Diocese of South Carolina petitions U.S. Supreme Court, files new lawsuit

The Diocese of South Carolina held its 2017 convention at St. Paul's Church in Summerville, where it voted to join the Anglican Church in North America. Provided/Diocese of South Carolina The Diocese of South Carolina held its 2017 convention at St. Paul's Church in Summerville, where it voted to join the Anglican Church in North America.

Bannon to speak in SC alongside GOP gubernatorial challenger

Steve Bannon, set to give a speech in Charleston, South Carolina, Friday night, will be introduced by a South Carolina GOP gubernatorial hopeful running against the Republican incumbent. Catherine Templeton is running to replace incumbent GOP Gov. Henry McMaster, whom Trump has endorsed and who will also be attending Friday's event, where Bannon will be honored with the Nathan Hale Patriot Award from the Citadel Republican Society.

Before South Carolina visit, Trump approves Irma aid for State

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.] Oct 17 : U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday approved federal funding for South Carolina before visiting the state to help raise money for State governor. Trump thanked South Carolina for the warm welcome at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

President Donald Trump stumps for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster at Greenville fundraiser

President Donald Trump offered a full-throated endorsement of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's 2018 campaign on Monday, returning the favor for McMaster's early backing of Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign. In a 25-minute speech that focused mainly on his own achievements since taking office nine months ago, Trump recalled the support McMaster offered en route to winning the South Carolina GOP primary as the nation's first statewide politician to endorse his presidential bid.

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.

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.

Mark Cuban Tells America: I’m ‘Considering’ Running for President [VIDEO]

Billionaire Mark Cuban is "considering" a run for the Oval Office, in a new clip from a podcast just release yesterday. In the podcast interview with ViewPoint hosted by a former Democratic state representative from South Carolina, Cuban claimed to be an "independent all the way through."

‘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.

House investigators demand details on private emails

A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina conservative who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the top Democrat on that panel, Rep. Elijah Cummings, cite a recent Politico report that Jared Kushner set up a private email account after the election to conduct work-related business.

Alabama: Donald Trump Isn’t Moving The Needle

U.S. president Donald Trump 's trip to Alabama didn't help U.S. Senator Luther Strange , the choice of the "Republican" establishment to replace attorney general Jeff Sessions in the "Heart of Dixie." According to the latest data from The Trafalgar Group , whose polls are conducted by GOP strategist Robert Cahaly , Strange is still trailing former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice Roy Moore .

South Carolina: Call for a monument to black Civil War hero

A call to honor a black Civil War hero with a monument at the South Carolina Statehouse grounds, onetime epicenter of a groundswell movement to rid communities of Confederate symbols, is being made by two lawmakers in a bid to encourage consensus-building in a nation divided by the issue. Two state senators - a black Democrat and a white Republican - announced their proposal Wednesday to memorialize Robert Smalls, who in 1862 hijacked a Confederate supply ship he worked on, steered his family to freedom and delivered the ammunition-laden vessel to the Union.

These groups not happy with latest Obamacare repeal effort

Even as Republicans scramble to find the votes to pass their latest attempt to repeal Obamacare, the list of advocacy and industry groups opposed to the bill continues to grow. On Wednesday, the two major health insurance industry associations voiced their concerns about the legislation, which would jettison several major Obamacare provisions and curtail federal support of Medicaid.

Push for South Carolina monuments to honour black Civil War hero

Two US politicians are calling for a monument to honour a black American Civil War hero to be installed at the South Carolina Statehouse grounds, one-time epicentre of a groundswell movement to rid communities of Confederate symbols. Two state senators - a black Democrat and a white Republican - are behind the proposal to memorialise Robert Smalls, who in 1862 hijacked a Confederate supply ship he worked on, steered his family to freedom and delivered the ammunition-laden vessel to the Union.

Trump sets emergency aid in motion in deal that upsets GOPAssociated Press

President Donald Trump ignored seething Republicans and made good on his deal with Democrats, signing legislation that links $15.3 billion in disaster aid to an increase in the U.S. borrowing limit. The law is a first installment in replenishing depleted federal emergency coffers.

South Carolina’s Republican governor ends all abortion funding

The US state of South Carolina said Friday it is eliminating all state or federal aid to any medical practice linked to clinics practicing abortions. President Donald Trump had cleared the way for such changes in April, when -- in a move applauded by many conservatives -- he signed a bill revoking a rule from his predecessor, Barack Obama, that aimed to protect public funding for family-planning clinics.