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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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
President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever at 36 days.
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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
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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
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Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure nears longest ever
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