Nikki Haley faces a murky path forward and a key decision on whether or not to endorse Trump
Nikki Haley is perhaps the highest-profile Republican in the nation who has refused to fall in line and endorse Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
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Biden announces new grants to further desegregate magnet schools
President Joe Biden on Friday announced new grants aimed at further desegregating magnet schools, as he marked the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that desegregated America's public schools.
Democratic South Carolina House member has law license suspended after forgery complaint
A legislator in South Carolina has had his law license suspended after a former client accused him of forging his signature to reach a settlement in a lawsuit without his permission.
Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law.
President Joe Biden signs FAA bill into law
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan federal aviation administration reauthorization bill into law.
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.
Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
Donald Trump's lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars.
TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform
Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year.
Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1 billion sale of arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides say.
Biden, Trump agree to ABC News and CNN debates
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, are set to face off in an ABC News presidential debate in September.
SC attorney general joins multi-state lawsuit challenging federal emissions mandate for heavy duty trucks
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a multi-state lawsuit challenging a federal emissions mandate for heavy duty trucks.
Civil War Hero, Pioneering lawmaker could get state house statue
A bill awaiting Governor McMaster's signature would honor the pioneering lawmaker Robert Smalls with a statue at the state house.
As House Speaker heads to court with Trump, hush money witness Cohen gives more testimony
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand Tuesday, testifying in detail about how the former president was linked to all aspects of the hush money scheme that prosecutors say was an illegal effort to purchase and then bury stories that threatened his 2016 campaign.
WORK TO BE DONE: Gov. McMaster highlights areas of emphasis when lawmakers return next month
The House and Senate returns June 5th to work compromises on a number of bills.
'Make sure it doesn't get released;' Star witness Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money case
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client approved hefty payouts to stifle stories about sex that he feared could be harmful to his 2016 White House campaign.
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- RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC's new guidance on vaccines and autism Nov 21, 2025 9:01 PM ESTHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The New York Times in an interview that he personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don’t cause autism
- Josh Allen's inconsistencies persist in loss at Houston, as Bills slip further out of AFC East race Nov 21, 2025 7:50 PM ESTJosh Allen and the Buffalo Bills' offensive inconsistencies don't appear to be going away fast after their latest clunker
- New Jersey sets April 2026 special election as Sherrill resigns House seat ahead of inauguration Nov 21, 2025 6:45 PM ESTNew Jersey Democratic Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill resigned from her seat in the U.S. House and the current governor set special election dates to fill her position for next year
- Texans' defense shines with 8 sacks, 3 turnovers in win over Bills Nov 21, 2025 5:25 PM ESTHouston’s top-ranked defense found another level Thursday night to lead the Texans to their third straight win
- Rep. Eric Swalwell announces his bid for California governor Nov 21, 2025 2:05 PM ESTRep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat who served as a House manager in President Donald Trump’s 2021 impeachment trial, has launched his bid for California governor
- Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive' Nov 21, 2025 7:41 AM ESTThe U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as “potentially divisive” — a term that prompted outcr...
- Trump's wind-down of the Education Department leaves schools fearing disruption Nov 21, 2025 7:25 AM ESTThe Trump administration is steaming forward on its plan to dismantle the Education Department
- Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans Nov 21, 2025 5:33 AM ESTFederal judges have upheld several U.S. House districts drawn by North Carolina Republicans in 2023
- 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
