Gas prices hold steady, oil prices jump
AAA says regular gas is holding steady around $4.13 a gallon in the U.S.
Politics
Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
Paul Dans, a chief architect of Project 2025, has shuttered his Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, in a contest set to test the loyalties of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in this year’s midterm election.
Gov. Henry McMaster's federal major disaster declaration approved by president
Governor Henry McMaster says his February 24, 2026, request for a Major Disaster Declaration was approved by President Donald J. Trump.
SLED confirms investigation into long-time State Representative Cobb-Hunter
In a statement, Cobb-Hunter writes, "This is performative politics at its worst. I have nothing to hide and I am looking forward to the SLED investigation. I hope that Senator Goldfinch and other members of the Senate and the House can withstand this same level of scrutiny."
US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah militants traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
Federal court hears new case against Trump's latest global tariffs
The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's economic policy — sweeping taxes on global imports — is under legal assault again.
What to know about the automatic system to register young men for the military draft
Young men in the U.S. will be automatically registered into the military draft pool by this December through a measure signed into law last December, formalizing a practice already conducted in much of the country.
Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending their war
Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending their war.
Melania Trump delivers statement at White House denying ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes
First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling online accusations that she was somehow involved “smears about me.”
Oil prices rise toward $100 as stocks slow on doubts about the US-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices are climbing back toward $100 per barrel on Thursday, while stock markets worldwide slow following their big gains from the day before.
Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats
President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office in his second term.
SC AG warns against Cychlorphine
SC Attorney General Alan Wilson is issuing a warning about a new synthetic drug.
Oil prices drop after Iran ceasefire
AAA says regular gas is averaging $4.16 a gallon.
64th annual Prayer Breakfast hosted by the South Carolina Prayer Fellowship
Hundreds of community members and local lawmakers joined together in prayer this morning at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,100 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force a “whole civilization” to die in the war with Iran.
National Politics
- Ulberg delivers first-round KO to win light heavyweight belt as Trump takes spotlight at UFC 327 Apr 13, 2026 5:43 AM EDTHobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night
- Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives Apr 13, 2026 5:14 AM EDTThe big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States
- The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran Apr 10, 2026 2:22 PM EDTDonald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters
- 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
