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.
Politics
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.
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas pause
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are now fully stalled. Hamas saying they are back to "square one."
Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.
One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn’t enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permanent.
Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come
The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney.
1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues.
2024 South Carolina General Assembly session may be remembered for what didn't happen
The 2024 regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly ended Thursday and will perhaps be better remembered for the things that didn’t pass.
Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
It was Donald Trump who bestowed the “MAGA Mike Johnson” nickname on the House speaker the day he won the gavel.
Trump attorney and Stormy Daniels trade barbs during questions about alleged 2006 sexual encounter
Donald Trump's defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to persuade jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president's hush money trial cannot be believed.
Haley will meet with donors to her shuttered presidential campaign. No Trump endorsement is expected
Nikki Haley is meeting next week with donors who supported her now-abandoned Republican presidential campaign, a reentry into public life that comes as the former South Carolina governor keeps drawing notable support in some state primaries despite Donald Trump's status as the presumptive nominee.
National Politics
- From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya's new play Jan 21, 2026 2:41 PM ESTFormer NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate
- After Minneapolis, Democrats confront political vulnerabilities to battle Trump on immigration Jan 21, 2026 8:21 AM ESTDemocrats are rethinking their midterm election strategy due to the controversial immigration crackdown in Minnesota
- Utah's chief justice speaks out as Republicans look to expand the state Supreme Court Jan 21, 2026 4:21 AM ESTUtah's Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Spencer Cox are saying they support a proposal to expand the state Supreme Court's five-judge panel to seven
- Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president's foes is leaving post Jan 21, 2026 3:01 AM ESTLindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position
- Slave descendants score a victory with voters in fight to protect their Georgia island homes Jan 21, 2026 2:53 AM ESTBlack landowners from a Georgia island community founded by freed slaves have won their latest property dispute with local officials at the ballot box
- FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office Jan 21, 2026 1:25 AM ESTPresident Donald Trump marked his first year back in office with a lengthy press briefing, repeating false claims about the 2020 election, foreign policy, the economy, and energy
- Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home pleads not guilty Jan 20, 2026 10:53 PM ESTA man charged with vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home has pleaded not guilty
- Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown Jan 20, 2026 8:54 PM ESTDoctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown
- Aloha feels more like goodbye for Sony Open. Other PGA Tour events might feel the same way Jan 20, 2026 8:53 PM ESTAloha feels a lot more like goodbye than hello at the Sony Open
- Rep. Julia Letlow launches primary against Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana Jan 20, 2026 4:03 PM ESTFresh off an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is launching a U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republican and second-term Sen. Bill Cassidy
