Stocks open higher on Wall Street as trade talks press ahead
U.S. stocks rose in early trading Wednesday as Wall Street weighed the latest developments in the Trump administration's bid to win more deals with global trading partners.
Politics
Gov. McMaster announces SC team to join Texas flood response
McMaster says he has deployed South Carolina Task Force One officers and K9s who will aid in the search for victims and survivors.
Trump administration withholds millions in funding for South Carolina schools
The Trump administration is withholding millions in funding that South Carolina schools were supposed to receive on July 1.
Trump says US must send more weapons to Ukraine, days after ordering pause in deliveries
President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv.
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1.
Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday launched a two-day tour of South Carolina, calling on voters across rural areas — some tucked in GOP strongholds — to exercise their “moral authority” in standing up to President Donald Trump and Republicans in next year's midterm elections.
South Carolina lawmakers react as House approves Trump's sweeping economic package
House Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package.
Trump says US has given Ukraine too many weapons in first public comments on pause in shipments
President Donald Trump complained Thursday that the United States provided too many weapons to Ukraine under the previous administration, his first public comments on the pause in some shipments as Russia escalates its latest offensive.
Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary in Iowa
President Donald Trump turned a heartland festival for the United States' upcoming 250th anniversary into a celebration of himself, basking in a crowd of supporters Thursday night shortly after Congress approved tax cut legislation that he championed.
House passes president's One Big Beautiful Bill
It gives Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following a fierce arm-twisting campaign by GOP leaders to unite a deeply divided party behind his sweeping domestic agenda.
House Republicans are ready to finish Trump's bill. Not so fast, Democratic leader Jeffries says
House Republicans, up all night, are ready to vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill after GOP leaders and the president worked to persuade skeptical holdouts to drop their opposition by his Fourth of July deadline. Not so fast, the top Democrat says.
Trump says deal for ceasefire in Gaza is closer after Israel agrees on terms
U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that Washington would work with both sides during that time to try to end more than 20 months of war in Gaza.
House GOP struggles to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill in late-night session
House Republicans strained through a day of starts and stops trying to advance President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package, GOP leaders working almost around the clock to persuade skeptical holdouts to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline.
Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join.
Paramount will pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over '60 Minutes' interview
In a case seen as a challenge to American free-speech principles, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS' “ 60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October.
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