A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that could make it harder for prosecutors to bring corruption cases against elected officials. McDonnell had been found guilty in 2014…
President Obama said many businessmen in the U.S. aren’t exactly impressed with Donald Trump's business acumen. “There’s no successful businessman in America who actually thinks the most successful businessman in the country is Donald…
President Barack Obama said today that the Supreme Court's "heartbreaking" decision…
A tied decision today in the Supreme Court blocked President Obama's immigration policy that would have offered more than 4 million undocumented immigrants a chance to remain in the country without fear of deportation. The justices were deadlocked 4-4. This…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal court in Virginia has overturned a South Carolina judge's ruling over a public elementary school's graduation ceremony at a Christian university. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a district judge's…
NEW YORK (AP) _ Donald Trump is set to lambaste Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as a failed secretary of state out of step with Americans on trade and immigration. Trump's address Wednesday morning at his hotel in New York's…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has decided to attend the Republican National Convention in Ohio next month. Spokesman Rob Godfrey said Tuesday that Haley will attend alongside South Carolina's delegation. But, unlike in 2012, she has…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential primary season has come to a close for Hillary Clinton, with a win in the District of Columbia. Tuesday's contest has no bearing on Clinton's role as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, but it…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP/WOLO) — A record 3 million people are registered to vote in South Carolina, but don't expect any voting records to be set when voters go to the polls…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are adjusting their presidential politicking after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Clinton is postponing her first joint event with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in Wisconsin after the night club…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - While 39 legislators face primary challengers Tuesday, the spotlight will be on Republican Senate races that pit GOP Gov. Nikki Haley against many of her longtime allies. With two years left in her tenure, Haley is spending…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's top Democrat says elected Republicans should rescind their endorsements of Donald Trump, calling the presumptive GOP nominee a racist, in part due to his race-based attacks on a Hispanic judge. Party Chairman Jaime Harrison…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ It's a big day for Hillary Clinton, who's about to celebrate becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party. Clinton is hoping for victory in Tuesday's primaries in California and New Jersey and contests…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Legislators have given final approval to legislation designed to jumpstart improvements to South Carolina's deteriorating roadways. The House's 109-2 vote Wednesday sends the compromise to Gov. Nikki Haley. Rep. Gary Simrill of Rock Hill encouraged his…
All eyes may be on the race to the White House, but Midlands residents have plenty of chances to let their voices be heard before November.
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