2024 Elections
CHARLESTON, S.C. — André Bauer still remembers the moment he believes South Carolina became a nominee-maker when it comes to... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — André Bauer still remembers the moment he believes South Carolina became a nominee-maker when it comes to national presidential politics. “I must have been 11 or 12 at the time and early on, former Texas Gov. John... Read More
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — It was a Wednesday afternoon, and anyone driving along International Blvd., past the Hilton Hotel and... Read More
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — It was a Wednesday afternoon, and anyone driving along International Blvd., past the Hilton Hotel and the Starbucks, not to mention the convention and performing arts center in between, could see Charles Hibbs from a mile... Read More
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A week after former President Donald Trump appeared to throw shade on the military service of... Read More
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A week after former President Donald Trump appeared to throw shade on the military service of Major Michael Haley, a one-time ally of the former president called for an end to his “disparaging comments about veterans... Read More
ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — One candidate is an Ivy League-educated attorney who over 25 years amassed allies as he climbed... Read More
ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — One candidate is an Ivy League-educated attorney who over 25 years amassed allies as he climbed North Carolina's Democratic ladder. The other is a former furniture factory worker with a history of blunt commentary who plowed... Read More
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — When it comes to a political event, the scene couldn’t have been more bucolic. Assembled in a... Read More
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — When it comes to a political event, the scene couldn’t have been more bucolic. Assembled in a raised pavilion about halfway between the clubhouse and golf course at the Summerville Country Club, were about 400 anxious supporters... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists — including his daughter-in-law — atop the GOP's political machine even before the former president... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — After a lull following the Democratic primary two weeks ago, political activity escalated dramatically in South Carolina... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — After a lull following the Democratic primary two weeks ago, political activity escalated dramatically in South Carolina over the weekend, as the campaigns of former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each kicked... Read More
WASHINGTON — Self-help author Marianne Williamson has suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, leaving Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn.,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Self-help author Marianne Williamson has suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, leaving Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., as President Biden’s sole challenger for what remains of the primary season. Williamson announced her decision in a lengthy email... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Fraudulent robocalls using an AI-generated impersonation of President Joe Biden to discourage voting in the New Hampshire... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Fraudulent robocalls using an AI-generated impersonation of President Joe Biden to discourage voting in the New Hampshire Democratic primary last month have been traced to a Texas-based company, known as Life Corp., and an individual named Walter... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a popular moderate Republican who last year considered a run for the party’s... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a popular moderate Republican who last year considered a run for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, is running for U.S. Senate instead. In what amounted to a surprise announcement Friday, just hours before... Read More
FRENCHMAN’S REEF, St. Thomas — Former President Donald Trump garnered another commanding win Thursday night, handily winning arguably the most... Read More
FRENCHMAN’S REEF, St. Thomas — Former President Donald Trump garnered another commanding win Thursday night, handily winning arguably the most festive event to date of the 2024 election season — the Virgin Islands Republican caucuses. That the vote was pulled... Read More
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to... Read More
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to compete, winning his third straight state as he tries to secure his party's nomination. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, his... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., a well-respected establishment Republican who rose to chair the powerful House Energy and... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., a well-respected establishment Republican who rose to chair the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee in a career spanning two decades, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection this year. The stunning... Read More
WASHINGTON — The conservative majority on the Supreme Court signaled Thursday that former President Donald Trump is likely to win... Read More
WASHINGTON — The conservative majority on the Supreme Court signaled Thursday that former President Donald Trump is likely to win against Colorado’s effort to keep him off the state’s ballot. “It just doesn’t seem like a state call,” said Justice... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — With just 16 days to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, the two candidates are taking... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — With just 16 days to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, the two candidates are taking markedly different approaches to campaigning in the state. As of Thursday morning, former President Donald Trump, who held a 26... Read More
WASHINGTON — Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and more than 60 of their Republican colleagues have advanced... Read More
WASHINGTON — Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and more than 60 of their Republican colleagues have advanced a resolution declaring former President Donald Trump “did not engage in insurrection” prior, during or after the siege of the... Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Swamped in Tuesday’s technically meaningless Republican primary in Nevada, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley continued... Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Swamped in Tuesday’s technically meaningless Republican primary in Nevada, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley continued to press on toward a Super Tuesday showdown with former President Donald Trump, rolling out a sizable campaign team in... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in the hands... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. On Thursday, the justices will hear arguments in Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is not eligible... Read More
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The presidential primary campaign heads west to Nevada this week, where dueling caucuses and primaries are creating... Read More
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The presidential primary campaign heads west to Nevada this week, where dueling caucuses and primaries are creating confusion among voters but little uncertainty about the expected results. Nikki Haley will run in Tuesday’s Republican primary, which won’t count... Read More
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — On a weekend when Democrats were holding their first sanctioned primary of the 2024 presidential election... Read More
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — On a weekend when Democrats were holding their first sanctioned primary of the 2024 presidential election cycle, former Gov. Nikki Haley largely dominated the news cycle in the Palmetto State. A solid week on the hustings... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. – President Joe Biden cruised to an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday, garnering 96.22% of... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. – President Joe Biden cruised to an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday, garnering 96.22% of the vote statewide in the first-in-the-South contest. Only 4.09% of the state’s 3.2 million registered voters participated in the election... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democrats across the state of South Carolina will vote in a first-in-the-South primary on Saturday in which... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democrats across the state of South Carolina will vote in a first-in-the-South primary on Saturday in which the outcome is a foregone conclusion. President Joe Biden is expected to win handily. The only question is how many... Read More
FORT LAWN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state Sen. Mike Fanning likes to talk to people. He will talk about... Read More
FORT LAWN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state Sen. Mike Fanning likes to talk to people. He will talk about anything, but if the Democrat from Great Falls is able to steer the conversation, he's not likely to say much... Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Next week, Nevada voters will have the chance to vote in two primaries and a caucus,... Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Next week, Nevada voters will have the chance to vote in two primaries and a caucus, but in one of the weird twists of the 2024 presidential nomination process, only two of the contests will distribute... Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week... Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him... Read More
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — For South Carolina's conservatives, deciding whether Nikki Haley ’s record warrants a promotion to the Oval Office seems... Read More
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — For South Carolina's conservatives, deciding whether Nikki Haley ’s record warrants a promotion to the Oval Office seems less about her experience and abilities and more about the man standing in her way: Donald Trump. “Ms. Haley did some... Read More
The Republican National Committee is meeting behind closed doors this week as some allies of Donald Trump had hoped to put the... Read More
The Republican National Committee is meeting behind closed doors this week as some allies of Donald Trump had hoped to put the group's stamp on the former president early in the 2024 GOP presidential nominating campaign. But a proposed resolution to declare... Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' election board on Tuesday is scheduled to consider whether to keep Donald Trump on the state’s... Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' election board on Tuesday is scheduled to consider whether to keep Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot after a recommendation that he be removed over the Constitution's insurrection provision. The meeting of the Illinois State Board of... Read More
ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands — Though they will likely be overshadowed by the Nevada Republican caucuses being held the same... Read More
ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands — Though they will likely be overshadowed by the Nevada Republican caucuses being held the same day, the caucuses being held in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Feb. 8 are unique contests in the early presidential... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court should declare that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the violent attack... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court should declare that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, lawyers leading the fight to keep him off... Read More