Jim Banks honors Lindsey Graham, slams past ‘kid gloves’ approach to Iran Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ to pay tribute to the late Senator Lindsey Graham, calling him the most effective lawmaker of the Trump era. Banks also outlines how the administration is utilizing overwhelming military force to clear the Strait of Hormuz, contrasting Trump’s uncompromising ‘position of strength’ with the failed, soft appeasement policies of past administrations that routinely ‘played footsie’ with state sponsors of terrorism. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Jim Banks will introduce legislation Monday aimed at ending birthright…

The second round of Social Security checks will hit accounts in just days. While the first wave of cash hit accounts the second week of July, the next wave is coming on July 15. Payments are always issued on Wednesdays and are distributed three times a month, all based on your birthday. This means those born between the 2nd and 11th of the month will automatically see their benefits on Wednesday, July 15, according to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) payment calendar. For recipients who still love a paper check, yours will be mailed by that date. Beneficiaries born from the…

The Love Island USA finale had a lot going on — and still found a way to mention Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after their wedding. During the Sunday, July 12, episode of the hit Peacock series, narrator Iain Stirling poked fun at the way Zach Georgiou uses different phrases to describe certain words in his native Britain. Iain joked that instead of “royal family,” Zach would say “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.” The couple’s romance started in 2023 when he made a move during one of her Eras Tour shows. Two months later, Swift, 36, took fans by surprise…

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The World Cup has been full of drama, surprises, and moments of magic, but ultimately, it has been chalky. The four pre-tournament favorites, France, Spain, England, and Argentina, are the last countries remaining in the 48-team field. France will take on Spain in the first semifinal on Tuesday afternoon in Dallas, then England and Argentina will renew their long-standing international rivalry in Atlanta on Wednesday. Before the tournament began just over a month ago,…

WASHINGTON — President Trump claimed Monday that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham had just “one bad moment” — when the South Carolina Republican denounced the 45th president on the Senate floor in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “He had one bad moment, and that was on the Jan. 6 thing when he stood up [and said], ‘All right, now I’ve had it. That’s it. I can’t do it anymore,’” Trump told “Fox & Friends” during a phone interview. “Then he called me like about 40 minutes later, and he said, ‘Did I really say that? I…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nominations, renewed fighting in Iran, government funding and President Donald Trump’s flagship election bill await the Senate as it returns this week.The upper chamber is coming back after a more than two-week hiatus to sprint through the remainder of July and march into the first week of August. And priorities have piled up, be it over divisions between the aisles or within the Senate GOP.Adding to the uphill climb is the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., meaning that Republicans will be down one key vote in their push to move…

Comedian Margaret Cho addressed the death of Senator Lindsey Graham via a critical social media post. “Bye Lindsey, bye Lindsey Graham. From the closet to the coffin, real seamless. Real seamless,” the lifelong democrat, 57, said in a TikTok shared on Sunday, July 12, after news of the South Carolina senator’s death broke earlier that day. (The sexuality of the former politician was the subject of widespread speculation over the years.) Cho’s post, which was captioned, “Bye gurl,” also directed commentary towards the health of fellow Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized since June 14 after he was found…

WASHINGTON – Before John Schneider could snub Cam Schlittler for an All-Star start, the Yankees ace took himself out of the running. After thinking for weeks that he would pitch in the All-Star Game on Tuesday – and potentially even start it, before Schneider, managing the AL team, decided to go with his own pitcher in Dylan Cease – Schlittler walked into Aaron Boone’s office on Sunday morning and informed him that he had decided he wanted to pass. “The staff’s had a lot of injuries this year, so between Gerrit [Cole] and Max [Fried] and now Carlos [Rodón], don’t…

Members of the Iranian diaspora in London held a candlelight vigil Sunday for Sen. Lindsey Graham hours after the Iran hawk died suddenly at the age of 71. A few dozen people gathered outside the US Embassy near the Thames River, where they lit candles around a makeshift altar bearing pictures of Graham (R-SC) as well as Iran’s so-called “Lion and Sun” flag, used to communicate resistance to the theocratic regime in Tehran. سناتور لیندزی گراهام دوستی استوار برای مردم ایران بود که سال‌ها پیش از آنکه جهان به مبارزهٔ ما توجه کند،در کنارمان ایستاد. حمایت او از شاهزاده رضا…

Democratic candidates’ remarks under scrutiny as party attempts to flip red states The ongoing Graham Platner scandal in Maine jeopardizes Democratic bids for Senate control, making the midterm elections even more precarious. Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram analyzes several other crucial Senate races featuring controversial candidates, including Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and Mary Peltola in Alaska, whose rhetoric and past remarks are drawing scrutiny. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has abandoned his neutrality in Michigan’s high-stakes Democratic Senate primary, backing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens as party leaders rally to stop progressive rival…