Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court died on Friday at the age of 93.
Politics
Santos remains defiant as Congress nears vote to expel him
A day before a vote to expel him from Congress -- embattled GOP Representative George Santos remains defiant
Former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger dead 100
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died
Former S.C Governor Nikki Haley gets major endorsement
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley gets a major endorsement in GOP Presidential Primary
Students eligible for loan forgiveness to get emails
President Biden is sending emails to 813,000 student-loan borrowers who got their loans wiped out in August.
Nikki Haley argues Donald Trump is always followed by 'chaos' before a large South Carolina crowd
Nikki Haley argued Monday former President Donald Trump causes too much chaos to be successful in a second White House term, reiterating her argument about the GOP front-runner at a large town hall in her home state of South Carolina.
Rebels seize Israeli linked cargo ship taking crew members hostage
Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial red sea shipping route Sunday, in the process taking its 25 crew members hostage.
U.S., China discuss broadening renewable energy sources
The United States and China agreed to jointly tackle global warming by ramping up wind, solar and other renewable energy with the goal of displacing fossil fuels.
2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE: RFK Jr. hopes to provide Columbia voters with 3rd party option
RFK Jr. says much of his support in the polls has come from millennials.
Bernie Sanders intervenes, stops GOP Senator from fighting
A bizarre "almost fight" happened in Washington Tuesday's Senate Committee hearing with teamsters Union Leaders on Capitol Hill.
Jill Biden hosts tea for female faith leaders and others, including South Carolina prayer partner
Jill Biden hosted a White House listening session on Monday with about 60 female faith leaders, community leaders and others, including the South Carolina pastor’s wife whom she credits with helping restore her faith in God after the Bidens’ son Beau died of cancer in 2015.
South Carolina Republican Party responds to VP Harris filing primary paperwork for Biden-Harris campaign
The South Carolina Republican Party has released a statement after Vice President Kamala Harris filed for Biden in the South Carolina Democrat Primary.
Harris files paperwork putting Biden on South Carolina's ballot to kickoff 2024's Democratic primary
Vice President Kamala Harris flew to South Carolina on Friday to file paperwork putting President Joe Biden on the 2024 presidential ballot of the state that will lead off the Democratic presidential primary — thanks to a White House-led schedule overhaul meant to better empower Black voters.
Sumter native nominated by President Biden to federal judgeship
Sumter native nominated by President Joe Biden to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
South Carolina justice warns judicial diversity is needed in only state with all-male high court
The man expected to become the next chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court vowed Tuesday to support judicial diversity in the only state with an all-male high court.
National Politics
- Years of scandals haven't stopped Ken Paxton. Can James Talarico change that? Jul 27, 2026 11:52 AM EDTDemocrat James Talarico is challenging Republican Ken Paxton in a closely watched U.S. Senate race in Texas
- Trump's border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting Jul 27, 2026 8:17 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump’s border czar said the vetting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review
- Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' and calls ICC war-crimes charges 'bogus' Jul 27, 2026 7:05 AM 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 27, 2026 6:58 AM 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
