The House on Friday passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, but prospects looked dimmer in the Senate, where the two parties show no signs of budging on the matter.
South Carolina fired its election director as the state negotiates with President Donald Trump's administration about how to fulfill a federal demand to turn over records, including personal data on all voters.
According to a statement from Commission Chairman Dennis Shed, the commission voted to remove Howard Knapp as Executive Director effective immediately.
The South Carolina Supreme Court dismissed a case challenging partisan gerrymandering in the state Wednesday, indicating that the practice can only be addressed by the state legislature that gerrymandered the Congressional district map in the first place.
Sen. Mike Reichenbach, representing Florence County, announced a new act he plans to file when the Senate returns to legislative session, called "Remembering Charlie Kirk Act."
Democratic leaders lashed out Tuesday at a short-term spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, warning Republicans they will not support a measure that doesn't address their concerns on the soaring cost of health insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
With the Federal Reserve widely expected Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 4.1%, economists and Wall Street investors will be looking for signals about next steps: How deeply might the Fed cut in the next few months?
President Donald Trump is escalating threats to crack down on what he describes as the “radical left” following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, stirring fears that his administration is trying to harness outrage over the killing to suppress political opposition.
Since the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk last Wednesday, universities have been firing and suspending employees for comments on social media about his death.
Clemson university has drawn calls from donors, students, and political leaders to remove the employees due to comments made following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The order directs the state division of human resources to implement updated and revised telecommuting and remote work policies for state employees.
Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said.
The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation's highest court.
President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade and immigration policies are undermining relationships that have been cornerstones of American foreign policy to counter China's growing influence, eroding years of diplomatic investments spanning administrations.
A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week, though officials said the return of the plane with the workers onboard will not happen as quickly as they had hoped.
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