GOP House hopeful Norman says more in Congress should be armed

The Republican seeking to replace Mick Mulvaney in the U.S. House said Thursday that the shooting of a congressman during a recreational baseball practice is a prime example of why more people should carry guns. Ralph Norman, a former state lawmaker seeking to represent South Carolina's 5th District, said that more people would have been wounded or killed if officers providing security for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise hadn't been armed when a man opened fire Wednesday morning at a ballfield in Alexandria, Virginia.

Angry Trump decries being target of Russian links probe

President Donald Trump has responded angrily to reports that he is under criminal investigation, deriding a "witch hunt" against him led by some "very bad" people. He was answering accounts that he is personally being investigated for obstruction of justice with a characteristic scorched-earth defense: Claiming mistreatment of historic proportions and calling into question the probity of his accusers.

SC Connections Academy celebrates talented graduates

More than half of South Carolina Connections Academy's 2017 graduating seniors plan to attend two- or four-year colleges at institutions including Carnegie Mellon University, Clemson University, Columbia College, Emerson College, Furman University, Purdue University, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of South Carolina and Savannah College of Art and Design, while 10 percent plan to further their education through vocational training. In total, the school's graduating seniors have secured more than $1.4 million in scholarship funds a testament to their academic success.

US revokes blocked program to protect immigrant parents

The Trump administration has cancelled a never-implemented Obama-era immigration program intended to protect parents of U.S. citizens from deportation, fulfilling one of President Donald Trump's campaign promises. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly revoked the memo creating the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program.

Admin revokes blocked program to protect immigrant parents

An Obama-era immigration program intended to protect parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from deportation has been formally cancelled, fulfilling a key campaign promise from President Donald Trump, the Homeland Security Department announced late Thursday. Homeland Security John Kelly formally revoked a policy memo that created the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program.

Mr. Gonzalez Goes To Washington: Tax Engineer Explains Trump…

The Trump administration has proposed substantial modifications to the U.S. tax code, spurring both controversy and support among diverse sectors of society and the economy. Partisanship debates aside, it has been argued that the new legislation could bring the largest tax cut for individuals seen since the Reagan administration.

Southern Baptists – once an overtly racist, pro-slavery group…

Like American politics, religion in this country is also in a state of flux. Perhaps nowhere is this fact more evident than in the Southern Baptist Convention, which wrapped up its annual meeting this week in Phoenix with a nearly unanimous vote to condemn the racist political movement commonly referred to as the "alt-right."

Trump Admin RescindsDAPA Amnesty Program

The Trump administration has fulfilled another one of Donald Trump's campaign promises by rescinding the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program implemented under Barack Obama that could have allowed as many as five million illegal aliens with children who are citizens or lawful permanent residents to remain in the country if they met certain criteria. DAPA was blocked by the courts from implementation, which the Department of Homeland Security cited as a reason for rescinding the program.

Escaped Georgia prison inmates recaptured in Tennessee

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn, center, speaks during a news conference held at a truck stop Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Christiana, Tenn. The two escaped inmates sought in the killings of two guards on a... .

Malaysia rejects US claims over assets said stolen from 1MDB

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says teenage volunteers stole three police cars and led officers on wild chases through the city. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says teenage volunteers stole three police cars and led officers on wild chases through the city.

There’s No Way to Know How Compromised U.S. Elections Are

That fact should be driven home by a recent article from The Intercept detailing the contents of a highly classified NSA report that found evidence of a massive Russian cyberattack on voting software and against over 100 election officials. While the NSA concluded the attack was carried out by the most sophisticated of hackers-the Russian military-their entry methods were relatively vanilla.

Trump’s Cuban Policy Reversal

President Trump will announce Friday a drastic change in the U.S.-Cuba relationship, swapping a policy of cultural exchange to bring about democratic ideals for something closer to the embargo-style policies from past decades. White House officials said Trump plans to cut off income to the Castro regime, with the hopes of bringing about free elections, by once again limiting tourism and trade to the island.

About 4,000 more US troops to go to Afghanistan

The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a third U.S. commander in chief. The deployment will be the largest of American manpower under Donald Trump's young presidency.