The Senate has altered the longstanding practice for confirming Supreme Court justices after Democrats today blocked the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch. In order to bypass Democrats’ opposition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., first invoked the so-called nuclear option.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Henry McMaster's picks for the South Carolina Ports Authority board have cleared a key confirmation hurdle after again telling legislators their nominations had nothing to do with embattled political consultant Richard Quinn. The nominations come…
[gtxvideo vid='2AsvfYtM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2AsvfYtM.jpg' vtitle='Child Advocacy Day at SC State House'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Advocates for the care and welfare of South Carolina's children gathered at the State House Tuesday for Child Advocacy Day. Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with other…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - One of the State's top Republicans announced she is running for Governor in 2018. Catherine Templeton made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. Templeton has run the State's Labor Department and the Department of Health. In a release,…
Gov. Henry McMaster says he will veto bills that would increase the state's gas tax and borrow money for a backlog of repairs at state-owned buildings.
The death toll from an explosion that tore through a train in Russia's second largest city has grown.
[gtxvideo vid='ZtAQFaOx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZtAQFaOx.jpg' vtitle='Inside Court: Senator Courson Bond Hearing'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Longtime Republican Senator John Courson is free on bond after attending a court hearing Wednesday in Richland County. Courson appeared before a judge on ethics charges, charges he…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The 2017 road bill's path to the Senate floor will continue to wait as senators voted 23 to 18 against a special order that would…
Shots were fired this morning near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
A bill borrowing $498 million for a backlog of repairs at South Carolina's public colleges and other state-owned facilities is heading to the House floor.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Henry McMaster has named a former business and banking executive to lead South Carolina's economic advisory board. Edward Grimball of Edisto Island is the next chairman of the Board of Economic Advisors, which reviews and…
A ban on all nuclear weapons not getting full support from Unites States and more than a dozen other countries.
Two days after pointing his finger at Democrats for the failure of the GOP health care proposal, President Trump shifted the blame to conservative Republicans and said he is open to working with Democrats on health care reform.
A conservative Freedom Caucus members calls it quits.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Looking to voice your concerns to your State Lawmakers in Washington? U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is hosting a Town Hall Saturday in Columbia. It will take place at Noon…
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