WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged people to boycott tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., tweeting that the Ohio-based company had “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS.” But the company didn’t announce such a specific ban, only that it asks employees to refrain from workplace expressions involving political campaigns and “forms of advocacy that fall outside…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Kamala Harris is poised to make history as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party’s presidential ticket. It’s a moment intended to galvanize Democratic voters heading into the fall campaign against President Donald Trump. The stakes on Wednesday night are high as Harris tries to unite the party behind its presidential…
New York, NY (CNN)–Almost 7 in 10 Americans say they are embarrassed by the the US response to the coronavirus. That’s according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. 62% of the public says President Donald Trump could be doing more to fight the outbreak. The poll finds disapproval of President Trump’s handling of the outbreak at a new…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The City of Columbia will not institute a new curfew, for now. The possible new emergency management curfew was on the agenda for Tuesday afternoon’s council meeting. Ultimately the council wanted the governor to extend his current ban on bars and restaurants selling alcohol after 11pm. The council is also instituting a house party ordinance. The measure would…
Photo: Rich Wandover Eastover, S.C. (WOLO)–Fresh off of his appearance during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, Congressman Jim Clyburn was in the Midlands Tuesday afternoon. Clyburn visited the Eastover post office to meet with Postmaster Lee Chorey to discuss the services the post office provides to the local community. The visit comes as lawmakers in Washington are…
Photo:Legacy.com Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Flags flew at half-staff across the state Tuesday to honor a former state representative. Governor Henry McMaster’s office says the flags were lowered in honor of Floyd Breeland. After serving in the US Army and spending decades as an educator, Breeland represented Charleston in the House of Representative for 16 years. Representative Breeland passed away August 11th….
Photo: CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN)—President Trump signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring August “National Suffrage Month.” it comes on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote on August 18th, 1920. President Trump also said he would sign a pardon later in the day for Susan B. Anthony. The women’s suffrage leader…
Columiba, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina’s Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak. Senate President Harvey Peeler said Monday that state senators would return Sept. 2 to “make plans to protect the voter and the vote” given that the pandemic continues in the run up to the November…
CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) – Rep. Jim Clyburn addressed the Democratic National Convention Monday night live from Charleston. Clyburn is the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress, the House Democratic Whip, and one of the few 1960s civil rights movement leaders still in elective office today. He brought that connection to the past to the DNC. Watch the video above for the…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – South Carolina’s Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak. Senate President Harvey Peeler said Monday that state senators would return Sept. 2 to “make plans to protect the voter and the vote” given that the pandemic continues in the run up to…
