Committee Chaos during House Oversight meeting
An enraged Representative Nancy Mace asked Representative Jasmine Crockett in a House Oversight meeting Tuesday if she wanted to “take it outside”
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SC lawmakers gavel in to a new session and outline goals
Another long debated topic will be discussed now that Republicans enjoy a super majority, a more restrictive abortion ban.
President Joe Biden to visit Charleston the day before Trump's inauguration
President Joe Biden will travel to Charleston on Sunday, Jan. 19, according to the White House.
Biden signs executive order aimed at growing AI infrastructure in the US
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations, such as large-scale data centers and new clean power facilities, can be built quickly and at scale in the United States.
A new rival bid for US Steel is emerging as the US extends deadline on Nippon's bid blocked by Biden
The bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life, even as the potential for a new bid for the storied Pittsburgh steelmaker began to emerge Monday.
Gov. McMaster makes SC budget requests ahead of legislative session
In addition to investing in power and roads, the governor asks lawmakers to drop the state income tax to 6 percent, putting almost $200 million back into the pockets of South Carolina taxpayers.
Special counsel report says Trump would've been convicted for Jan. 6 'unprecedented criminal effort'
Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges that he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House.
Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan
Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans — more than any other president in U.S. history.
Biden says he's leaving Trump with a 'strong hand to play' in world conflicts
President Joe Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the U.S. safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a nation viewed as stronger and more reliable than it was four years ago.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19
The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.
Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it 'despicable'
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
Gov. Henry McMaster touts SC economic strength at 2nd annual summit
The state department of commerce reported more than $8 billion in capital investment in the Palmetto State last year.
School choice to be topic at South Carolina State House
School choice is a hotly debated topic at the South Carolina State House.
Sen. Tim Scott now longest-serving African American senator at start of 119th Congress
Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott made history on Friday as the longest-serving African American senator in the 235-year history of the institution.
Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service in Washington before his return to Georgia
Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
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- Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack sentenced to 15 years Nov 20, 2025 12:21 AM ESTAn Afghan teenager who pleaded guilty to taking part in an Oklahoma plot to carry out an Election Day attack has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
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