Poll: 1/3 in favor of Biden re-election
Just one-third of Americans say President Joe Biden deserves to be re-elected.
Politics
Senator Lindsey Graham reacts to Trump indictment
Senator Lindsey Graham released a statement following President Trumps indictment.
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.
National Politics
- Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill Jul 27, 2026 5:04 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill
- 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.”
