Santorum and Jindal Defend Kim Davis
In the 6 p.m. debate, Rick Santorum and Bobby Jindal jumped to defend Kim Davis. George Pataki and Lindsey Graham? Not so much: JAKE TAPPER: Before we took the break,…
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On Kim Davis, Lindsey Graham Says “We’re Not a Theocracy”
Senator Lindsey Graham took sides on the Kim Davis controversy today, saying that Kim Davis shouldn’t have been sent to jail but that “the secular law of the land is…
Lindsey Graham Rips Trump on Immigration (VIDEO)
Lindsey Graham gave a substantive policy speech today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., about the threat of a nuclear Iran and why he opposes the recent treaty…
Equal Freedom for Government Employees Is Essential
In the wake of Obergefell v. Hodges and the HHS mandate requiring employers to cover contraceptives in their employees’ health insurance, the 2016 GOP candidates have been presented with numerous…
What Do Bush, Walker, and Graham Have Against Christians in Syria?
Jeb Bush’s August 11th speech at the Reagan Presidential Library laid out a six-point blueprint for driving the remaining Christians out of Syria — unintentionally, perhaps, but effectively nonetheless. Each element of…
Which GOP Candidates Are Attacking Kim Davis?
Rowan County, Ky., clerk Kim Davis is in the middle of a legal and media firestorm for declining to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in her county. The courts…
Christie, Graham: No Mercy for Marriage Clerks
Listen, I agree that the convictions of an individual marriage clerk cannot bar a gay couple from access to a license to which the courts say they are legally entitled.…
The Common Core Report Card: Lindsey Graham Gets a B
In our Common Core report card, we graded Lindsey Graham and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local decision-making…
ThePulse2016 Report Card: Common Core
Four years ago, Common Core was considered a “done deal,” uncontroversial and approved by Democrats and Republican leaders alike. It had been pushed into 45 states without notice to legislators…
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Fox News GOP Debate Edition
Let’s do “Who’s Not” hot first, because it’s an easier call: Fox News and the RNC. In a week dominated by the first Republican presidential debate, the biggest losers were…
Lindsey Graham Continues to Stumble on Defunding Planned Parenthood
Lindsey Graham has been a strong pro-life voice in the Senate as the chief sponsor of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. But his strong leadership on the 20-week…
Three Surprises from the Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood
By now, you have probably heard that a Senate bill which would have stripped Planned Parenthood of over $500 million in federal funds annually has failed in the Senate by a…
Lindsey Graham Misses Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood for N.H. Debate
This doesn’t look good for Sen. Lindsey Graham. He says he missed the vote because he needed to attend a candidate forum in New Hampshire. But Rubio, Cruz, and Paul all…
ThePulse2016.com Report Card: What GOP Candidates Said About Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling
On June 26, a narrow majority of Supreme Court justices struck down the traditional definition of marriage, ruling all 50 states must recognize same-sex unions as marriages. The four dissenters…
Trump Draws GOP Fire for Suggesting Illegal Mexican Immigrants Are Rapists
Last week, The Pulse’s Carlos Mercader ended a summary of the recent fiasco surrounding Donald Trump’s ill-advised comments on illegal immigration with an urgent warning: if Republican candidates did not…
Lindsey Graham: “I will respect the Court’s decision” on marriage
Senator Lindsey Graham issued the following statement on the outcome of Obergefell v. Hodges, citing his record as a defender of marriage but vowing to accept the Court’s decision: I…
Who Speaks for Women? Lindsey Graham vs. Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis became a “progressive” television icon when she filibustered a Texas bill banning late-term abortions. Sure she’s a feisty former single mom and made her way from welfare to…
Dear Sen. Graham: Pick My Grandma Ruth as a Rotating First Lady
Dear Senator Graham, I read with great amusement several news articles regarding your promise to have a rotating First Lady in the White House. One of the articles mentioned that…
Lindsey Graham: Contender or Spoiler?
The GOP presidential field reached 9 candidates yesterday with the announcement of Lindsey Graham, the senior Senator from South Carolina. Graham brings to the table several fresh positions, most notably…
Graham: Time to “Move Forward” if SCOTUS Rules Against State Marriage Amendments
On May 4th, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared on Boston Herald Radio and was asked to discuss his views on marriage related to the upcoming Supreme Court decision. Graham had…
