Senator Lindsey Graham reacts to Trump indictment
Senator Lindsey Graham released a statement following President Trumps indictment.
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Former president Trump to be arraigned in NYC
Former President Donald Trump indicted by a grand jury in a criminal investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney involving a hush money payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
Deadline day at the State House
A crossover deadline is the last day for a bill to pass out of the chamber in which it was introduced and move forward for consideration in the other chamber.
Two men accused of sending child sexual abuse material arrested
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of two Lexington county men on child sexual abuse materials charges.
Senator Graham admonished for soliciting campaign donations
In Washington, the Senate Ethics Committee reprimanded Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building.
Senators want governor to name comptroller after $3.5B error
The legislative fallout over a $3.5 billion accounting blunder by South Carolina's comptroller general took a new turn Tuesday as lawmakers moved to make his job a gubernatorial appointment instead of an elected position.
Sen. Scott poised to give 2024 'political update' to donors
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is inching ever closer to a presidential bid in 2024, scheduling his latest swing through early-voting states before returning home afterward to give donors a “political update."
Grand Jury investigating Trump reconvenes Wednesday
A grand jury reconvenes Wednesday to continue to weigh charges against former president Donald Trump in connection with the Manhattan D.A.'s probe into alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
DA leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president.
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin
Putin is accused of deporting children from Ukraine and bringing them to Russia.
Parts of southern border in 'crisis' but that is 'nothing new,' agency chief says
Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told lawmakers near the southern border on Wednesday that parts of the boundary with Mexico are in "crisis."
SC House OKs $1.3 billion for new electric SUV plant
The plan would borrow nothing, instead paying the entire amount through surpluses the state has managed to save over the past few years as the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t hurt the amount of tax revenue South Carolina collects as much as feared.
Governor taps current workforce chief of staff to run agency
Gov. Henry McMaster announced Thursday that he has tapped the Department of Employment and Workforce’s chief of staff, William Floyd, who spent more than 35 years as a labor lawyer.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Tim Scott briefed by F.B.I on S.C. victims murdered in Mexico
South Carolina Lawmakers continue speaking out over the murders and kidnapping of four South Carolinians in Matamoros, Mexico Monday.
SC House passes hate crime bill
Wednesday the House of Representatives passed the Clementa Pinckney Hate Crimes Act by a vote of 84 to 31.
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