Rep. Nancy Mace accuses S.C. Atty Gen. of turning blind eye to victims of sexual predators
South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace hit the U.S. House floor Monday speaking for nearly an hour exposing those who prey on women and children
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Gov. McMaster files amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court in lawsuit against Planned Parenthood
On Monday, Feb. 10, Governor Henry McMaster filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood.
SC Supreme Court to hear arguments in Planned Parenthood lawsuit
South Carolina's abortion laws are going back to court.
U.S. immigration courts face 4 million case backlog
Immigration courts are facing a record-high backlog.
Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview
President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl pre-show.
Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are coming
President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.
Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
JD Vance stepped onto the world stage this week for the first time as U.S. vice president, using a high-stakes AI summit in Paris and a security conference in Munich to amplify Donald Trump’s aggressive new approach to diplomacy.
Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers' personal information
Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising concerns about DOGE’s access to internal systems containing personal information on tens of millions of Americans.
Former reality TV star Thomas Ravenel enters South Carolina governor race
Former reality TV star and South Carolina state treasurer Thomas Ravenel announced he's throwing his hat into the ring in the upcoming race for governor.
Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday, returning to a strategy that drew allegations of mistreatment during his first term.
House GOP rushing to produce Trump's big budget bill with tax cuts, program cuts and other promises
House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump's demand for a big budget package that includes some $3 trillion in tax breaks, massive program cuts and a possible extension of the nation's debt limit.
Alan Wilson leading coalition of state attorneys general in investigation into Dr. Fauci
Alan Wilson says he is leading a coalition of state attorneys general in an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci’s role in the Covid-19 pandemic response.
SC AG warns ICE resistance group against 'unlawful' behavior
Attorney General Alan Wilson said, "Any efforts to obstruct or interfere with law enforcement will have serious consequences" in response to a planned meeting of the South Carolina Democratic Socialists of America.
Rep. Mace introduces bills to bar transgender women from restrooms, shelters and prisons
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a trifecta of bills aimed at transgender people's use of public restrooms and their presence in prisons.
National Politics
- When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP? Jan 16, 2026 3:09 PM ESTFour-term Texas Sen. John Cornyn is in the political fight of his career
- Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him Jan 16, 2026 5:51 AM ESTPresident Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor — he's doing it himself
- How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes Jan 16, 2026 5:33 AM ESTThe White House and a bipartisan group of governors are holding an event Friday taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence
- Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: 'A great deal of fear' Jan 16, 2026 5:17 AM ESTAs Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure
- Insurrection Act: How it's been used and what Trump wants to do with it Jan 16, 2026 3:33 AM ESTDonald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has now threatened to do as a way to send U.S. military forces to Minnesota
- 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
