration relief a ‘disaster’

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) ripped President Biden’s latest relief for certain immigrants, calling it a “disaster.”

“From the average Americans’ point of view, what Biden did is a disaster. He took a gallon of gasoline, and he poured it on fire,” Graham said on “Fox News Sunday.” “He unilaterally gave 500,000 people legal status, calling it parole in place. There’s nothing in our law, he’s the most lawless president ever on immigration.”

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Hochul on NY social media law: ‘You cannot turn a blind eye to trauma that has been inflicted in our children’

BY LAUREN SFORZA 

“You cannot turn a blind eye to trauma that is being inflicted in our children, especially young teenagers today, a seminal point in their lives …they’re being bombarded with intensely addictive algorithms to pull them into a dark space and hold them captive,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked about concerns about the new law.

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Burgum on debate: ‘We’re all anxious to see which Joe Biden is going to show up’

BY LAUREN SFORZA 

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) took aim at President Biden on Sunday, saying that he is “anxious” to see how he performs at the upcoming debate.

In an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Burgum said Biden’s team has been making an effort “to lower expectations” of his debate with former President Trump on Thursday. Burgum suggested that two versions of Biden could appear on the debate stage as he discussed the president’s meeting with 40 governors across the country.

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