Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s pick to the fill the Supreme Court slot left open after the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia, was sworn in this morning, becoming the 113th person to serve on the Supreme Court.
Can he stay or should he go? The split between top Trump administration officials on the question of whether regime change is the policy of the United States in Syria is just one of the internal Trump administration disagreements dominating the aftermath of last week’s attack.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Both chambers of the South Carolina Legislature are taking a break the week before Easter. The House and Senate started their spring break when they adjourned Thursday. When lawmakers return April 18, just 12 legislative days will remain in this year’s regular session. The General Assembly generally meets Tuesday through Thursday. Their to-do list will include…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Former labor and public health chief Catherine Templeton says she’s posted historic fundraising numbers in her pursuit of the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Numbers posted online Thursday show Templeton raised more than $700,000 in the first quarter of 2017, including a personal contribution of $3,500. Her campaign says that’s more than the state’s current and previous two…
ABC NEWS–President Donald Trump made a statement on the Missile Strike against Syria late Thursday evening. Below is a portion of the President’s Statement: “My fellow Americans. On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of helpless men women and children.” “It…
ABC NEWS– The U.S. has launched a military strike on an airbase in Syria, a U.S. official has confirmed. The official says the airstrikes have been completed. The Tomahawk missiles were fired at Shayrat Air Base in Homs Province, according to U.S. officials. The officials say that multiple targets were struck at the base. The missiles were fired from the…
The House has approved legislation allowing adults to openly carry a handgun in South Carolina without a permit.
A bill designed to stabilize South Carolina’s pension system for public workers is heading to Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk.
The Senate has altered the longstanding practice for confirming Supreme Court justices after Democrats today blocked the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch. In order to bypass Democrats’ opposition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., first invoked the so-called nuclear option. The Senate then voted to change Senate precedent on voting on Supreme Court cloture votes from the 60-vote threshold to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Gov. Henry McMaster’s picks for the South Carolina Ports Authority board have cleared a key confirmation hurdle after again telling legislators their nominations had nothing to do with embattled political consultant Richard Quinn. The nominations come amid a widening investigation into potential Statehouse corruption, which has ensnared Quinn, a veteran GOP strategist whose clients include McMaster,…
