School choice to be topic at South Carolina State House
School choice is a hotly debated topic at the South Carolina State House.
Politics
Sen. Tim Scott now longest-serving African American senator at start of 119th Congress
Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott made history on Friday as the longest-serving African American senator in the 235-year history of the institution.
Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service in Washington before his return to Georgia
Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
Graham and Tuberville propose Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
Senator Lindsey Graham in partnership with Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, announced Wednesday a new act aimed at "preserving Title IX protections for female athletes".
Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Georgia's highest court to review a lower appeals court's ruling that removed her from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.
SC's 2025 legislative session starts in 1 week. What are lawmakers' top priorities?
In exactly one week, South Carolina’s General Assembly will gavel in a new session.
Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends
President Joe Biden, in a new interview days before he leaves office, cast doubt on his fitness to serve another four years even as he maintained that he could have won election to a second term.
Jimmy Carter continues to lie in state at Capitol Rotunda ahead of his state funeral
President Jimmy Carter will lie in state for a second day Wednesday after his remains arrived in Washington a day earlier as part of state funeral rites.
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge to the disclosure of a much-anticipated document just days before the president-elect reclaims office.
Biden pens memo withdrawing US coastlines from future oil and gas leasing, SC included
President Joe Biden issued a memorandum Monday withdrawing future considerations for oil and gas leasing across a vast swathe of offshore US coastline, including the entire South Carolina coast.
As he prepares to leave office, Biden urges incoming Democratic lawmakers to reach across the aisle
President Joe Biden on Sunday called on incoming Democratic lawmakers who will govern in the minority to always be mindful of other people’s perspectives — even when they may be wrong.
Jimmy Carter will be honored in Washington, a city where he remained an outsider
Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday.
Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it
President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
Congress meets to certify Donald Trump's election as President
Congress met today to certify Donald Trump's election as President
Congressman Jim Clyburn Sworn in for 17th term
Congressman Jim Clyburn( SC-D) is sworn in for his 17th term in the U.S. House of Representatives
National Politics
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- Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash Apr 10, 2026 11:58 AM EDTDemocrats are grappling with a surge of outside spending in their primaries
- Prediction markets are back in the spotlight, this time because of the war in Iran Apr 10, 2026 3:54 AM EDTPrediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran
- What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections Apr 9, 2026 12:02 PM EDTMany young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition
- Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference Apr 9, 2026 7:22 AM EDTThe Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest begins to take shape
- California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots Apr 8, 2026 5:49 PM EDTThe California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it
- Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia Apr 8, 2026 7:53 AM EDTRepublican Clay Fuller has won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
- Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to push back on ICE in bid for California governor Apr 8, 2026 7:22 AM EDTCalifornia Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor
- Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority Apr 8, 2026 4:02 AM EDTDemocratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan's Senate primary is testing the limits Apr 7, 2026 4:52 PM EDTProgressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash
