Gov. Henry McMaster addresses SC state budget, issues 21 line item vetoes
Lawmakers included tuition freezes for the state’s public universities as well as funding for a vet school at Clemson and a new med school campus at USC.
Politics
Biden will bestow Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Wednesday to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles (140 kilometers) as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines.
Democrats in Congress are torn between backing Biden for president and sounding the alarm
President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance has reverberated across the Democratic Party, forcing lawmakers to grapple with a crisis that could upend the presidential election and change the course of American history.
Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss
Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in New York on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump's 2020 election loss.
Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
Biden's campaign announces a $264 million fundraising haul in 2nd quarter during post-debate anxiety
President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee reported raising $264 million in the year's second quarter, an impressive haul that may help them calm fears within their own party about last week's shaky debate performance.
House Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio
House Republicans on Monday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of President Joe Biden's interview with a special counsel in his classified documents case, asking the courts to enforce their subpoena and reject the White House's effort to withhold the materials from Congress.
Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
Trump ally Steve Bannon will report to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
Voters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate
The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year. In return, they lost their jobs.
New policy to remove explicit books from South Carolina schools
A new policy in South Carolina is being implemented by the Board of Education to regulate reading materials in classrooms.
Biden concedes debate fumbles but declares he will defend democracy. Dems stick by him -- for now
President Joe Biden forcefully tried on Friday to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talk of replacing him atop the ticket.
Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge against Capitol rioters, Trump
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the scope of a federal obstruction statute used by prosecutors to charge more than 300 defendants involved with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, including former President Donald Trump.
First of two presidential debates sets the stage for the 2024 election
The first of two presidential debates takes center stage in Atlanta Thursday night.
National Politics
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- Alabama board votes to remove books about being transgender from public library youth sections Nov 21, 2025 3:34 AM ESTThe board overseeing Alabama public libraries on Thursday voted to remove books that discuss being transgender from the teen and children’s sections of public libraries
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- What to know about the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein files Nov 21, 2025 12:45 AM ESTThe clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up its files on Jeffrey Epstein
- New York Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez says she won't run for reelection in 2026 Nov 21, 2025 12:37 AM ESTNew York Rep. Nydia Velázquez — a trailblazer known by the nickname “La Luchadora,” or the fighter — announced that she will retire next year after more than three decades in Congress
- Muslim civil rights group sues Texas for labeling it a terrorist organization Nov 21, 2025 12:21 AM ESTA Muslim civil rights group has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott
- Democrats allege spy agency work is being undermined and politicized under Trump Nov 20, 2025 11:57 PM ESTDemocrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees say the Trump administration is undermining the nation's spy services
