Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden
Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson on Wednesday announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden.
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GOP contest shifts to critical South Carolina primary after Trump notches another dominant win
0The Republican presidential contest is shifting to a critical two-week phase ahead of the South Carolina primary, which may prove to be the last chance for Nikki Haley to blunt Donald Trump's march to the nomination.
Special Report: President Biden speaks after special council report
President Biden makes an unscheduled Special Report to comment on the release of Special Counsel Robert Her's classified documents investigation
Community leaders announce Bluff Road improvement project
The project aims to bring affordable assisted living, healthcare, a marketplace and a police substation to the Lower Richland community.
Special counsel: Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy, according to a Justice Department report.
Supreme Court arguments begin in landmark case seeking to kick Trump off ballot over Capitol attack
The Supreme Court has begun hearing former President Donald Trump's appeal to remain on the 2024 ballot.
Haley plans a two-week bus tour before South Carolina's GOP primary as Trump returns to the state
Nikki Haley is launching a bus tour before South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24, hoping the two-week push will show the former governor's commitment to her home state heading into the first-in-the-South vote.
SC lawmakers plan to address tort reform and other issues during legislative session
Several bills have already been passed and many more will be debated and voted on over the next couple of months.
SC attorney general and lawmakers propose laws to protect children from online threats
Some child sexual abuse material online involves children who are not even real.
Votes on dozens of new judges will have to wait in South Carolina
Dozens of open judgeships throughout the South Carolina courts will go unfilled amid an unresolved debate over the state's system of judicial selection.
Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection after growing threats on campaign, report says
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has requested Secret Service protection after receiving a growing number of threats during her 2024 presidential campaign, according to a report published Monday.
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution.
South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments.
South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood
A South Carolina woman who traveled elsewhere for an abortion just days after reaching six weeks of pregnancy wants a court to affirm that the state’s ban on the procedure — when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected — should not take effect until later in a pregnancy.
Haley uses her appearance on 'SNL' to poke fun at her Civil War gaffe and jab at a stand-in Trump
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley poked fun at herself over a campaign misstep, but her primary target during a “Saturday Night Live” appearance was Donald Trump.
National Politics
- Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and US Interior secretary, dies at 74 Apr 25, 2026 10:18 PM EDTFormer Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74
- Close watch on how Trump and journalists will get along at White House correspondents' dinner Apr 25, 2026 2:47 PM EDTDonald Trump is expected to make his first appearance as president at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington
- TMZ is flexing in Washington, with high-profile results. What took so long? Apr 24, 2026 8:04 PM EDTTMZ is making a splash in Washington, D.C., bringing its Hollywood-style paparazzi tactics to politics
- Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassination Apr 24, 2026 2:18 PM EDTState lawmakers across the U.S. are increasing security measures as political violence rises
- Democrat Josh Shapiro tests political muscle in swing-state Pennsylvania's midterms Apr 24, 2026 7:15 AM EDTJosh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot on the line for him this year
- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project Apr 24, 2026 6:39 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering a decades-old granite surface that he said was “leaking like a sieve” and would take years to replace
- Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote Apr 23, 2026 8:50 PM EDTA Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters
- Pennsylvania treasurer says 'no' to taxpayers footing $1M in security upgrades at Shapiro's home Apr 23, 2026 6:00 PM EDTPennsylvania’s treasurer is refusing to approve payments for more than $1 million in security upgrades to the private home of Gov. Josh Shapiro
- California's woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor Apr 23, 2026 10:10 AM EDTSix leading candidates for California governor are jostling for advantage in a chaotic race with no clear leader
- Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department Apr 23, 2026 10:02 AM EDTThe Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections
