S.C. lawmakers override 10 of Governor McMaster's 15 vetoes
Columbia, SC (AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) --- South Carolina lawmakers have wasted little time returning more than $150 million in local projects into…
Politics
Graham’s earmark: $12M for highway to South Carolina beaches
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he's requesting $12 million for right-of-way acquisition towards the construction and eventual completion of I-73.
SC lawyer suspended for 6-months for Facebook posts
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's highest court has suspended the law license of an attorney for six months for Facebook posts the justices said used foul language and could incite racial conflict. The state Supreme Court also ordered lawyer…
Unemployment benefits return to pre-pandemic operations
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --Beginning this Sunday, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce will return to pre-pandemic, state unemployment operations. This comes after governor Henry McMaster ordered the unemployment insurance programs…
Discord over whether to halt South Carolina abortion case
The parties involved in a lawsuit over South Carolina’s new ban on almost all abortions disagree about how the case should be handled.
Biden announced bipartisan deal made on huge infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has announced a bipartisan agreement on a pared-down but still huge infrastructure plan. The agreement with a group of Republican and Democratic senators on Thursday would make a start on his top legislative priority…
GOP filibuster blocks Democrats’ big voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law has suffered a major setback in the U.S. Senate. The bill failed in a key test vote Tuesday, blocked by a filibuster wall of Republican opposition.…
High court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit
The Supreme Court is backing Nestle and Cargill and threw out a child slave labor lawsuit against both of the companies.
Lawmakers consider bill to let mental health professionals refuse care for religious beliefs
Columbia, SC (Associated Press) -- South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill to let mental health professionals refuse to provide care that violates their religious beliefs. The legislation was introduced in response to a…
Affordable Health Care Act upheld by Supreme Court
(CNN) -- The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been saved by a Supreme Court decision. In a 7 to 2 vote, the Justices kept the health care law intact,…
Scotch whisky makers welcome suspension of costly US tariffs
LONDON (AP) — Scotch single malt whisky makers breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the United States agreed to suspend tariffs on one of Scotland’s main exports in the wake of the resolution of a long-standing transatlantic trade row…
City of Columbia passes ban on conversion therapy
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--The controversial practice of conversion therapy is now banned in the city of Columbia. Tuesday afternoon the Columbia City Council voted four to three to pass the ordinance which prohibits…
News execs protest seizing of journalists' phone, email records
Bruce Brown, second from right executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, speaks accompanied by Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan, left, Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee, Washington Post general counsel Jay…
Netanyahu ousted as Israel's prime minister
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Israel's parliament has voted in favor of a new coalition government, formally ending prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's historic 12-year-rule. Naftali Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned bitter rival, becomes prime minster, presiding over a diverse and fragile…
Senate panel votes no confidence in Juvenile Justice leader
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A group of state senators investigating South Carolina's juvenile prison system have voted they have no confidence in Department of Juvenile Justice Director Freddie Pough. The vote Wednesday by a Senate subcommittee investigating the agency came…
National Politics
- Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works Oct 29, 2026 7:01 AM EDTThe Justice Department has filed notice that President Donald Trump’s announcements that there are plans for renovating the East Potomac Golf Course and there are plans to close the park beginning Nov. 15 are accurate
- How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms Oct 29, 2026 4:16 AM EDTDonald Trump roared back into office two years ago partly on the power of immigration
- List of top women's college basketball games before the New Year includes NCAA finals rematch Oct 28, 2026 8:07 PM EDTWomen’s college basketball never fails to disappoint, with marquee matchups way before March Madness begins
- College football picks: Conference games are the closest they have been in at least a half century Oct 28, 2026 8:07 PM EDTCollege football is seeing a surge in close games, with 30 one-score contests in conference play last week alone
- Trump, Vance and Obama are making closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states Oct 28, 2026 4:58 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump’s campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms is returning to Ohio for the third time in a month
- Georgia's Keisha Lance Bottoms navigates the challenges of Black women battling political barriers Oct 28, 2026 3:39 PM EDTGeorgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is trying to make history as the first woman to be elected governor in the United States
- Trump's cure for Republicans' midterm woes is more Trump. Will it work? Oct 28, 2026 7:00 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump wants midterm voters to imagine he's on the ballot and has seized the political spotlight in a way that makes such make-believe seem a bit more real
- Republicans emphasize transgender ads, putting cultural issues over economy Oct 28, 2026 6:58 AM EDTRepublicans have spent an estimated $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats in the final phase of this year’s midterm elections
- Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls Oct 28, 2026 2:50 AM EDTA federal judge says he is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls
- Ex-FBI officials due back in court in Hunter Biden laptop case Oct 28, 2026 2:02 AM EDTA federal judge has scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their participation in and knowledge of investigations involving Hun...
