Search Called Off for Missing Swimmer Near Pawleys Island
The search for the missing teen swimmer who was last seen…
Politics
Obama, Clinton Making First Joint Campaign Appearance
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight years after Hillary Clinton helped unite Democrats behind Barack Obama's presidential campaign, he's returning the favor. Obama and Clinton will make their first joint appearance of the 2016 campaign Tuesday in North Carolina, a state Democrats…
White House Reveals Number of Civilian Deaths from Drone Strikes
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's administration estimated Friday that between 64 and 116 civilians have died during the years 2009-1015 from U.S. drone strikes outside of Iraq and Afghanistan. In the same time span, the administration said between 2,372…
Vote 2016 Election Runoff : Polls Closed
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Voters headed to the Polls Tuesday for Elections in runoffs across the state. Polls closed at 7pm. Voter Turnout was light. Voters were casting ballots in 13 General Assembly districts. In the Midlands, voters were deciding seats…
Vote 2016: Voters head to polls for Runoffs
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- It's Runoff Election Day in South Carolina. Polls are open from 7am-7pm. Voter turnout is expected to be low, just two weeks ago on Election Day officials said only about 14 percent of registered voters cast their…
High Court Overturns Former Governor's Bribery Conviction
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…
Obama: 'No Successful Businessman' Thinks Donald Trump Is 'Most Successful Businessman'
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…
Obama Calls Supreme Court Immigration Decision 'Heartbreaking'
President Barack Obama said today that the Supreme Court's "heartbreaking" decision…
Supreme Court Ties on Immigration, Blocking Obama Plan
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…
Federal Court Nixes SC Court's Ruling On Graduation Prayers
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…
In speech, Trump to ramp up critique of Clinton
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…
Haley Decides To Attend Republican Convention in Ohio
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…
Clinton, Sanders Meet As Primary Season Comes To A Close
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…
WATCH: Slow start on primary day at precincts across Midlands
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…
Presidential candidates adjust schedule after nightclub shooting
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…
National Politics
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- Prosecutor says plea talks underway with Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant dodge agents Nov 19, 2025 3:17 AM ESTPlea negotiations are underway for a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal agents
- Lee Grant, blacklisted during McCarthyism, is speaking out against Florida's teaching standards Nov 19, 2025 3:09 AM ESTAt 100 years old, Lee Grant knows the cost of McCarthyism better than almost anyone else on the planet
- Democratic state election officials demand answers on Justice Department's requests for voter data Nov 19, 2025 2:05 AM ESTTen Democratic secretaries of state are asking the Trump administration to provide more information about its efforts to seek voter registration data
- Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files? Nov 19, 2025 12:29 AM ESTBoth Democrats and Republicans alike readied for a unanimous House vote to pass a bill to force the release of the case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
- Trump doubles down on redistricting in Indiana even as lawmakers rebuke special session Nov 18, 2025 11:17 PM ESTPresident Donald Trump continues to call on Indiana lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional boundaries, even as state senators do not have enough votes to do so
- Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling Nov 18, 2025 10:53 PM ESTTennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops from operating in the city
- Florida takes early steps to advance recreational marijuana question to next year's ballot Nov 18, 2025 10:38 PM ESTLegal filings show Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists to advance a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana to next year’s ballot
- Senate agrees to pass bill to force release of Epstein files, sending Trump legislation he initially opposed Nov 18, 2025 10:37 PM ESTSenate agrees to pass bill to force release of Epstein files, sending Trump legislation he initially opposed
