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Lindsey Graham is spending big to ward off an ‘America First’ primary challenge The far right
primary challenge](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/11/nancy-mace-wins-primary-00162860) funded by allies of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who Mace voted to oust the year prior. And now, she’s back on the outs with Trump again, though
spend millions highlighting the allegations against him. Beyond Maine, Tuesday’s elections offered fresh evidence of the issues shaping the wider political landscape. South Carolina [served up another test](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/pamela-evette-south-carolina-republican-governor-primary) of Trump
Lindsey Graham in South Carolina for the US Senate primary. Graham faced several primary challengers, including from hard-right Greenville-area businessman Mark Lynch, whom Trump called a “lunatic”. Graham will avoid
spending cuts bill, helping to force the justice department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, and insisting on congressional oversight over the military actions [in](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/us-house-war-powers-resolution-vote) [Venezuela](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/house-war-powers-resolution-trump-military-venezuela) [and](https://www.theguardian.com