SC temporarily blocks Biden student loan forgiveness plan
A Federal Court granted South Carolina’s request to temporarily block President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Tuesday.
Politics
Voters head to polls for South Carolina Primary Runoff
Voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday for the South Carolina Primary Runoff.
More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed
More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday.
US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis
The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.
South Carolina runoff pits Trump candidate against GOP governor's endorsement
Longtime friends former President Donald Trump and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster are on opposite sides as voters on Tuesday in the state's 3rd Congressional District choose their Republican nominee.
'Everything is at stake' for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says as Biden-Trump debate nears
Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at stake” with reproductive health rights in November's election as the Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the positions taken by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump on the issue before their debate this week.
Prosecutors in classified files case to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is hearing arguments Monday on whether to bar the former president from public comments that prosecutors say could endanger the lives of FBI agents working on the case.
Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short
Donald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before — or perhaps even at — next month’s Republican National Convention.
South Carolina runoff elections are Tuesday
Voters in the Midlands will head to the polls this coming Tuesday for Primary runoff elections.
Tax cuts, teacher raises and a few social issues in South Carolina budget compromise
A budget compromise reached by a small group of lawmakers Friday means South Carolina will accelerate a planned income tax cut, raise the salaries of all teachers and state employees and send more money to adult and juvenile prisons.
Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on U.S. Capitol.
US will redirect air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine that other allies had on order
The White House announced Thursday that it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting planned shipments to other allied nations, as Washington scrambles to counter increased Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold provisions of a gag order that bar him from criticizing jurors and court staff, while agreeing to lift a restriction on his public statements about trial witnesses.
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on firearms for domestic violence offenders
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders.
Governor McMaster to visit Germany, a major driver of the state's economy
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen business ties that have fueled this century's economic boom in the formerly struggling Southern state.
National Politics
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- Slave descendants take a fight to protect their Georgia island homes to voters Jan 20, 2026 8:13 AM ESTBlack landowners from a Georgia island community founded by freed slaves are fighting their latest property dispute with local officials at the ballot box
- Analysis: China's birth-rate struggles underscore its millennia-long effort to manage 'the masses' Jan 20, 2026 7:57 AM ESTAn enormous population has long been a foundational way for China to project its strength
- Democrat Mikie Sherrill to be sworn in as New Jersey's 57th governor Jan 20, 2026 5:25 AM ESTDemocrat Mikie Sherrill is set to be inaugurated as the state’s 57th governor
- Kenneth Walker III will need to carry the load for the Seahawks with Zach Charbonnet out Jan 20, 2026 2:37 AM ESTThe Seattle Seahawks will need to rely on Kenneth Walker III as much as they have all season when they host the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game
- The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday Jan 20, 2026 1:49 AM ESTCommunities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Rams' clutch OT victory over Bears masked a poor performance at a bad time by the NFL's top offense Jan 20, 2026 1:01 AM ESTSean McVay acknowledged he couldn’t find any flow as a play-caller for long stretches in Chicago
- Denver backup QB and ex-Patriot Jarrett Stidham is all that's keeping New England from Super Bowl Jan 19, 2026 11:49 PM ESTAll that stands between the New England Patriots and their first trip to the Super Bowl since Tom Brady left is a backup quarterback that they already know pretty well
