Governor orders flags at half-staff for Lawmaker Kay Patterson
Governor Henry McMaster has ordered flags atop the State Capitol to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, December 20, in honor of Lawmaker Kay Patterson.
Politics
Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power
The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members.
Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others
A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the indictment, leaving the future of the prosecution uncertain.
Supreme Court to hear effort to cut Planned Parenthood funding
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to wade into a years-old legal battle over South Carolina’s failed bid to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.
SC Dept. of Education publishes 'PragerU Standards Aligned Resources' despite controversy
The partnership between the South Carolina Department of Education and conservative media organization PragerU appears to have advanced in December as "PragerU Standards Aligned Resources" have appeared on the department's official website.
Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.
SC Electoral College cast ballots to certify state's vote for Donald Trump
While voters choose the president, it’s the Electoral College that actually elects the commander in chief.
Lawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
The State Department has carved out exceptions for close ally Israel that block a U.S. law restricting foreign military support over human rights abuses, a lawsuit from a group of Palestinians in Gaza and American relatives asserted Tuesday.
Trump may re-evaluate TikTok ban
Donald Trump is signaling he might reevaluate a pending ban on TikTok.
Medicaid expansion in SC could offer healthcare to roughly 350,000 uninsured residents
Ahead of the upcoming legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is advocating for improved access to healthcare.
Americans' trust in nation's court system hits record low, survey finds
At a time of heightened political division, Americans' confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year, according to a new Gallup poll.
Trump says he will 'look at' pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said in a far-ranging news conference that ihe would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Kay Patterson, who rose from janitor at segregated South Carolina capitol to state senator, dies
Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to serving as a state legislator for over 30 years died Friday at 93.
Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who successfully pushed for a balanced budget deal in the 1990s but was unseated decades later when his district turned Republican has died at 82.
National Politics
- Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts Sep 15, 2025 11:50 PM EDTA deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown
- Lawsuit dismissed in funding dispute over kinship caregiver law in Kentucky Sep 15, 2025 11:48 PM EDTA judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's administration over a kinship caregiver law funding dispute
- Trump admin boosts HBCU funding after cutting grants for Hispanic-serving colleges Sep 15, 2025 4:34 PM EDTThe Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered primarily by other cuts to colleges serving large numbers of minority students
- California Democrat turns to TikTok to reach Hispanic voters in governor's race Sep 15, 2025 12:30 PM EDTA Democratic candidate for governor of California will be giving TikTok a go
- Pakistan's security forces kill 31 insurgents in overnight raids in northwest, military says Sep 15, 2025 12:14 PM EDTPakistan’s security forces have raided two militant hideouts in the northwest, killing 31 insurgents
- Utah governor says the motive in Kirk shooting is not yet certain but the suspect was on the left Sep 15, 2025 12:06 PM EDTUtah Gov. Spencer Cox says investigators are not yet ready to discuss a motive in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk but that the 22-year-old who was arrested leaned to the left
- Problems officiating the tush push could be the new argument to support banning it Sep 15, 2025 10:54 AM EDTThe Super Bowl rematch turned into bully ball highlighted by the NFL’s ugliest play
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor Sep 15, 2025 3:18 AM EDTDemocratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has urged New Yorkers to vote Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, giving the Democratic nominee one of his most significant endorsements to date in the contest to lead the nation’s biggest city
- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79 Sep 15, 2025 2:46 AM EDTHe publicly disclosed his cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
- After Kirk's killing a growing chorus of conservatives wants his critics ostracized or fired Sep 15, 2025 12:14 AM EDTSome conservatives are targeting people and organizations they believe disparaged Charlie Kirk after his death
