West Columbia man accused of distributing child sexual abuse material arrested
A West Columbia man is behind bars accused of Sexual Exploitation of Minors
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Judge rules only the governor can grant clemency to a South Carolina death row inmate
A federal judge has rejected the request of a South Carolina man scheduled for execution next week to remove the governor's power to grant clemency and allow someone else to consider his case.
South Carolinians break record on opening day of early voting period
According to SC Election Commission, South Carolina saw a record breaking opening day of early voting period.
Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge
Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House, with one candidate struggling to find just the right words to navigate its difficult cross-currents and the other making bold pronouncements that the age-old conflict can quickly be set right.
Harris bets her policies can attract Latino voters while Trump touts his time as president to them
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump see economic policy as their best chance to win Latino voters.
Biden to push for more free contraception
The Biden Administration is proposing what it calls “The most significant” expansion of contraception coverage under the Adorable Care Act.
Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina
Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state.
Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs
Democrat Kamala Harris is out to win over suburban voters uneasy about Republican Donald Trump as she touches down in three Midwestern battleground states on Monday to hold moderated conversations with Republican Liz Cheney.
South Carolina upgrades to new voting tabulators for faster & secure results
South Carolina purchased more than 3,200 new voting tabulator machines.
Harris campaign features less talk of joy and more head-on digs at Trump as Election Day nears
Joy Olson proudly wore a “Make America Joyful Again” button Thursday as she waited in line to attend a Kamala Harris rally. But that doesn’t mean the 70-year-old retiree with the happiest of names wants the Democratic nominee to shy away from taking the heat to Republican Donald Trump.
Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner
Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York.
Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before election
U.S. President Joe Biden said it's important for Ukraine's Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country as he held meetings Friday with European partners, with the upcoming U.S. presidential election casting a long shadow over his visit to Germany.
SC Attorney General files brief to stop Biden-Harris administration’s electric-truck mandate
Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers, says the AG's office.
Harris' interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more
Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative interview with Fox News on Wednesday, sparring with anchor Bret Baier on immigration and shifting policy positions while asserting that if elected, she would not represent a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency.
In the campaign's final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on 'blue wall' states
With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton’s collapse there eight years ago.
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- Iran says messages are still being passed to the US amid war concerns, and other Mideast news Oct 25, 2026 10:45 PM EDTIran says messages are still being passed to the U.S. through intermediaries, keeping the door open for diplomacy amid rising war concerns
- Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically Oct 25, 2026 9:54 PM EDTTwo Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump
- Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash Oct 25, 2026 7:50 PM EDTAlaska’s Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries Saturday in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop, her campaign said
- Trump's midterm swing brings him to Michigan as Republicans aim to undermine El-Sayed in Senate race Oct 25, 2026 7:38 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump's busy midterm campaign schedule is bringing him to Michigan, where Republicans hope to claim an open Senate seat on Election Day
- Blanche says Trump isn't trying to meddle with Alaska election results by suing over Senate race Oct 25, 2026 6:11 PM EDTAttorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Trump administration’s lawsuit to block certification of Alaska's Senate results if incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan loses the race
- She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills Oct 25, 2026 1:15 PM EDTCindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer
- Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them Oct 25, 2026 12:34 PM EDTVoters in Idaho and Massachusetts face contrasting gun-related ballot questions that highlight the national tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions
- California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots Oct 24, 2026 11:34 PM EDTLocal election officials in California are frustrated after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice
- Trump casts his midterm ballot early in Florida Oct 24, 2026 10:58 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump has cast his ballot in the midterm elections, voting for all Republicans in Florida before speaking at a Georgia rally
- Republican billionaire Rick Jackson is walking a Trump tightrope in his quest to lead Georgia Oct 24, 2026 5:01 PM EDTRick Jackson wants to be Georgia's governor and the Republican billionaire is promising to fight for working-class voters
