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The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to censure one of its own members, Rep. Tom Rice, for voting to impeach Donald Trump. According to a copy of the censure resolution obtained by The Post and Courier, South Carolina Republicans accused Rice of siding with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over Trump. “In the first and […]

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has defeated Democrat Jaime Harrison. Defying polls, Graham won in a landslide. With 91 percent of the vote counted, he was 14 percentage points ahead of his challenger, according to an NBC News projection. The senator delivered a fiery victory speech on Tuesday evening, taking the opportunity to […]

As Sen. Lindsey Graham prepares for one of the most difficult races of his political career, observers have noted the conspicuous absence of a potentially powerful ally on the campaign trail — Donald Trump. Graham is set to face off against Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison in a hotly contested U.S. Senate race in South Carolina, […]

During Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina made a controversial comment about racial segregation, Politico reported. Graham asked Barrett whether she is aware of any effort to bring back the “good old days of segregation.” His political opponents were quick to seize on the […]

Jaime Harrison has set an all-time fundraising record in his bid to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. The Democratic challenger brought in $57 million in the third quarter this year, hitting an all-time record for a U.S. Senate candidate. As The Hill reported, Harrison easily beat the previous record of $38.1 million set […]

During a Sunday appearance on Fox News, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded for campaign contributions, Raw Story reported. Speaking with Sunday Morning Futures anchor Maria Bartiromo, Graham said that Democratic voters are galvanized and united in their opposition to Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Barret is expected to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by […]

On Sunday, Super PACs Lindsey Must Go (LMG) and the Lincoln Project released an advertisement slamming Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina as a hypocrite. In 2016, like most Republicans, Graham opposed judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Garland was nominated by President Barack Obama in the last year of his second […]

A new poll shows that South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham could be in danger of losing his seat, with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison now in a dead heat with the incumbent Republican. The Quinnipiac University survey released on Wednesday showed that Harrison and Graham were tied at 48 percent support ahead of November’s election. Though […]

Officials in Charleston, South Carolina are expected to vote Tuesday night to remove a statue of John C. Calhoun, a former vice president who advocated for keeping slavery legal, ABC News reported. Since 1896, a statue of Calhoun has stood in Marion Square in the historic city’s downtown. However, in the wake of the George […]

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is using his non-profit, Humanity Forward, to provide two South Carolina residents with $1,000 per month for 12 months. The plan echoes the central proposal of Yang’s now-suspended campaign: a Freedom Dividend, or universal basic income, of $1,000 per month. As reported by The State, Yang announced the “universal […]

When Malcolm Coleman, a Wendy’s employee, lost his home in a tragic fire, College students from the campus where he worked decided to ban together to lend him a helping hand, according to Today. Coleman was an employee at the Wendy’s fast food joint at the University of South Carolina‘s campus in Columbia. Thus, he’s […]

The Joe Biden campaign has new life after the former vice president’s South Carolina Democratic primary win. The candidate is so excited about what the win means for his political future, he called the campaign “resurrected” in his victory speech. Now, rumors that he might be considering asking Kamala Harris to join the campaign as […]

According to exit polls and projections, former Vice President Joe Biden is winning the Democratic Party primary race in South Carolina. After suffering devastating losses in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada, Biden now seems to be cruising to a landslide victory. According to The Guardian, during an emotional victory speech, the former vice president teared […]

After finishing fourth in Iowa, coming in fifth in New Hampshire, and being blown out of the water in Nevada, former Vice President Joe Biden is winning the Democratic Party primary race in South Carolina. According to exit polls and initial projections, Biden will win the Palmetto State in a landslide. Minutes after South Carolina […]

After polling as the national frontrunner for months, former Vice President Joe Biden collapsed in Iowa and New Hampshire, losing Nevada to Sen. Bernie Sanders by more than 20 percentage points. Biden is winning South Carolina, however, with exit polls suggesting that he is cruising to a landslide victory. While it remains to be seen […]

Joe Biden appeared poised for a victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, but the road could grow more difficult from there, a political analyst says. After failing to win any of the first three contests of the Democratic primary, once-frontrunner Biden has fallen behind in national polling to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and […]

On Friday, President Donald Trump held a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. Palmetto State Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared alongside Trump, and made sure to praise the commander-in-chief for what he claims are his main accomplishments. Per The Hill, Graham also praised Trump for the way he has dealt with “never-ending bullsh*t.” “Thank you for […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic Party presidential race as the clear frontrunner, and continued polling as one until weeks before the Iowa caucuses. But Biden collapsed in both Iowa and New Hampshire, finishing fourth in the former and coming in fifth in the latter. In Nevada, he finished some thirty percentage points […]

The final Emerson College/Nexstar South Carolina poll has been released, and it suggests that one candidate is breaking away from the pack, with most of the field dangerously close to single-digit territory. According to the poll, former Vice President Joe Biden is the clear favorite, polling at 41 percent. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is […]

After finishing fourth in Iowa, coming in fifth in New Hampshire, and being blown out of the water by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Nevada, former Vice President Joe Biden lost his long-held status of the Democratic frontrunner. Winning South Carolina, which votes Saturday, is now a must for the Delaware Democrat. Biden still holds a […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic primary race as the undisputed frontrunner, managing to retain the status for nearly a year. That changed with his collapse in Iowa and New Hampshire, and after Sen. Bernie Sanders blew him — and the rest of the field — out of the water in Nevada. For […]

Joe Biden just scored a key endorsement in South Carolina, with top Democrat James Clyburn offering his support just days ahead of the state’s key primary. Clyburn serves as the top-ranking African American in the House, and on Wednesday morning he publicly endorsed the former vice president. Clyburn appeared with Biden at an event in […]

After winning the popular vote in Iowa, winning the New Hampshire primary, and cruising to a landslide victory in Nevada, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont emerged as the undisputed Democratic frontrunner. Some Democrats have expressed concerns over whether Sanders would actually be able to beat President Donald Trump, however. According to Republican Sen. Tim Scott […]

On Saturday, when 10 percent of the votes in the 2020 Nevada Democratic caucuses were in, former Vice President Joe Biden declared his campaign “alive.” Per Politico, Biden held a fiery speech before a group of supporters, taking shots at fellow candidates Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “I […]

Republican Senator Tim Scott claimed that President Donald Trump’s support in the African American community is growing to the point that it could nearly double what it was in 2016, per Real Clear Politics. The South Carolina lawmaker boldly predicted on Fox News show Your World With Neil Cavuto that Trump would earn a “minimum” […]

Democratic Party presidential candidate Tom Steyer has outspent every other White House hopeful — save for fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg — but his strategy has not yielded results. Steyer did not win a single delegate in Iowa or New Hampshire. With the Nevada caucuses around the corner, Steyer is already turning his attention to South […]

Despite setbacks, former Vice President Joe Biden maintained his lead in nationwide opinion polling for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries for nearly a year. That changed once he collapsed in Iowa, where he finished fourth, and New Hampshire, where he came in fifth. Nevada does not look good for Biden either. According to the […]

Disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire appear to have shaken the electorate’s faith in former Vice President Joe Biden, allowing Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders to surge past him in national polling. With the Nevada caucuses only a week away, Biden now appears to be struggling to maintain support across the country. In a potentially […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden held on to his lead in nationwide opinion polling for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries for nearly a year, but everything collapsed once he finished fourth in Iowa. Biden came in fifth in New Hampshire and does not seem to be favored to win Nevada. In order to stay […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic primary race as the frontrunner, retaining the No. 1 position in national polling for months. That changed after Biden’s collapse in Iowa and New Hampshire, with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont taking his place. Biden’s campaign now appears to be shifting the bulk of its resources […]

Police have just discovered the body of Faye Marie Swetlik, the 6-year-old girl who had been missing for the past three days, as reported by WIS TV. The disappearance of the young first grader has touched the nation since the beginning of the week. Faye had been reported missing at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, […]

Though the results of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary are already trickling in, former Vice President Joe Biden isn’t waiting around to find out its conclusion. Instead, the 77-year-old has decided to make his way to South Carolina, where the state will be holding its own primary later this month, according to CNN. The decision means […]

Driving on a dark highway can be a nerve-racking experience and a woman from North Carolina found out why. After pulling over to inspect a flat tire she found herself stranded with her hands crushed under her car. Yet, she was able to perform an incredible task while under extreme duress by finding a way […]

According to the latest Change Research/Post and Courier poll of likely primary voters in South Carolina, cracks are appearing in former Vice President Joe Biden‘s firewall. Biden leads in national polls largely thanks to the support he enjoys in the south — especially in the Palmetto State — but now it appears that Independent Sen. […]

According to the RealClearPolitics average of Democratic primary polling data, former Vice President Joe Biden is the clear favorite in South Carolina, where he enjoys a 19-point advantage over the rest of the field. According to multiple Democratic strategists who talked to The Hill, however, Biden’s South Carolina firewall could crack if he underperforms in […]

A new set of polls from states that will be among the first to vote in 2020 brings bad news for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who in 2016 staged a surprisingly strong run against eventual nominee Hillary Clinton. In 2016, Sanders defeated Clinton in the first primary state, New Hampshire, winning more than 60 percent […]

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack earlier this month. As a result, his campaign has been scrambling ever since to “reassure” voters that the 78-year-old Vermont Senator — the oldest candidate from either party in the 2020 presidential election race — remains “a viable presidential pick,” Reuters reported on Monday. According to […]

A six-year-old South Carolina boy had saved up money for a trip to Walt Disney World. But when he learned that evacuees from Hurricane Dorian were heading through his town, he decided instead to use that money to buy food for them, Augusta, Georgia’s WJBF-TV reports. Jermaine Bell is due to turn 7-years-old this weekend, […]

Hurricane Dorian, which is now a Category 4 hurricane brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, is predicted to deliver a wallop somewhere on the East coast. While the storm is being intensely tracked by the National Hurricane Center and scores of meteorologists, it’s too soon to know exactly where it will make landfall. However, on Saturday, […]

WWE SmackDown Live superstar Jeff Hardy, who has spent the last three months on the sidelines due to injuries, was recently arrested and booked for public intoxication and impairment in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, TMZ reported on Saturday. At the moment, details on Hardy’s arrest are scant, but TMZ shared a photo of the 41-year-old […]

A South Carolina couple has sued both the Trump administration and their state’s governor after a faith-based adoption agency turned them away because they’re gay, Yahoo News reports. Brandy Welch and Eden Rogers tried to foster a child through Miracle Hill Ministries, a South Carolina adoption and foster-care agency run by evangelical Christians, and with […]

A South Carolina teenager is facing expulsion from school for posting a picture on the social media platform Snapchat in which she displayed a gun and held a sign with a racial slur, Yahoo News is reporting. On Tuesday, school officials at Hillcrest High School in Greenville County became aware of a Snapchat post from […]

A seventh-grade teacher at Dillon Middle School in South Carolina is facing heavy backlash after parents discovered a demeaning letter pressuring students to get better grades. “No, you cannot do extra credit to bring up your grade,” the teacher penned near the top of the letter in large bold letters, local news outlet WMBF reports. […]

Former U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings, more popularly known as “Fritz,” has died at the age of 97, according to NPR. A veteran Democrat, Hollings served South Carolina in the Senate for six terms, encompassing nearly four decades of service. He is believed to be one of the last in a generation of Democrats who went […]

Samantha Josephson, the 21-year-old University of South Carolina student who went missing early Friday morning, was reportedly murdered by a 24-year-old man after Josephson mistook his car for an Uber ride, according to reports. Josephson, a political science major who was planning to attend Drexel University’s law school in Philadelphia next fall, went out to […]

While fights are not an uncommon occurrence on most schoolyard playgrounds, a recent incident resulted in the death of one fifth-grade student. As reported by CNN, a South Carolina public school student passed away yesterday after she was injured in a fight that broke out in her classroom. Raniya Wright, 10, passed away on Wednesday, […]

As Democratic presidential campaign candidate Bernie Sanders was making his way through South Carolina, he reportedly hurt himself in a bathroom and required over half-a-dozen stitches. The U.S. Senator was seen with a big bandage over his left eye at a health care panel on Friday, and it was revealed that he actually had an […]

A group of South Carolina Girl Scouts can thank an anonymous stranger for helping them come in out of the cold, thanks to his $500 purchase of their entire inventory, WIS-TV (Columbia) is reporting. It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, which means that young ladies all across the country are in front of shopping centers and […]

Thomas Wayne Pickard, 52 years-old, has been arrested and charged with first-offense prostitution. Currently, this volunteer fire chief from the Indian Land Fire Department is sitting in the York County Jail, reports My Fox8. Pickard was arrested Friday in a prostitution sting just outside the Carowinds area in a motel, reports from WSOC TV. Pickard […]

A white South Carolina woman who was caught on video assaulting black teens at a pool has pleaded guilty to assault and battery and fined $1,000, NBC News is reporting. Back in June, as the Inquisitr reported at the time, Stephanie Sebby-Strempel was hanging out at a neighborhood pool in Charleston when she noticed some […]