Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador
The former governor of South Carolina took office a week after Trump was inaugurated. She announced her resignation Oct. 9, 2018, and said she will serve to the end of the year.
Category Archives: South Carolina Government
The Latest: Trump assures South Carolina as flooding lingers
The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to the Carolinas to review Hurricane Florence damage : President Donald Trump says South Carolina is in for a "rough few days" in the aftermath of Florence, but assures the state that the federal government "is behind you." He noted that he visited North Carolina earlier in the day to survey other damage caused by Florence.
SC gov to Medicaid: Cover medical care, not abortion clinics
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has ordered the state's Medicaid agency to continue covering "necessary medical care and important women's health and family planning services" but also "to terminate abortion clinics as Medicaid providers." The executive order, directed at the state Department of Health and Human Services late last week, comes after the Republican vetoed $16 million in family planning funds from the state budget.
McMaster’s runoff win got help from Trump — but now comes the hard part
Now McMaster has until November 6 to make the case that South Carolina benefits from that friendship, too. It won't be an easy case to make.
Nostalgic lunchbox items that every 90s kid had in their packed lunch
FIGHT NIGHT: Trump blasts 'low-life' late-night hosts Fallon and Kimmel after slapping around 'a guy I've never liked too much' Mark Sanford at a South Carolina rally, then praises Melania's 'great style' Now Hillary compares Trump to Turkey's Erdogan in speech at Oxford University - and launches ANOTHER attack on the electoral college Fox News suspends former Trump campaign staffer for saying black panelist was out of his 'cotton-picking mind' live on air Virginia mother shoots armed man, 24, who flew from New Zealand and tried to break into her home because her 14-year-old daughter stopped speaking to him online Trump tells 'extraordinarily low IQ' Maxine Waters 'be careful what you wish for Max' after she calls for the public to 'absolutely harass' White House officials Sarah Sanders blasts Maxine Waters for 'unacceptable' threats after liberal congresswoman says Trump backers should ... (more)
Reddit users mock holidaymaker’s Friska breakfast from Luton Airport
FIGHT NIGHT: Trump blasts 'low-life' late-night hosts Fallon and Kimmel after slapping around 'a guy I've never liked too much' Mark Sanford at a South Carolina rally, then praises Melania's 'great style' Now Hillary compares Trump to Turkey's Erdogan in speech at Oxford University - and launches ANOTHER attack on the electoral college Fox News suspends former Trump campaign staffer for saying black panelist was out of his 'cotton-picking mind' live on air Virginia mother shoots armed man, 24, who flew from New Zealand and tried to break into her home because her 14-year-old daughter stopped speaking to him online Trump tells 'extraordinarily low IQ' Maxine Waters 'be careful what you wish for Max' after she calls for the public to 'absolutely harass' White House officials Sarah Sanders blasts Maxine Waters for 'unacceptable' threats after liberal congresswoman says Trump backers should ... (more)
Trump to test his powers in South Carolina runoff
President Donald Trump's effort to bend the Republican Party to his will faces its next test Tuesday, when South Carolina voters choose between two GOP gubernatorial candidates who both claim to be Trump acolytes.
Political trajectories of Graham, Sanford reflect…
In June 2013 Sen. Lindsey Graham faced a barrage of "RINO" criticism, disparaged as a Republican in name only who had just co-authored an "amnesty" immigration bill. South Carolina conservatives lined up to run against him in the primary.
In Our View: President Trump continues win streak during primaries
His meeting with G7 leaders played well with his base, who see the president as putting America's economic interest first. And he's coming off from a historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un that could lead to a denuclearization of that rogue nation and almost certainly has brought us back from the brink of war.
Sanford falters in South Carolina after critical tweet from Trump
Rep. Mark Sanford, one of President Donald Trump's sharpest Republican critics, was ousted by a primary challenger on Tuesday after Trump waged an extraordinary last-minute effort to defeat him. The South Carolina congressman lost to state lawmaker Katie Arrington, who won Trump's support just hours before the polls closed Tuesday.
S.C. Rep. Sanford predicts defeat; 4 other states vote
South Carolina Rep. Katie Arrington, who is running for the first district of South Carolina, celebrates after casting her vote on Tuesday at Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville. South Carolina Rep. Katie Arrington, who is running for the first district of South Carolina, celebrates after casting her vote on Tuesday at Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville.
The Latest: Voters pick South Carolina candidates in primary Source: AP
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster has the backing of President Trump as voters cast ballots Tuesday. McMaster is being challenged by four candidates, Lt.
Voters weigh heft of Trump backing in South Carolina primary Source: WSOC
South Carolina voters are finally getting their chance to weigh in as polls open Tuesday for the state's primary elections, with a hotly contested governor's race at the top of the ticket. The Republican primary vote is a test for the heft of the endorsement of President Donald Trump, who is backing Gov. Henry McMaster.
Melania Trump is not missing, reassures press she’s “feeling great”
First Lady Melania Trump checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 14 for what was described as "an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney condition." She remained hospitalized for almost a week before returning to the White House.
South Carolina lawmakers want drone ban at prisons, bases Source: AP
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#SC2018: Dems Spar Over Response To Henry McMaster’s Speech
South Carolina's Democratic party is fighting amongst itself over which politician should be allowed to respond to "Republican" governor Henry McMaster 's first "State of the State" speech this evening. Does it matter? No.
Trump returns favor by campaigning for an early supporter
President Donald Trump waded back into Southern politics on Monday with a campaign appearance on behalf of one of his earliest supporters, South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. Trump's appearance at a private fundraiser for McMaster in Greenville came less than a month after the defeat of Sen. Luther Strange, the president's preferred candidate in a Republican runoff for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama.
Monument sought to recognize blacks who served Confederacy
Blacks in South Carolina who served in the Confederate military, many of them slaves pressed into duty, would be recognized with a Statehouse monument under a proposal by two white Republican lawmakers. State Reps.
Henry McMaster’s Macaca Moment?
Eleven years and two months ago United States Senator George Allen of Virginia was a runaway favorite to win reelection in his race against Democrat James Webb . During an August 2006 campaign stop near the Kentucky border, Allen noted to a crowd of his supporters that one of Webb's staffers - an Indian American named S.R. Sidarth - was attending the event on Webb's behalf.
‘Keep Yo Money’: Tim Scott Slammed For Defending Trump’s Tax Plan
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott used slang in an effort to convince "the average American" that the president's plan would allow them to "take home more of their pay by taking less out of their pay." But it was how Scott followed up those words that caused many to react in disbelief.