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Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president
Ryan Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him.
South Carolina justices refuse to stop state's first execution in 13 years
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state's first execution in 13 years.
Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says
Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life.
The presidential campaign moves forward after another apparent attempt on Trump's life
Monday marks 50 days until the 2024 presidential election in a campaign that was already among the most turbulent in American history even before Donald Trump faced an apparent assassination attempt for the second time.
Your Voice, Your Vote: Kamala Harris campaigns in the Carolinas
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Charlotte, North Carolina Thursday evening. ABC Columbia's Alex Tejada has a recap from the rally.
Now you can not only vote in US Congressional elections, but bet on them, too
People began betting on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections within minutes of a judge's ruling Thursday allowing the bets — the only ones to be legally approved by a U.S. jurisdiction.
SC Governor signs Seizure Safe Bill
South Carolina schools are safer for people with epilepsy, diabetes, and other seizure inducing disorders.
Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades, a Gallup analysis finds
Young women are more liberal than they have been in decades, according to a Gallup analysis of more than 20 years of polling data.
Trump claims Harris Administration would harm SC auto workers despite recent growth
Towards the end of the Trump-Harris debate, former President Trump said a potential Harris Administration would hurt auto workers in South Carolina by carrying over Biden's economic policies.
McMaster claims 'devastating consequences' after Supreme Court strikes voucher program
A law allowing families to use taxpayer money for private school education violates the constitution, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv
The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrainian officials renewed their pleas to use Western-provided missiles against targets deeper inside Russia.
Harris and Trump are jockeying for battleground states after their debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a beeline for swing states that they hope to flip in their favor this year, both of them trying to expand their narrow paths to victory in a closely fought presidential campaign.
Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden's
Donald Trump emerged Wednesday from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 54 days until Election Day, the first ballots already going out in Alabama and other states on the cusp of early voting.
Court won't allow public money to be spent on private schools in South Carolina
South Carolina's law allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates the constitution, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday.
National Politics
- Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission Jan 18, 2026 11:33 PM ESTWhat sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video
- Virginia tradition calls for morning suits at an inauguration. But Spanberger switched things up Jan 17, 2026 11:49 PM ESTVirginia’s governors traditionally wear morning suits for their inaugurations
- Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration Jan 17, 2026 6:04 PM ESTAbigail Spanberger is Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office
- Sen. Thom Tillis takes on the White House, but not Trump Jan 17, 2026 5:17 AM ESTSen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington
- Trump offers to restart US mediation in Nile River dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia Jan 16, 2026 10:30 PM ESTPresident Donald Trump says he's ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River water sharing
- Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving way for voter referendum Jan 16, 2026 6:18 PM ESTVirginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly is advancing a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting ahead of the midterm elections
- 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
