The unsuccessful endeavor was in response to GOP tensions and came less than 24 hours after the House repealed the provision in a rare unanimous vote.
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Thune said Wednesday that leadership was still discussing how to send the bill to President Donald Trump's desk.
Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.
Senator Lindsey Graham blocked an attempt to repeal a controversial provision tucked into the bill ending the US government shutdown that could reap him and several other Republican senators millions by allowing them to sue the Justice Department ...
Graham, among other senators whose records were subpoenaed in the "Arctic Frost" inquiry, intends to mount lawsuits with hefty payouts.
Sen. Lindsey Graham threatens lawsuit over 'Arctic Frost' probe that tracked Republican lawmakers' communications in Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation.
Upon learning of the so-called "Arctic Frost" provision in the stopgap spending bill, House Republicans claimed that they had been intentionally left out.
The legislation, if passed, "will provide President Trump with more tools to end the bloodbath in Ukraine," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said.
Graham also made clear he intends to seek punishment against U.S. District Judge James , Boasberg.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is protecting American neighborhoods by putting pressure on Venezuela.