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.
Politics
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.
Carolina for All calls for key bills to be passed during legislative session
Advocates with a group known as "Carolina for All" are calling for action on key bills that they believe will help protect democracy throughout South Carolina.
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks President Trump's birthright citizenship order
A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal workers by offering them financial incentives, the latest tumult for government employees already wrestling with upheaval from the new administration.
Senate Budget Committee to begin markup of Fiscal Year 2025 resolution next week
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, announced Wednesday that the committee will mark up the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution next week.
Gov. McMaster praises confirmation of Tom Mullikin as SCNR director
Governor Henry McMaster released a statement on the confirmation of Tom Mullikin as the new director of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Gov. McMaster proposes $21.1M for school resource officers, staffing issues persist
Gov. Henry McMaster wants to use $21.1 million from his Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget to hire and train more School Resource Officers for 177 schools across the state, pending approval from the state's General Assembly.
National Politics
- The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran Apr 10, 2026 2:22 PM EDTDonald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters
- Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash Apr 10, 2026 11:58 AM EDTDemocrats are grappling with a surge of outside spending in their primaries
- Prediction markets are back in the spotlight, this time because of the war in Iran Apr 10, 2026 3:54 AM EDTPrediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran
- What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections Apr 9, 2026 12:02 PM EDTMany young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition
- Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference Apr 9, 2026 7:22 AM EDTThe Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest begins to take shape
- California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots Apr 8, 2026 5:49 PM EDTThe California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it
- Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia Apr 8, 2026 7:53 AM EDTRepublican Clay Fuller has won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
- Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to push back on ICE in bid for California governor Apr 8, 2026 7:22 AM EDTCalifornia Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor
- Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority Apr 8, 2026 4:02 AM EDTDemocratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan's Senate primary is testing the limits Apr 7, 2026 4:52 PM EDTProgressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash
