Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history

Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.

AP Reporter Rips White House Correspondents’ Dinner as Sean…

South Carolina based Associated Press reporter Meg Kinnard ripped the White House Correspondent's Association Dinner Saturday night for making it harder for reporters in red states to work and be trusted there. The dinner featured vile personal attacks by comedienne Michelle Wolf on senior White House officials Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway.

George F. Will: Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history

Washington a Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface but, unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.

Trey Gowdy Has Some Advice For Trump On How To Handle Rod Rosenstein

Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina said it would be unwise of President Donald Trump to fire deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein while appearing on "Fox News Sunday." "The president is the head of the executive branch.

South Carolina train crash leaves 2 dead, nearly 90 hurt

The father of three of Larry Nassar's victims has apologized to a judge after he tried to attack the former sports doctor who has admitted to sexually assaulting girls under the guise of medical treatment. The father of three of Larry Nassar's victims has apologized to a judge after he tried to attack the former sports doctor who has admitted to sexually assaulting girls under the guise of medical treatment.

The Latest: Trump says he’s in favor of releasing memo

President Donald Trump has been overheard telling a Republican lawmaker he is "100 percent" in favor of releasing a classified memo on the Russia investigation. "Don't worry," the president can be heard telling South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan on the House floor after his first State of the Union address.

GOP senators call on Trump to show restraint in Russia probe

Two Republican senators said Sunday that President Donald Trump would be wise to keep a public silence on an independent investigation into his 2016 campaign's contacts with Russia in the wake of news reports that he sought to fire the special counsel. The senators, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, also urged special counsel Robert Mueller to review whether Trump tried to fire him last June, an accusation the president has labeled "fake news."

GOP senators: Trump needs to show restraint in Russia probe

Two Republican senators said Sunday that President Donald Trump would be wise to keep a public silence on an independent investigation into his 2016 campaign's contacts with Russia in the wake of news reports that he sought to fire the special counsel. The senators, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, also urged special counsel Robert Mueller to review whether Trump tried to fire him last June, an accusation the president has labeled "fake news."

After Florida, more states press for offshore drilling exemptions

Governors and other officials from several U.S. coastal states ramped up pressure on the Trump administration on Wednesday to exempt their waters from an offshore drilling plan, hours after the Interior Department granted Florida's request to opt out. The backlash could complicate President Donald Trump's efforts to expand oil and gas production offshore.

Support for drilling off S. Carolina – but not coastal reps

There's support for the Trump administration's offshore drilling proposal among South Carolina's mostly Republican congressional delegation, but not from the ones who represent the state's coast. The Associated Press surveyed South Carolina lawmakers last week following Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's announcement that the administration would vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans and open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades.

With Disney Deal Looming, Murdoch’s Empire Is Fractured

Iranians Protest Across Country, Defying a Crackdown - TEHRAN - Iranian security forces clamped down on Tehran on Monday after demonstrators across the country ignored calls for calm by President Hassan Rouhani in the most significant venting of pent-up economic and political frustrations in years.

Ex-Clinton aide hangs Trump ‘cheerleader’ out to…

The former head of the Republican Party in South Carolina ran into a buzzsaw during an MSNBC appearance on Sunday afternoon when he tried to dismiss the bombshell report about a former Trump adviser bragging about having dirt on Hillary Clinton in early 2016, which set in motion a U.S. intelligence investigation. Saturday afternoon, the New York Times reported that Trump adviser George Papadopoulos drunkenly boasted to an Australian diplomat about having information on the former Secretary of State in March of 2016 -with the Australians turning around and alerting U.S. authorities.