SCGOP holds 58th Annual Silver Elephant Gala, Trump speaks to crowd via phone
The SCGOP held its 58th Annual Silver Elephant Gala Saturday night at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
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Trump demands Washington football and Cleveland baseball teams change names back
Trump said Sunday on his Truth Social site that “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past. Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!”
11 days in June: Trump’s path to ‘yes’ on bombing Iran
For more than a week, President Donald Trump kept the world wondering whether he would join Israel’s attacks on Iran in an attempt to decapitate the country’s nuclear program. The guessing ended this weekend, when American stealth bombers, fighter jets and a submarine struck with bombs and missiles.
What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran, and the US intervention
The Islamic Republic responded to the overnight bombing by launching a barrage of missiles at Israel, but has so far taken no action against other U.S. allies or American interests in the Middle East. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected the call for diplomacy, saying the U.S. had crossed “a very big red line” and maintaining his country had the right to defend itself.
Trump addresses the nation — a transcript of the President’s speech on US strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — A transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech on U.S. airstrikes on Iran on Saturday as transcribed by The Associated Press: Thank you very much. A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive, precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime. Fordo, Natanz and Esfahan. Everybody heard those names for years as they…
The Army is set to celebrate 250 years with a parade that coincides with Trump’s birthday
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive military parade unfolding against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s unconventional flex of fighting forces in American streets this week is on track to begin Saturday evening with tanks, bands and thousands of troops. The parade is expected to begin at 6:30 p.m., and organizers have said it will last 90 minutes. The parade, honoring the Army’s long-planned 250th…
Hundreds attend “Hands Off!” anti-Trump and Musk protest at SC Statehouse, as similar rallies take place across U.S.
Video Courtesy: Austin Page, ABC Columbia News Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. More than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations were planned by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists. The protest sites…
“U.S. mail is not for sale!” — postal workers protest privatization of agency
United States Postal Service employees and members of the American Postal Workers Union are protesting what they’re calling a proposed hostile takeover and sale of the agency by the Trump administration.
Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback
Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts.
US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs
The United States and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what countries could face if they intervene in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
