President Trump purchased $5.1 million in bonds
President Trump purchased up to $51-million worth of company and municipal debts at the end of the year.
Politics
US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
Three U.S. Catholic cardinals urged the Trump administration on Monday to use a moral compass in pursuing its foreign policy, saying U.S. military action in Venezuela, threats of acquiring Greenland and cuts in foreign aid risk bringing vast suffering instead of promoting peace.
Rep. Mace introduces bills to bar felons from working federal & DC government jobs
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace introduced two bills Monday that would prohibit people convicted of violent crimes from working for the federal and the District of Columbia governments.
US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue
European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland.
The current US political climate is spurring a 'reclaim' and rallying on the MLK holiday
As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon's legacy.
Liberty Day at the SC State House
Students celebrated South Carolina's role in the American Revolution Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
Proposal for casino gambling in SC advancing in the State House
A proposal to allow casino gambling in South Carolina is advancing in the State House.
Rep. Joe Wilson unveils '26 agenda
Congressman Joe Wilson who held a press conference at his office in West Columbia Friday, Jan. 16, laying out his agenda for 2026.
Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release
Tens of thousands of Cubans demonstrated Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the U.S. government release former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
SC Senate Democrats introduce Family Protection Act
South Carolina Senate Democrats are introducing a measure they say will help families.
President Trump reveals health care plan
President Trump has unveiled his new healthcare plan.
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil
U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
House Judiciary Committee debating Student Physical Privacy Act
SC lawmakers are discussing a measure that would dictate who can use what bathroom at state supported schools.
China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs
China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald Trump's onslaught of higher tariffs.
Senate readies vote on Venezuela war powers as Trump pressures GOP defectors
Senate Republicans are facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to vote down a war powers resolution Wednesday that is aimed at limiting the president's ability to carry out further military action against Venezuela.
National Politics
- Nation's only unsalaried legislature in New Mexico asks voters to reconsider volunteer status Feb 18, 2026 8:46 PM ESTMembers of the nation’s only unsalaried legislature are asking voters to reconsider their volunteer status that has endured since statehood in New Mexico
- US senators visit key Ukrainian port city as they push for fresh sanctions on Russia Feb 18, 2026 7:25 PM ESTA delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine
- Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries over billionaire tax Feb 18, 2026 9:53 AM ESTBernie Sanders is coming to Los Angeles to campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats
- White House names new pick for Nevada top federal prosecutor Feb 18, 2026 12:09 AM ESTLast week the White House announced the nomination of a Las Vegas attorney for U.S. Attorney of the District of Nevada
- Thomas Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board saying he deeply regrets association with Epstein Feb 17, 2026 1:49 PM ESTThomas Pritzker will retire as the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after details of his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in documents related to the burgeoning investigation of ties the notorious sex trafficker had to the elite and pow...
- Texas Republican Paxton steps up his Senate bid against GOP Sen. Cornyn ahead of early voting Feb 17, 2026 4:37 AM ESTTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary
- Derek Dooley didn't vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him to Washington Feb 16, 2026 3:33 AM ESTMany political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders
- In battleground Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in the Senate primary Feb 14, 2026 12:40 PM ESTVoters say they're worried about the cost of living, and affordability is a leading issue in 2026 campaigns
- Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces who ousted Venezuela's Maduro Feb 13, 2026 9:14 AM ESTPresident Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro
- Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states Feb 13, 2026 7:41 AM ESTA federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now
