President Biden plans a stop in S.C. along campaign trail
President Joe Biden is heading back out on the campaign trail
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S.C. among state Capitol buildings targeted in hoax bomb threats
The FBI said Wednesday it is "aware" of "numerous" hoax bomb threats sent to various secretaries of state and state legislatures around the country on Wednesday.
Republican presidential candidates countdown to the Iowa Caucuses
In the race for the White House, Republican presidential candidates are less than two weeks away from the Iowa caucuses which offer the first look at who voters want to run in the election.
Tameika Isaac Devine wins Senate District 19 race in landslide election
The former City of Columbia councilwoman says she is ready to get to work with the legislative session starting next week.
Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority to block former president
Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.
US announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as funds dwindle and Congress is stalled on aid bill
The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill.
Nikki Haley doesn't mention slavery when asked what caused the Civil War, she later walks that back
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked at a New Hampshire town hall about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn’t mention slavery in her response. She walked back her comments hours later.
Nikki Haley has bet her 2024 bid on South Carolina, but much of her home state leans toward Trump
Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing Donald Trump for president.
Need last-minute gifts? Presidential hopefuls offer ornaments, gift wrap — and Trump mug shot merch
As the campaign for the White House kicks into full gear, the contenders are offering an onslaught of holiday-themed merchandise, many of which capture some of the surreal aspects of the 2024 race.
Harris to kick off 2024 with stops in Nevada, South Carolina, home to some of Democrats' first votes
Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and South Carolina next month, two of the earliest states on the Democratic presidential calendar, where she'll court voters she and President Joe Biden hope to win over.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor funeral eulogies include President Joe Biden, Chief Justice John Roberts
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an Arizona native and consistent voice of moderate conservatism as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, is being memorialized in funeral services Tuesday.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, to lie in repose
The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, will lie in repose in the court's Great Hall on Monday.
Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady
The Federal Reserve says it will hold interest rates steady for now.
House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation
The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president.
South Carolina’s top education official wants online digital maps as part of $38M school safety ask
South Carolina’s top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million to put a digital map of every school in the state online and make those maps immediately available on police officers’ mobile devices as they respond to a shooting or other emergency at a given school.
National Politics
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- Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' and calls ICC war-crimes charges 'bogus' Jul 26, 2026 5:39 PM EDTIsrael’s Benjamin Netanyahu says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested if he visits the city
- US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list Jul 26, 2026 4:36 PM EDTA federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Donald Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot
- Talarico trying to win back Hispanics along Texas border who swung to GOP Jul 25, 2026 2:01 PM EDTDemocratic Senate candidate James Talarico toured Texas's southern border
- Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews Jul 25, 2026 1:54 AM EDTJoe Biden has dropped a lawsuit in which he sought block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before the Delaware Democrat was elected president
- Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate Jul 24, 2026 11:00 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump has ordered his administration to install signs at the Smithsonian's U.S. history museum
- Democrats to finalize their 2028 presidential nominating calendar Jul 24, 2026 5:32 AM EDTDemocrats are expected to recommend the states that will hold the first presidential nominating contests in 2028, likely cementing a calendar that moves away from Iowa and New Hampshire in favor of more racially diverse states
- Trump welcomes the World Series champion Dodgers to the White House Jul 24, 2026 12:33 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump has celebrated the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House, calling the team “one of the great brands anywhere in the world.”
- Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship Jul 24, 2026 12:31 AM EDTAlaska has sent more than 3,000 letters to residents asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections
- Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map Jul 24, 2026 12:28 AM EDTA federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis
