Tameika Isaac Devine Wins District 19 Senate Seat Primary
Former Columbia City Councilmember Tameika Isaac Devine won the primary with more than 50% of the vote.
Politics
Partin, Bray dispute origin, circulation of campaign postcards
There is a war of words in the race for Cayce mayor, specifically words on a post card.
South Carolina Attorney General Joins Multistate Lawsuit Against Meta
On Tuesday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that 42 attorneys general have sued Meta in federal and state courts.
Former Allendale councilman goes to prison for sexually assaulting 12 year old
A former councilman for the town of Allendale is behind bars for sexually assaulting a 12 year old relative.
Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis campaigning in South Carolina
Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is campaigning in Mt. Pleasant and Murrell's Inlet today
Governor directs AG to review all early release recommendations
Governor Henry McMaster is directing South Carolina solicitors to provide ten days notice to the Attorney General's Office before filing any motions to reduce a criminal sentence.
Senator Tim Scott formally files for South Carolina 2024 Presidential Primary ballot
Tim Scott formally files for the South Carolina 2024 Presidential Primary ballot
Scalise announces he is dropping out of the race for House Speaker
Scalise announces that he will no longer seek for votes to become Speaker of the House
Capitol Hill remains without a House Speaker
On Capitol Hill Republicans have nominated majority leader Steve Scalise to be speaker of the house, but the question remains, will he have the 217 votes he needs on the house floor to become speaker?
Gov. declares 'Israel Solidarity Week' in South Carolina
The governor's proclamation re-affirms South Carolina and the United States' support of Israel following the attack by Hamas.
S.C. Congressional redistricting map to be challenged in U.S. Supreme Court
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The U.S. Supreme court will hear a challenge to South Carolina’s Congressional redistricting map starting Wednesday. In Alexander Versus South Carolina State Conference of the N.A.A.C.P. The plaintiffs…
South Carolina speaker creates committee to scrutinize how state chooses its judges
The eight Republicans and five Democrats are a mix of lawyers are others being asked to hold public hearings and then debate a bill that can be introduced by the start of February, a few weeks into the 2024 General Assembly session, House Speaker Murrell Smith said in a letter.
Fallout from the near Government shutdown
The showdown on Capitol Hill between house speaker Kevin Mccarthy and some hard-line Republicans. Florida Representative Matt Gaetz vowing to try and remove mccarthy as speaker this week, saying if he fails the first time, he'll try again and again.
California Sen. Diane Feinstein dies at 90
Groundbreaking California Senator Diane Feinstein has passed away at the age of 90. her long career in local and national politics came with many firsts.
Dianne Feinstein dead: Senate trailblazer and California crusader was 90
Dianne Feinstein, who became California's first female senator and went on to serve six terms, the longest of any woman in Senate history -- and whose political career was forever changed by the assassination of two colleagues -- has died, multiple sources confirm to ABC News. She was 90.
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
