Politics

Buttigieg campaigning across South Carolina to start work week

by Matt Dillane

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Mayor Pete Buttigieg is returning to South Carolina as he continues his campaign in hopes of earning the Democratic presidential nomination. On Monday, he’ll attend a breakfast with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce before heading to a meet-and-greet at 8:45 a.m. at ReGenesis Community Development Corporation in Spartanburg. Staying in Spartanburg through the morning, Buttigieg will…

President Trump nominates SC U.S. Attorney to be Federal district judge

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —President Donald Trump nominated South Carolina United States  Attorney, Sherri Lydon to be a Federal district judge. In order for the nomination to be enacted it will still have to be approved by the United States Senate. President Trump picked Lydon to be the first woman to be the full-time U.S. Attorney  in South Carolina in 2018….

E-cig group says Trump’s proposed ban on flavored vaping will cost him votes

(CNN) – President Trump has proposed a plan to require e-cigarette companies to take their flavored products off the market. The American Heart Association has announced its support of Trump’s recommendations. Thursday however, the president of the American Vaping Association said prohibiting e-cig flavors is going to be a “disaster” for Trump’s re-election campaign. Watch the video above for the…

Bill that would ban offshore drilling passes US House

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The House approved legislation Wednesday that would permanently bar drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extend a moratorium on drilling off Florida’s west coast. Coastal lawmakers from both parties said the bills would protect U.S. coasts from drilling that can pollute crucial waters — and lead to disasters such as the 2010 BP spill…

South Carolina and Nevada GOP cancel 2020 presidential nominating contests

By KENDALL KARSON and WILL STEAKIN

Republican officials in South Carolina and Nevada voted Saturday to cancel their nominating contests in 2020, prompting President Donald Trump’s long-shot primary opponents to rail against the stunning but not unprecedented move. The votes, which come as Kansas and Arizona are also finalizing plans to forgo their GOP presidential primaries and caucuses, follows a broad effort by the Republican National…