Two senators predicted Sunday that the upper chamber will move this week on attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch. 
 
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 "My sense is, over the next 48 to 72 hours, that [this] is going to be resolved," Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said on CNN's "State of the Union." 
 
 "We are hopeful the Loretta Lynch nomination will be brought to the floor," Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said on the same program. "I am hopeful it will be brought up this week." 
 
 Corker said Lynch's nomination will likely be "worked out" after a anti-human trafficking bill that also stalled in the Senate is also "worked out." 
 
 Republicans refused to vote on Lynch until the trafficking bill passed, though Democrats have objected to the legislation over abortion language. 
 
 "It should have been done well before now. It shouldn't be connected to any other issue," Cardin said. 
 
 "It's outrageous. She should be confirmed," Cardin said of Lynch not having gotten a vote yet. 
 
 President Obama vented frustration Friday about the delay of Lynch, his pick for attorney general, for a vote, calling it "embarrassing." 
 
 Lynch, who currently serves as the U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, is poised to become the nation's first black female attorney general and has waited more than 160 days for confirmation. 
 
 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) office said Friday it was hopeful the trafficking bill would pass soon, allowing the Senate to vote on Lynch. 

 Former Sen. Jim Webb (Va.), who is mulling a Democratic presidential bid in 2016, argued Sunday that voters want fresh leadership. 
 
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 "I think we've got a lot of incumbent fatigue in the country and people are looking for fresh approaches in terms of how to solve the problems of the country," Webb said on CNN's "State of the Union." 
 
 His remark came in response to a question on whether presumed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, the only major declared Democratic candidate, exudes the type of leadership Webb wants. 
 
 "We're never going to have this financial leviathan machine that's gonna pull in $2.5 billion," Webb said of his own campaign should he run, alluding to the amount reportedly expected to be raised by Clinton's allies. 
 
 "I'm never going to have a political consultant at my side whispering what I should say or how I should dress or whether I ought to go to Walmart or not," Webb continued. 
 
 "But what we do have is long experience on the issues, in and out of government; strong beliefs about where the country needs to go," Webb said. 
 
 Webb, who has formed a 2016 exploratory committee and said Sunday he was "looking at it hard" on whether he would launch a White House bid, also said he has a "good visit" to the early voting state of Iowa recently and would be returning next week. 

 AP Photo Lindsey Graham eyes May presidential announcement 
 
 Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday there’s a better than 90 percent chance he’ll run for president, saying he’ll decide in May. 
 
 “If I can raise the money, I’ll do it,” the South Carolina Republican said on “Fox News Sunday.” 
 
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 Graham said he’ll win South Carolina if he’s on the ballot, pointing out he won his reelection primary there last year by more than 40 points, despite challenges from multiple candidates. A recent poll of the GOP presidential primary field in South Caroilna, however, showed him trailing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. 
 
 “If I didn’t think I could win South Carolina, I wouldn’t be talking to you,” Graham said. 
 
 The South Carolina senator offered the strong signal that he’ll run for president after being told that former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina recently indicated she was 90 percent certain to enter the race. Asked by Fox host Chris Wallace to offer a percentage likelihood that he’d run, Graham said, “91.” 
 
 The third-term senator has staked his prospective bid for the GOP presidential nomination on his foreign policy chops, running as a hawk on Iran and using the Fox News interview to land broadsides on some of his potential Republican opponents and the Obama administration. 
 
 Still, he’s viewed skeptically by a Republican base wary of his support for immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship and of a debt reduction plan that would raise new revenue in addition to cutting entitlement and other spending. 
 
 In particular, Graham offered underhanded praise for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), predicting the first-term senator “will be president someday” but that 2016 might not be his time. 
 
 Graham saved his most pointed barbs for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who’s championed a less muscular approach to foreign policy. Graham said Paul wants to treat captured terrorists as criminals rather than wartime combatants. “He wants to fight a crime,” Graham said. “I’m fighting a war.” 

 John Kasich awaits signal from God on presidential bid 
 
 Ohio Gov. John Kasich continued to signal his increasing interest in running for president Sunday, saying he’s waiting for a signal from God before making the call. 
 
 “My family is a consideration,” the Republican governor said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Number two, the most important thing is, what does the Lord want me to do with my life?” 
 
 While he awaits that clarity, Kasich said he’s been active on the trail just in case. “I’m not going to figure [it] out laying in bed, hoping lightning strikes,” he said. 
 
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 The governor made waves in New Hampshire over the weekend when he told activists to hold off on committing to any candidates until he made up his mind. He’s one of five Republican governors seriously considering a bid for the GOP presidential nomination, including Wisconsin’s Scott Walker, New Jersey’s Chris Christie, Michigan’s Rick Snyder and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal. 
 
 Kasich has been barnstorming the country to promote a federal Constitutional amendment to balance the budget, and he recently stepped up his activity in the early GOP nominating states.
– Lindsey Graham has surveyed the Iran nuke deal and found it decidedly lacking: "I don’t think there’s a snowball’s chance in Hell this framework will get approved by Congress after review," he said today on Fox, per the Hill. "It is so weak in a time we need to be strong," and "I don’t think any Republican or Democrat is going to allow that to become final." Graham put the chances of a 2016 bid for the presidency at much better odds, notes Politico, telling Chris Wallace that "If I can raise the money, I’ll do it," and noting his home state advantage in early primaries: "If I didn’t think I could win South Carolina, I wouldn’t be talking to you." He anticipates making an announcement next month. Elsewhere on the talk show dial: Sen. Bob Corker on the Loretta Lynch nomination: "My sense is, over the next 48 to 72 hours, that [this] is going to be resolved." Sen. Ben Cardin on Lynch: "We are hopeful the Loretta Lynch nomination will be brought to the floor. It should have been done well before now. It shouldn't be connected to any other issue. It's outrageous." John Kasich on a potential run: "My family is a consideration. Number two, the most important thing is, what does the Lord want me to do with my life?" But while he waits on a high sign, "I’m not going to figure [it] out laying in bed, hoping lightning strikes." Jim Webb on potential rival Hillary Clinton: "I think we've got a lot of incumbent fatigue in the country and people are looking for fresh approaches in terms of how to solve the problems of the country." Of his own run: "We're never going to have this financial leviathan machine that's gonna pull in $2.5 billion."