Rebels seize Israeli linked cargo ship taking crew members hostage
Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial red sea shipping route Sunday, in the process taking its 25 crew members hostage.
Politics
U.S., China discuss broadening renewable energy sources
The United States and China agreed to jointly tackle global warming by ramping up wind, solar and other renewable energy with the goal of displacing fossil fuels.
2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE: RFK Jr. hopes to provide Columbia voters with 3rd party option
RFK Jr. says much of his support in the polls has come from millennials.
Bernie Sanders intervenes, stops GOP Senator from fighting
A bizarre "almost fight" happened in Washington Tuesday's Senate Committee hearing with teamsters Union Leaders on Capitol Hill.
Jill Biden hosts tea for female faith leaders and others, including South Carolina prayer partner
Jill Biden hosted a White House listening session on Monday with about 60 female faith leaders, community leaders and others, including the South Carolina pastor’s wife whom she credits with helping restore her faith in God after the Bidens’ son Beau died of cancer in 2015.
South Carolina Republican Party responds to VP Harris filing primary paperwork for Biden-Harris campaign
The South Carolina Republican Party has released a statement after Vice President Kamala Harris filed for Biden in the South Carolina Democrat Primary.
Harris files paperwork putting Biden on South Carolina's ballot to kickoff 2024's Democratic primary
Vice President Kamala Harris flew to South Carolina on Friday to file paperwork putting President Joe Biden on the 2024 presidential ballot of the state that will lead off the Democratic presidential primary — thanks to a White House-led schedule overhaul meant to better empower Black voters.
Sumter native nominated by President Biden to federal judgeship
Sumter native nominated by President Joe Biden to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
South Carolina justice warns judicial diversity is needed in only state with all-male high court
The man expected to become the next chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court vowed Tuesday to support judicial diversity in the only state with an all-male high court.
Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson files to be on SC primary ballot
Most of Williamson’s plans for the country include economic stability for the majority of Americans.
Judge likely to be next South Carolina chief justice promises he has no political leanings
The only candidate running to be South Carolina's top judge defended the state's method of having lawmakers fill the state’s bench, saying appointees are ethical and qualified.
Biden Administration pushes for new student loan forgiveness program
The Biden Administration is taking another shot at creating a new student loan forgiveness program.
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley files to appear on her home state's primary ballot
Greeted by supporters at the statehouse, Haley spoke to a crowd after officially putting her name on the presidential ballot in the Palmetto State.
Teachers’ advocates challenge private school voucher program in South Carolina
A group of South Carolina parents and teachers’ advocates filed a challenge Thursday to a new Republican-backed law allowing taxpayer dollars to help families pay for private schools.
Mike Johnson elected House speaker with broad GOP support
Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.
National Politics
- 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
- Jerry Jones shares a moment with old friend Bill Clinton as Cowboys prep for NFL draft Apr 23, 2026 6:53 AM EDTDallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had an old friend drop by on the final day of preparations for the NFL draft: former President Bill Clinton
- Justice Department reaches $1.25 million settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe Apr 23, 2026 6:53 AM EDTAn aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation has reached a settlement for $1.25 million with the federal government
