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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of State on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of State on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 24, 2025: we have a budget agreement for the $14.7 billion spending plan; there was also agreement in Washington over the tax and spending Republican megabill this week; Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham gives his take on the megabill and his new bipartisan bill to sanction Russia further; and more!

Also, you're invited to a LIVE Lede taping on June 12 at 6 p.m. Join Gavin Jackson, reporter Maayan Schechter, and special guest Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey at Good Girl Brewing in Aiken. Early registration is recommended for this FREE event as space is limited!

Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.