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Another Week Begins with SC Senate Stuck on Road Funding
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The South Carolina Senate is starting its week in a familiar place _ debating getting more money to the state's roads. Sen. Lee Bright will be on the floor Tuesday. He took over a nearly two-week…
Why Ben Carson Is Still Running for President
(ABC News) -- The question everyone is asking: Why? Why is Ben Carson, the onetime Republican front-runner who is now polling mostly in the single digits, still in the race for the Republicanpresidential nomination? The campaign cannot say definitively if…
Super Tuesday: What's at Stake
After a month of “early state” contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, “Super Tuesday” -- the biggest day of voting in the 2016 primary -- has arrived.
Chris Christie Speaks Out About His New Job for Donald Trump
Chris Christie returned to his day job as the governor of New Jersey full-time since suspending his presidential campaign just over two weeks ago but said Monday
WATCH: Why Super Tuesday Matters
Jonathan Mann explains what's at stake for the presidential race on Super Tuesday.
Slew of States Head to the Polls For Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa and a host of states in between are heading to polling places and caucus sites Tuesday. It's Super Tuesday, the busiest day of the 2016 primaries. Democrats will…
WATCH: Trump Refuses to Disavow White Supremacist David Duke
On CNN's State of the Union Jake Tapper sits down with Representative Marsha Blackburn, Ben Jealous, Bakari Sellers and S.E. Cupp to discuss 2016 politics.
Justice Clarence Thomas Breaks His Decade-Long Silence on the Bench
(ABC News) -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked questions today during oral arguments in the case Voisine v. United States. Today marks the first time Thomas has asked…
6 Super Storylines for Super Tuesday
It’s the single biggest day of voting until November in terms of states in play (11 on each side, plus a territory for the Democrats) and delegates at stake.
Hillary Clinton Shifts Strategy to Focus on Donald Trump
(ABC News) -- Hillary Clinton made a New Year’s…
Clinton Taunts Trump in South Carolina Victory Speech
Following her projected victory in the South Carolina primary, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told her supporters that her "campaign goes national” starting tomorrow.
Clinton Cruises to big Win Over Sanders in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton sailed to a commanding victory over Bernie Sanders in Saturday's South Carolina primary, drawing overwhelming support from the state's black Democrats and putting her in strong position as the race barrels toward Super Tuesday's…
The Latest: Exit Polls Show Big African-American Turnout
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- With the final voters making their way to polling places, South Carolina election officials are reporting few problems with the state's Democratic presidential primary. State Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire says turnout appears to be lighter in…
Bernie Sanders Says He Believes He'd 'Soundly' Defeat Donald Trump
(ABC News) -- Bernie Sanders unloaded on Republican frontrunner Donald Trump during his mega-rally in Austin, Texas, this afternoon, focusing the crowd's attention at the end of his remarks beyond the primary fight and…
National Politics
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- Georgia Democrat gains traction in special election for state Senate seat in deeply GOP district Sep 13, 2025 4:38 AM EDTGeorgia Democrats hope a recent special election win in a deep-red state Senate district means their party could make gains in 2026
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- States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation Sep 12, 2025 7:50 PM EDTThe governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions
- Judge releases redacted document used to justify search of John Bolton's home Sep 12, 2025 7:50 PM EDTA judge has released a heavily redacted document used to justify a recent search of the Maryland home of John Bolton
- Trump dismisses cat-loving NYC Republican candidate for mayor as 'not exactly prime time' Sep 12, 2025 6:38 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump says the Republican candidate for New York City mayor is “not exactly prime time.”
- Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during 'dangerous times' Sep 12, 2025 4:54 PM EDTThe 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country
- Trump approves federal disaster aid for storms and flooding in 6 states Sep 12, 2025 3:02 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer
