President Trump issues travel ban to the U.S. to a dozen countries
President Donald Trump issues a travel ban to the United States from a dozen countries.
Politics
Richland County Council Members pass hate crime ordinance
On Tuesday, June 3, Richland County Council Members passed a hate crime ordinance.
Mike Ward projected winner in Irmo Town Council Special Election
Irmo Town officials report Mike Ward is the projected winner of Tuesday's Special Election
US and Europe trade negotiators discuss tariffs in Paris
Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses.
Trump urges senators to get his big tax bill done by July 4th
President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he's pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.
Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOP
Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump's“big, beautiful bill" of tax breaks and spending cuts as a “disgusting abomination" on Tuesday, testing the limits of his political influence as he targeted the centerpiece of Republicans' legislative agenda.
Immigration official defends tactics against criticism of a heavy hand as arrests rise nationwide
The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday defended his tactics against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed as they ramp up arrests toward President Donald Trump's promises of mass deportations.
Preliminary results are in for S.C. special elections
South Carolina holds special elections to fill several vacant seats. We have the preliminary results here
Voters head to polls for Town of Irmo Special Election
Voters in Irmo are headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election.
Midlands lawmaker considering run for governor
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--A local Democratic legislator is throwing his hat in the ring for the governor's race. Representative Jermaine Johnson of Kershaw and Richland Counties announced Sunday on social media that an exploratory committee has been put together as he…
Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz to headline SC Democratic Convention
Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz to headline SC Democratic Convention. ABC Columbia's Crysty Vaughan has details.
Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listing
The Department of Homeland Security is putting more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice that the Trump administration views them as obstructing immigration enforcement as it attempts to increase pressure on communities it believes are standing in the way of the president's mass deportations agenda.
Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for over 500,000 immigrants from 4 countries
The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.
SC Governor Henry McMaster signs Disclosure of Intimate Images bill
SC Governor Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing for the Disclosure of Intimate Images Bill (H. 3058).
Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
National Politics
- Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, dead at 88 Jan 11, 2026 1:33 AM ESTPulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel Walker Howe has died at 88
- Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states: Judge Jan 10, 2026 12:47 AM ESTA judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now
- Heritage Foundation calls on US to prioritize marriage and family in new report Jan 9, 2026 11:16 PM ESTThe Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues
- Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' Jan 9, 2026 7:07 AM ESTColorado’s attorney general is accusing the Trump administration of waging a “revenge campaign” against the state
- 5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds Jan 9, 2026 3:39 AM ESTAttorneys general in five Democratic-led states has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs
- Former Rep. Gabby Giffords returns to House floor on 15th anniversary of shooting Jan 8, 2026 9:01 PM ESTFormer U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords returned to the House floor on the 15th anniversary of the assassination attempt that ended her political career
- Trump officials, Louisiana put end to another decades-old school desegregation order Jan 8, 2026 4:04 PM ESTThe Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a campaign to end court orders they describe as outdated
- These are the 66 global organizations the Trump administration is leaving Jan 8, 2026 8:04 AM ESTThe Trump administration says it’s going to depart 66 international organizations, nearly half them affiliated with the United Nations
- Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus Jan 8, 2026 2:29 AM ESTThe fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle
- Reality TV personality Spencer Pratt says he will run for mayor Jan 8, 2026 1:39 AM ESTSpencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles
