Former President Donald Trump visiting SC
Former President Donald Trump’s quest for a second term in office continues.
Politics
Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden
Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson on Wednesday announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden.
GOP contest shifts to critical South Carolina primary after Trump notches another dominant win
0The Republican presidential contest is shifting to a critical two-week phase ahead of the South Carolina primary, which may prove to be the last chance for Nikki Haley to blunt Donald Trump's march to the nomination.
Special Report: President Biden speaks after special council report
President Biden makes an unscheduled Special Report to comment on the release of Special Counsel Robert Her's classified documents investigation
Community leaders announce Bluff Road improvement project
The project aims to bring affordable assisted living, healthcare, a marketplace and a police substation to the Lower Richland community.
Special counsel: Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy, according to a Justice Department report.
Supreme Court arguments begin in landmark case seeking to kick Trump off ballot over Capitol attack
The Supreme Court has begun hearing former President Donald Trump's appeal to remain on the 2024 ballot.
Haley plans a two-week bus tour before South Carolina's GOP primary as Trump returns to the state
Nikki Haley is launching a bus tour before South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24, hoping the two-week push will show the former governor's commitment to her home state heading into the first-in-the-South vote.
SC lawmakers plan to address tort reform and other issues during legislative session
Several bills have already been passed and many more will be debated and voted on over the next couple of months.
SC attorney general and lawmakers propose laws to protect children from online threats
Some child sexual abuse material online involves children who are not even real.
Votes on dozens of new judges will have to wait in South Carolina
Dozens of open judgeships throughout the South Carolina courts will go unfilled amid an unresolved debate over the state's system of judicial selection.
Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection after growing threats on campaign, report says
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has requested Secret Service protection after receiving a growing number of threats during her 2024 presidential campaign, according to a report published Monday.
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution.
South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments.
South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood
A South Carolina woman who traveled elsewhere for an abortion just days after reaching six weeks of pregnancy wants a court to affirm that the state’s ban on the procedure — when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected — should not take effect until later in a pregnancy.
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
