Sources: Nikki Haley planning to suspend presidential campaign
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is planning on suspending her campaign for president in the wake of a slew of Super Tuesday losses.
Politics
Biden administration would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of campaign against junk fees
The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year.
Biden and Trump barrel into Super Tuesday, toward a likely November rematch despite voter concerns
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their parties' nominations Tuesday during the biggest day of the primary campaign, despite many voters preferring something other than a November rematch from four years ago.
South Carolina lawmakers are close to loosening gun laws after long debate
South Carolina lawmakers appear close to approving a bill that would allow anyone who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly.
Tim Scott lost his own presidential bid. But he's gotten Donald Trump's attention for vice president
The biggest winner of the Republican primary season so far, besides Donald Trump, might be Tim Scott.
US Supreme Court rules for Trump in historic 14th Amendment ballot eligibility case
The unanimous decision will have major implications in the presidential race.
Lawyers press judge to disqualify Fani Willis over romantic relationship that threatens Trump case
Lawyers for Donald Trump and others charged with trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election pressed a judge Friday to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the prosecution over a romantic relationship that has embroiled the case in controversy.
Senate passes short term funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdown that was expected late Friday night.
Bud Light boycott likely cost Anheuser-Busch over $1 billion in lost sales
The world’s largest brewer likely lost more than $1 billion in sales because of the Bud Light boycott.
South Carolina lawmakers finally debate electing judges, but big changes not expected
After months of just talking among themselves, lawmakers in South Carolina are finally debating making changes in how the General Assembly chooses judges.
SC Governor signs bill declaring Water Professionals Day
Governor McMaster decided to celebrate the people that keep the water flowing into our homes.
School choice supporters plan to move forward with new bill despite legal challenge
“We have learned through this process that parents across this state are demanding educational choice," said House speaker Murrell Smith.
Congressional leaders reach tentative deal to prevent a government shutdown, say AP sources
Congressional leaders reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown for now, days before an end-of-the-week deadline that risked shuttering some federal operations, according to two people familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it.
Supreme Court, moving quickly, will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.
South Carolina's push to be next-to-last state with hate crimes law stalls again
Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law increasing penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation are running out of time to get what could be a decisive vote in the state Senate.
National Politics
- From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya's new play Jan 21, 2026 2:41 PM ESTFormer NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate
- After Minneapolis, Democrats confront political vulnerabilities to battle Trump on immigration Jan 21, 2026 8:21 AM ESTDemocrats are rethinking their midterm election strategy due to the controversial immigration crackdown in Minnesota
- Utah's chief justice speaks out as Republicans look to expand the state Supreme Court Jan 21, 2026 4:21 AM ESTUtah's Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Spencer Cox are saying they support a proposal to expand the state Supreme Court's five-judge panel to seven
- Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president's foes is leaving post Jan 21, 2026 3:01 AM ESTLindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position
- Slave descendants score a victory with voters in fight to protect their Georgia island homes Jan 21, 2026 2:53 AM ESTBlack landowners from a Georgia island community founded by freed slaves have won their latest property dispute with local officials at the ballot box
- FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office Jan 21, 2026 1:25 AM ESTPresident Donald Trump marked his first year back in office with a lengthy press briefing, repeating false claims about the 2020 election, foreign policy, the economy, and energy
- Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home pleads not guilty Jan 20, 2026 10:53 PM ESTA man charged with vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home has pleaded not guilty
- Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown Jan 20, 2026 8:54 PM ESTDoctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown
- Aloha feels more like goodbye for Sony Open. Other PGA Tour events might feel the same way Jan 20, 2026 8:53 PM ESTAloha feels a lot more like goodbye than hello at the Sony Open
- Rep. Julia Letlow launches primary against Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana Jan 20, 2026 4:03 PM ESTFresh off an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is launching a U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republican and second-term Sen. Bill Cassidy
