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https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-russia-wanted-list-ukraine-war-killing-senators-1803112
Lindsey Graham Placed on Wanted List as Russia Threatens 'Killing Senators'

Russia has placed Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, on a wanted list after accusing him of praising the deaths of Russians in the Ukraine war, state-run media reported on Monday.

"Graham, Lindsey Olin, American, born July 9, 1955, is wanted under the article of the Criminal Code," the Russian Interior Ministry said, news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti reported, without specifying what crime he is suspected of.

Graham visited Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Friday, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, telling him that U. S. military aid to the country was "the best money we've ever spent." The Kremlin rebuked his remarks, referring to an edited video in which Graham appeared to praise the killing of Russians in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The edited video was released by Zelensky's office, showing Graham in his meeting with Zelensky saying "the Russians are dying" followed by the remarks about sending U. S. military aid to Ukraine.

Newsweek has contacted Graham's press secretary and Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment via email.

After his remarks were criticized by Russia, Ukraine released a full video of the meeting which showed the two quotes were not linked. According to Reuters, the two remarks made by Graham were made in different parts of his conversation with the Ukrainian president.

The United States provided Ukraine with $46.6 billion in military assistance between January 2022 and February 2023, according to the Council on Foreign Relations think tank.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/debt-limit-consequences_n_6452c346e4b04ccd00ad4ac2
This Is What Could Happen If Republicans Won’t Increase The Debt Ceiling

No one’s quite sure exactly what the American economy would look like after a government debt default, but economists are sure of one thing: It would be bad.

Very bad. Like “dogs and cats living together” bad.

House Republicans insist they will not vote to increase the debt ceiling without as-yet unspecified steep spending cuts, but President Joe Biden has said he will not negotiate over the full faith and credit of the country.

The debt ceiling standoff went from simmering to the front burner on Monday with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s warning the government could run out of cash in early June, and experts are warning that failing to give Treasury more borrowing room before it defaults would have catastrophic fallout, not just on Wall Street but also on Main Street.

“Our economy is made up of people. So when people are not doing well, our economy is not doing well,” said Rakeen Mabud, chief economist with the left-leaning Groundwork Collaborative, a group of progressive economic experts.

“Seniors wouldn’t get their Social Security checks, military service members wouldn’t get paid, families wouldn’t get some cash that they need to pay for food. And that would be an absolutely devastating economic consequence.”

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former director of the Congressional Budget Office and president of the conservative American Action Forum think tank, said the economic spiral downward would begin with panicky investors selling off Treasury debt.