Columbia Politics: Candidate Sam Johnson on GMC
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) - The general elections for the City of Columbia were held November 4th, however, two seats for City Coucil were forced to a run-off, as the fifty perfect threshold was…
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Columbia Politics: Councilwoman Aditi Bussells on GMC
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) - The general elections for the City of Columbia were held November 4th, however, two seats for City Coucil were forced to a run-off, as the fifty perfect threshold…
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Wall Street slips and is headed for a losing week
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Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
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Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever
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Former South Carolina House member indicted on federal charges of defrauding legal clients
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President Donald Trump, in Miami, brags about the economy despite an election-night rebuke
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs
A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical on Wednesday about President Donald Trump ’s ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his unprecedented presidency.
Trump may become the face of economic discontent, a year after such worries helped him win big
President Donald Trump got a serious warning from voters that he’s out of touch with their fears about a deteriorating U.S. economy.
Supreme Court weighs Trump tariffs in a trillion-dollar test of executive power
President Donald Trump’s power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs is coming before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a pivotal test of executive power with trillion-dollar implications for the global economy.
Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure nears longest ever
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