SC House committee considers ban on almost all abortions
A bill that would likely ban almost all abortions in South Carolina is expected to move closer to final approval Tuesday.
Politics
Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on the US House Ways and Means Committee are proposing an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals, bolstered unemployment benefits and more generous tax breaks for families with children and for lower earners. The panel…
Tameika Isaac Devine to run for mayor
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- City of Columbia Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine is holding a press conference Friday afternoon where she is expected to announce her run for Mayor of Columbia. This comes after…
Senate approves budget bill as Harris casts tie-breaker vote
Vice President Harris gave the tie breaking vote to approve a budget resolution of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.
Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial, according to an adviser.
Daniel Rickenmann to run for mayor
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Columbia City Council Member Daniel Rickenmann tells ABC Columbia News he is planning on running for Mayor. Rickenmann currently represents Columbia's fourth district. He says he is running to foster…
House GOP faces difficult vote over stripping Greene of committee assignments
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks with fellow House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, following a meeting called by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Democrats are demanding that the GOP leadership…
President Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
President Biden is set to meet Monday with GOP lawmakers who have proposed spending about one-third of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill.
Congress security tightening in era of rising threats
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House's chief law enforcement officer says he's tightening security for traveling lawmakers. The moves come as Congress reassesses safety at a time when threats against members were surging even before Donald Trump's supporters attacked the Capitol…
Mass. congressman tests positive for COVID-19 despite vaccination
(AP) - A Massachusetts congressman who has received both doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has tested positive for the virus. The office of U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch said Friday that the lawmaker had had a negative test result before…
Democrats prepared to act on Biden's $1.9T aid without republican help
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are rejecting a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks. Democrats and the White House appear ready to leave their GOP opponents behind and push the sweeping economic…
Parents, Teachers and students wonder if full time face to face instruction is safe
(ABC NEWS) -- It's one of the most contentious debates surrounding the ongoing global pandemic, whether it's safe for childrwn to return to the class room for face to face instruction full time.…
Deadly pedestrian accident being investigated by SC Highway Patrol
Lexington, SC ( WOLO)--- The South Carolina Patrol continues to investigate an accident that took place at approximately 6:15 Tuesday night. According to investigators, 28 year old William Miller was walking in the roadway along…
Woman sells Bernie doll for over $20K, donates to charity
Tobey King speaks to her crochet Bernie Sanders doll as the bidding continues on eBay on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The doll sold for $20,300, and all of the proceeds are being…
Washington, Lincoln stripped from school names in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco school board has voted to remove the names of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and others from public schools after officials deemed them unworthy of the honor. The decision was made at a…
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...
