Irmo Mayor Pro Tem resigns after allegations of sex crimes
Mayor Pro Tem, Councilman Erik Sickinger resigns after sex crime allegations effective immediately
Politics
Lawmakers debate near total abortion ban
Nearly 40 republicans at the State House are sponsoring a bill for a total abortion ban.
SC House passes liquor liability bill to curb insurance costs for bars, restaurants
The liquor liability bill, a piece of legislation targeted at addressing skyrocketing insurance costs faced by bars and restaurants, was passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives Thursday.
Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada
President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war.
The House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address to Congress
The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump's address to Congress.
White House confirms direct talks with Hamas officials amid ceasefire uncertainty
The White House said Wednesday that U.S. officials have engaged in “ongoing talks and discussions” with Hamas officials, stepping away from a long-held U.S. policy of not directly engaging in the militant group.
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West. In modern times, some consider it a more humane alternative to lethal injection.
Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's push to rebuke judge over foreign aid freeze
A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid.
Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there might be carveouts coming to the 25% tariffs placed on Canada and Mexico by President Donald Trump, a softening of the U.S. position after Tuesday's tax hike hurt the stock market, worried consumers and started a trade war.
President Donald Trump addresses the nation
President Donald Trump gives his first speech to the nation since beginning his second term in the White House
Key takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress
Donald Trump heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to address Congress and the nation as a reinvented president relentlessly testing the limits of executive power.
Trump will stand before Congress and offer divided nation an accounting of his turbulent first weeks
President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country's future while others are cheering him on.
Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war
President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
Wall Street's losing streak deepens as Trump's tariffs kick in
Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains for the S&P 500 since Election Day.
How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday night, it won’t be lethal injection or electrocution that ends his life.
National Politics
- Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting Jan 16, 2026 4:05 AM ESTVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump
- Top ICE official resigns to seek battleground congressional seat in Ohio Jan 15, 2026 8:05 PM ESTA top ICE official has resigned her job in a bid to oust the longest-serving woman in Congress this fall
- The health care debate is back in Washington. It never really went away Jan 15, 2026 2:21 PM ESTThe ongoing debate over health care in the U.S. remains as contentious as ever
- Alaska woman appeals voter fraud charges in case that puts spotlight on status of American Samoans Jan 15, 2026 11:57 AM ESTA state appeals court is being asked to dismiss felony voter misconduct charges against an Alaska resident born in American Samoa
- House GOP's new Jan. 6 committee questions what happened that day Jan 15, 2026 2:21 AM ESTThe House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has held its first hearing, but it's clear the trauma of that day still lingers
- Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis raid was regularly checking in with authorities, lawyer says Jan 15, 2026 1:33 AM ESTThe Liberian man arrested over the weekend after heavily armed immigration agents used a battering ram to break through the front door of his Minneapolis home had been checking in regularly with federal authorities for years, his attorney said
- In his own words: Stephen Miller's arguments for White House actions in US cities and abroad Jan 15, 2026 1:10 AM ESTDeputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has argued for years that the Venezuelan government has intentionally orchestrated mass migration into the United States
- Milk gets a perch on Trump's desk but takes a back seat at bill signing Jan 15, 2026 12:05 AM ESTAn Oval Office ceremony meant to celebrate milk was overshadowed by President Donald Trump making news on other fronts
- Federal judges allow California to use new US House map ahead of 2026 election Jan 14, 2026 11:09 PM ESTA panel of federal judges has sided with California in the fight over a new U.S. House map approved by voters
- New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations Jan 14, 2026 11:02 PM ESTThe Department of Homeland Security is making it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve U.S. congregations with less disruption
