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Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work. More>>
South Carolina state agencies have spent more than $3 billion in federal stimulus money, Comptroller Richard Eckstrom announced Friday. More>>
Congressman Joe Wilson is in the middle of an ethics investigation all because of a $12 purchase. More>>
Bill Woolsey reported to his new office for the first time Wednesday morning as the mayor of James Island. More>>
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says the next step for Interstate 73 in South Carolina is an interchange in Dillon... More>>
South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial nominee is looking to bolster her key issue of government transparency by releasing her legislative e-mails — three months after they were requested. More>>
He may not know how to swing the clubs like a pro, but U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene said he's going to try his hand at a game of golf in Myrtle Beach this weekend. More>>
Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday that South Carolina's long fragmented funding system for public schools must be simplified to give every student a quality education. More>>
Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain power, essentially offering one familiar argument: Republicans don't solve problems. More>>
A White House spokesman says politics wasn't a factor in President Barack Obama's remarks about building a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City. More>>
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a magazine interview he wants to leave the Pentagon sometime next year, setting off furious speculation as to who might take his place. More>>
Yale University says it has hired retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal to teach a graduate level seminar on leadership on its New Haven, Conn., campus. More>>
Name-calling is a winner this campaign season. By a landslide. More>>
At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely dismissed hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggests. More>>
Independents who embraced President Barack Obama's call for change in 2008 are ready for a shift again, and that's worrisome news for Democrats. More>>
The next several months in the Afghanistan war will prove to be a crucial test of President Barack Obama's politically risky strategy to send tens of thousands more troops to the fight. More>>
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Monday he always knew a Justice Department probe of his ties to disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff would end without criminal charges being filed against him because he did... More>>
Officials at South Carolina's public universities say Gov. Mark Sanford's call for a hold on new construction would hurt students looking for new technology and a quality education. More>>
President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill directing $600 million more to securing the U.S.-Mexico border, a modest election-year victory that underscores his failure so far to deliver an overhaul of immigration law. More>>
A defiant Maxine Waters disputed charges that she violated House ethics rules and released documents Friday that could undercut the complaint that the 10-term California Democrat sought federal money to bail out a bank where... More>>
State health officials are testing a white powdery substance found Thursday in a letter at Sen. Lindsey Graham's office in Greenville. More>>
The big political bull's-eye on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's back isn't keeping her from campaigning for Democratic candidates in several states, even if she avoids some of the most conservative regions. More>>
The new U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the goal of starting an American pullback by July 2011 will depend on conditions at the time. More>>
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is calling for a "change in attitude" on Capitol Hill in getting more civilian help in Afghanistan. More>>
By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press Writer WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -Republican congressional candidate Mike Pompeo apologized Thursday after his campaign posted on its Twitter feed and Facebook page a link to a blog... More>>
Congressional ethics charges have tarnished Maxine Waters' reputation in Washington. But in the struggling, mostly Hispanic and black neighborhoods she represents, residents still hold the 10-term Democratic... More>>
Almost two hours of debate and deliberation at Thursday night's finance committee meeting could not move the Sea Island Greenway project closer to realization. More>>
The economy is looking bleaker as new applications for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in almost six months. More>>
As the U.S. winds up combat operations in Iraq this month, a gap is widening between the militaries of both countries and their political masters over whether American soldiers should stay beyond the 2011 deadline for a... More>>
The people of South Carolina deserve credit for helping save an estimated $1.6 billion in costs for the 2010 census, Census Bureau officials said Thursday. More>>
South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley says she wants to eliminate corporate income taxes to boost jobs. More>>
The Department of Labor will release almost $97.5 million in unemployment insurance funds to the state of South Carolina, the federal agency announced Tuesday. More>>
President Barack Obama has plenty of critics in South Carolina and few issues anger them more than the president's success on healthcare reform. But in Columbia, Congressman Jim Clyburn told seniors that bill will save Social Security and provide a range of other benefits. More>>
Republicans meeting in Missouri have retained South Carolina as the first Southern primary for the 2012 presidential race. More>>
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Craigslist against South Carolina's attorney general, who is trying to prosecute the Internet company for carrying ads for prostitution. More>>
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her 9-year-old daughter Sasha toured a historic cathedral in the southern city of Granada on Thursday on the first full day of their vacation in Spain. More>>
The Parents Television Council, a decency group that targets the entertainment industry, issued Monday a warning letter to the 300 advertisers of CBS' new show "$#*! My Dad Says," stating they would release the names of the advertisers unless they back away from the time slot. More>>
Home alone, President Barack Obama turned 49 on Wednesday. More>>
The Pentagon says it's sending six helicopters from Afghanistan to help ferry relief supplies or refugees in flood-ravaged Pakistan. More>>
Supporters and opponents of Elena Kagan painted vastly different portraits of the Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday, as they got their final say on the Senate floor before a near-certain vote to confirm her later this week. More>>
Stability control systems already on the market for tractor trailer trucks - including tank trucks hauling hazardous loads - could prevent nearly 3,500 rollover accidents and save an estimated 106 lives a year if they were... More>>
Tomasa Bulux speaks Spanish to her children, maintains an altar at home representing her Mayan culture's view of the world and meets once a week with Mayan immigrants who speak her indigenous Quiche tongue. More>>
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday it would be "deeply irresponsible" for the Obama administration to support a wholesale extension of Bush era tax cuts, including breaks for the wealthy. More>>
President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a bill reducing the disparity between federal mandatory sentences for convictions for crack cocaine and the powder form of the drug. More>>
The head of the nation'slargest labor federation on Tuesday urged union leaders to step up support for Democrats in the November elections, despite some frustration with the pace of gains on labor's agenda. More>>
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GUYT'-nur) says it would be "deeply irresponsible" for the Obama administration to support a wholesale extension of the Bush era tax cuts, including breaks for the wealthy. More>>
Democratic leaders say they've emptied the swamp of congressional corruption. Never mind the ethics trials to come for two longtime party members. More>>
Each time U.S. or NATO forces accidentally kill Afghan civilians, insurgents and their sympathizers typically retaliate with six additional assaults on foreign forces over the next six weeks, researchers using newly... More>>
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pledged on Monday to move with speed to implement the biggest overhaul of the financial system since the Great Depression. He said that a top priority will be simplifying the complicated... More>>
Nearing a milestone in the long and divisive Iraq war, President Barack Obama on Monday hailed this month's planned withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops - "as promised and on schedule" - as a major success despite deep... More>>
Public distrust of government is limiting the push for tighter federal regulations even in the wake of regulatory lapses that contributed to the financial meltdown, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and April's deadly... More>>
The final straw came when Guy Vance's chest, neck and face ballooned, little air bubbles in his skin crackling to the touch - all because of a leak somewhere in his lung. More>>
A spokeswoman for Sen. John McCain says the senator is blocking President Barack Obama's nominee to be the director of national intelligence. More>>
President Barack Obama's Senate allies are taking one last run at advancing what's left of his tattered jobs agenda. More>>
After a series of morning briefings, President Barack Obama will sign the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office on Tuesday. More>>
President Barack Obama says he agrees that more control must be exerted over illegal immigration, but he won't accept "a patchwork of 50 different states" acting on their own. More>>
A "Martha Thomas for Mayor" sign on James Island is a fake. Thomas said it was part of a practical joke played on her by a friend who owns a graphic sign company. More>>
A recent Supreme Court ruling is going to put more pressure on businesses that sell alcohol. Bars, restaurants, and even convenience stores could face stiffer penalties for selling alcohol to someone who ends up injuring someone else in a car accident. More>>
A viral video featuring U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene is gaining popularity on YouTube, after it was added to the website on Wednesday. More>>
Vice President Joe Biden will be visiting the University of South Carolina for the dedication ceremony of the new Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library today. More>>
Surprise U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene frequently mentions his 13 years of military service, but records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press show that the veteran who has called himself an "American hero" was considered a lackluster service member at best. More>>
One day your annual flu shot could come in the mail. More>>
Republican gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley has pulled an online ad that used a popular Black Eyed Peas song without permission. More>>
Abortion foes have won a round in the first test of how President Barack Obama's health care law will be applied to the politically charged issue. More>>
Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, top-secret intelligence gathering by the government has grown so unwieldy and expensive that no one really knows what it cost and how many people are involved, The Washington Post... More>>
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Monday to convince skeptical Pakistanis that American interest in their country extends beyond the fight against Islamist militants by announcing a raft of new aid... More>>
Democrat Joe Sestak - a son of the Philadelphia suburbs - needs the independent voters in his backyard as he campaigns for a Senate seat in a swing state that may tilt Republican this year. More>>
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday assured Afghan women that they will not be forgotten amid fears that peace efforts and a scaled-down foreign troop presence will bring Islamist extremists into the... More>>
President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans. More>>
President Barack Obama is welcoming a Mercury astronaut and the Phoenix Mercury women's basketball champions to the White House on a day that will end with the sound of Broadway music in the East Room. More>>
In his first campaign appearance, South Carolina's surprising U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene avoided any major gaffes Sunday as he hit his three major themes of jobs, education and justice. More>>
The surprise US Senate candidate from South Carolina had his first campaign speech Sunday -- but didn't include many details on his platform for election. More>>
The tea party is not a racist group, says Vice President Joe Biden, though he believes that some of those involved in the movement have expressed racist views. More>>
Vice President Joe Biden is assuring House Democrats that he thinks they'll keep control after the fall elections. Only a week ago, President Barack Obama's press secretary infuriated members of his own party by... More>>
President Barack Obama is calling on Republicans to stop blocking a bill that would extend unemployment benefits to millions of out of work Americans. More>>
President Barack Obama and the first family said goodbye to Maine on Sunday after an energetic weekend vacation along the Atlantic coast. More>>
Vice President Joe Biden says the lengthy negotiations in the Iraqi government on power-sharing should not affect the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops. More>>
Vice President Joe Biden says he never viewed ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's mocking comment about him as a personal attack - but rather a reflection of policy disagreements over Afghanistan. More>>
Vice President Joe Biden is taking a more cautious approach when it comes to next summer's planned military U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan. More>>
South Carolina, meet Alvin Greene. The surprise winner in the June 8 Democratic primary gave his first campaign speech Sunday to the Manning branch of the NAACP in a packed gymnasium at Manning Junior High School. More>>
Pakistan and Afghanistan sealed a landmark trade deal Sunday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed the two neighbors to step up civilian cooperation and work together against al-Qaida and the Taliban. More>>
The Treasury Department failed to consider the economic fallout when it told General Motors and Chrysler to quickly shutter many dealerships as part of government-led bankruptcies, a federal watchdog found. More>>
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is heading to Europe on a trade mission. More>>
Democratic lawmakers leading their party's election efforts are predicting Democrats will retain control of Congress this fall. More>>
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says daughter Chelsea's approaching wedding is making nervous wrecks of both parents. More>>
Talk about Republican Sen. David Vitter's worst political nightmare - a surprise challenger with all the right conservative credentials and none of the baggage of the incumbent's prostitution scandal. More>>
A minor party candidate for governor in South Carolina has several arrests for fraudulent checks in his record, along with driving offenses and an assault and battery charge. More>>
Alvin Greene, the unexpected, unemployed underdog South Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, is starting to campaign a little harder. More>>
Greene, who is also battling a obscenity charge that was filed before his election, went on to say that if a movie is made, "he wants to be portrayed by Denzel Washington." More>>
Fans of Lifetime's "Army Wives" might recognize actor Terry Serpico as Lt. Col. Frank Sherwood. The actor talks about his military upbringing, what fuels the show, and even offers up some political advice for SC's Legislature. More>>
Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce and seven other people have filed a $50 million lawsuit against the town and 14 current and past leaders for conspiring "to bring about the demise of the town of Atlantic Beach." More>>
The buzz surrounding surprise Senate nominee Alvin Greene has gone international as Republican incumbent Jim DeMint's Democratic challenger described an unusual plan for job creation to a British newspaper this week. More>>
Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley will grace the cover of the latest issue of Newsweek. The magazine named her one of several "women on the verge." More>>
South Carolina legislators are returning to the Statehouse to wrap up work on the state budget and deal with Gov. Mark Sanford's remaining vetoes. More>>
Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, a fiery orator versed in the classics and a hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to the state of his Depression-era upbringing, died Monday. He was 92. More>>
Congressional negotiators struck a deal Friday on the toughest financial regulations since the Great Depression, aiming to rein in Wall Street excess and tighten rules on everything from simple debit card swipes to the most... More>>
President Barack Obama sacked his loose-lipped Afghanistan commander Wednesday, a seismic shift for the military order in wartime, and chose the familiar, admired - and tightly disciplined - Gen. David Petraeus to replace... More>>
Living in prison didn't stop nearly 1,300 inmates from cashing in on a popular tax break for first-time homebuyers, a government investigator reported Wednesday. Their take: more than $9 million. More>>
The Supreme Court upheld the government's authority Monday to ban aid to designated terrorist groups, even when that support is intended to steer the groups toward peaceful and legal activities. More>>
There may be a petition candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina this fall. Organizers are collecting petitions to get Linda Ketner on the ballot. More>>
A tea party favorite running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky says President Barack Obama is using the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to advance an energy tax. More>>
The newly chosen Democratic and Republican nominees running for South Carolina education superintendent are getting an early start on their first debate. More>>
Berkeley County voters are sounding off in response to comments made by retiring congressman Henry Brown. Brown lost a primary runoff for BerkeleyCounty Supervisor to Dan Davis on Tuesday. More>>
Known for his blunt and uncompromising instincts, Gen. Stanley McChrystal spoke his mind once too often. More>>
Federal officials are looking into whether any rules were violated when passengers on a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight were stranded for hours aboard a sweltering plane at a Connecticut airport without food or water. More>>
South Carolina Republicans nominated a tea party-backed Indian-American woman to run for governor and a conservative black man to run for Congress from the former Confederate state. Another incumbent congressman lost. So did... More>>
You wouldn't know it from the public debate, but the U.S.-Mexico border is more fortified now than it was even five years ago. Far more agents patrol it, more fences, barriers and technology protect it and taxpayers are... More>>
Associated Press - June 23, 2010 2:55 PM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - With their primary races and runoffs decided, Republicans are turning to a general election contest and picking a couple of... More>>
The United Nations said Wednesday that global drug use is shifting as demand for cocaine and heroin flattens in developed countries but rises in the developing world. More>>
The White House said Tuesday it will immediately appeal a federal judge's ruling against the Obama administration's moratorium on new deepwater drilling. More>>
For several grueling hours each day, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan sits at a witness table, facing a phalanx of questioners grilling her about constitutional law, her views of legal issues and what qualifies her to be a... More>>
President Barack Obama is chipping away at his long list of promises to gay voters but has yet to win the enthusiastic backing of the reliably Democratic voting bloc. More>>
Lawmakers on Tuesday criticized U.S. military officials for failing to heed warnings about the role they say a Pentagon transportation contract plays in fueling extortion and corruption in Afghanistan. More>>
State Rep. Tim Scott is one step closer to becoming the first black Republican in a century in the U.S. House from South Carolina. More>>
Voters in South Carolina nominated a black Republican lawmaker for an open congressional seat Tuesday, rejecting a legendary political name and adding diversity to the national party. More>>
State Sen. Vincent Sheheen says the race for South Carolina governor has officially begun. More>>
In the end, the political clout of 18,000 auto dealers scattered nationwide was too much even for President Barack Obama. More>>
South Carolina Republicans are calling for their primary losers to fall in line behind the GOP's nominees. More>>
Nikki Haley's victory in South Carolina's bruising GOP primary for governor moves the state lawmaker closer to becoming her state's first woman chief executive and America's first Sikh-born governor, while... More>>
Elaine Marshall has won the Democratic nomination to challenge North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr in November. More>>
With her victory, state Rep. Haley has moved one step closer to becoming the first female governor in the conservative-leaning state. More>>
Incumbent Dan Davis overcame retired Congressman Henry Brown in Tuesday's runoff for Berkeley County supervisor. More>>
Bill Salisbury edged Sharon Shuler in a runoff in the Berkeley County coroner's race. More>>
Alan Wilson earned the republican nomination for Attorney General by winning Tuesday's primary runoff. More>>
Nikki Haley's victory in South Carolina's bruising GOP primary for governor moves the state lawmaker closer to becoming her state's first woman chief executive while assuring her a place on the national political scene. More>>
Mick Zais defeated Elizabeth Moffly to win the republican nomination for Superintendent of Education. More>>
David Chinnis edged out James Stein in Tuesday's republican runoff for Dorchester County Council. More>>
Florence County Councilman Ken Ard has defeated Lt. Col. Bill Connor in a republican runoff for Lt. Governor. More>>
Officials say turnout in South Carolina's primary runoff elections has been light so far as voters pick GOP nominees in four statewide races. More>>
Election cycles rife with ambiguous, difficult-to-prove claims and damning personal attacks may make for good entertainment, but it fails to inform the voters, says a communications professor and political analyst from the College of Charleston. More>>
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a federal judge went too far when he banned the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa seeds after claims that the plants might harm the environment. More>>
The head of the new office set up to handle damage claims for the Gulf oil spill is pledging that all eligible and legitimate claims will be paid - and paid promptly. More>>
Striking a deeply personal tone, President Barack Obama urged fathers to play an active role in their children's lives, and lamented the time he had to spend away from his own daughters as he built his political career. More>>
The man President Barack Obama picked to run the $20 billion Gulf oil spill damage fund said Monday many people are in "desperate financial straits" and need immediate relief. More>>
Failed conservative Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork is joining anti-abortion activists to publicly oppose confirming Elena Kagan as a justice. More>>
The Obama administration reaffirmed Sunday that it will begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next summer, despite reservations among top generals that absolute deadlines are a mistake. More>>
It was near the end of a long day and Sen. Christopher Dodd, in his shirt sleeves with 1,900 pages of proposed financial regulations stacked in front of him, had been scanning the hearing room of the House Financial Services... More>>
Part listening, part cajoling, an innovative approach to resolving medical malpractice cases could become a model for courts around the country thanks to a pioneering judge who invested his own time in learning about... More>>
A Senate sponsor of a climate and energy bill says supporters are still short of the 60 votes they need to advance the legislation. More>>
Republican Senate hopeful Sharron Angle has released an Internet ad accusing Sen. Harry Reid of spending special interest money in a "brutal advertising assault ... to throw mud and try to tear down his opponent" in the... More>>
The Senate's top Republican says it's too early to say whether GOP lawmakers might try to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan even though hearings are set to begin June 28. More>>
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama could end up vetoing legislation that would lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military. More>>
President Barack Obama's latest White House meeting with Israel's prime minister is set for July 6 - more than a month after their last one was scuttled at the last minute. More>>
The Obama administration is reaffirming its pledge to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next summer. More>>
President Barack Obama is extending Father's Day by one day. More>>
By JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala - a new wave of Indian-American politicians. More>>
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama could end up vetoing legislation that would lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military. More>>
Congressman Gresham Barrett's bid for governor in Tuesday's GOP runoff is a longshot fight to keep his reputation intact. More>>
South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley says she's campaigning for Tuesday's runoff as though she is in fourth place. More>>
The chief supporter of a bill to create incentives for a large, upscale retail development proposed near the South Carolina coast says the idea is dead for the year. More>>
A 114-year-old museum dedicated to South Carolina's military past may be running out of time. More>>
U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett says a Republican gubernatorial ad that called him retired from the Army was a mistake. More>>
Haley and Barrett sit across from moderator Ben HooverSouth Carolina gubernatorial candidates Nikki Haley and Gresham Barrett are questioning each others' votes on spending and bailout legislation in their last debates before Tuesday's runoff election. More>>
The state's Democratic Executive Board Thursday decided there was not enough evidence to overthrow the primary election victory of Alvin Greene and force a second primary against Vic Rawl. More>>
South Carolina senators have ended a filibuster on a voter ID bill by refusing to accept a House compromise they say limits voters' ability to cast ballots early. More>>
Candidates are picking up more endorsements in the Republican runoff in South Carolina's coastal 1st Congressional District. More>>
It's the South Carolina Senate's turn to decide the fate of technical schools, public libraries, health programs and other items Gov. Mark Sanford cut from the budget. More>>
Someone spray-painted the words "you lie" on a sign and a wall at Congressman Joe Wilson's campaign office. More>>
The College of Charleston Friday is opening its doors to political discourse again when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former SC first lady Jenny Sanford will join GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley on the school's campus. More>>
South Carolina Republican gubernatorial hopefuls U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett and state Rep. Nikki Haley will discuss issues in the only scheduled broadcast debates of the runoff campaign. More>>
South Carolina's Democrats are gathering to decide whether to overturn the results of the primary election that saw an unemployed, unknown military veteran win the nomination for U.S. Senate. More>>
The South Carolina House has upheld more than 50 vetoes that will lead to hundreds of layoffs. The House's nearly 15-hour debate on Gov. Mark Sanford's 107 vetoes wrapped up early Thursday. More>>
Sex between high school teachers and older students would become a crime under a measure approved by South Carolina legislators. More>>
The South Carolina Legislature has approved a compromise on an abortion bill after House Republicans dropped a provision requiring women to make two trips to the clinic. More>>
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division concluded Wednesday an investigation into a presumed death threat made against South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster. More>>
Candidates in some top political races are raising big sums of money using software that taps donors' social networks, an endeavor that lets the donors track their friends' donations with the zeal a fantasy baseball... More>>
Childhood immunizations, technical colleges, and educational television have so far survived the budget ax as South Carolina legislators consider 107 vetoes. More>>
South Carolina lawmakers have dropped the idea of doing away with corporate incomes taxes. More>>
South Carolina legislators are debating 107 vetoes to the state budget that could nearly shut down some agencies and slash programs. More>>
The Republican candidates for the 1st District Congressional seat got into verbal fisticuffs in a televised debate Tuesday as Tim Scott and Paul Thurmond tried to convince voters of their strengths while fighting off their opponent's claims of being career politicians. More>>
President Barack Obama is capping two days in the suffering Gulf of Mexico with a solemn, high-stakes address to the nation that will lay out the enormous effort needed to right the multifaceted damage from the country's... More>>
It's a simple matter of math: Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court has complicated the government's effort to force the tobacco industry to cough up nearly $300 billion. More>>
Nine Charleston County precincts are changing polling station locations for the June 22 primary run-off elections. More>>
It could take years and possibly even a peace settlement for Afghanistan to reap profits from nearly $1 trillion in mineral resources that U.S. geologists say lie beneath its rugged terrain - some in areas currently... More>>
The Lexington County senator who took heat for using a racial slur to describe President Barack Obama and fellow legislator Nikki Haley defended himself during a State House vote Tuesday. More>>
Democratic senators want BP to set aside $20 billion to pay for cleanup and other costs from the Gulf oil spill. More>>
South Carolina legislators have postponed debate on a compromise to require voters show a photo ID at the polls and allow limited early voting. More>>
The South Carolina General Assembly has approved a bill requiring the buyer and seller of an older mobile home to ensure it has working smoke detectors. More>>
A watchdog group wants South Carolina's top prosecutor to investigate whether someone gave money to the unemployed, unknown man who won the Democratic U.S. Senate primary. More>>
A new Rasmussen poll released Tuesday shows Republican incumbent Jim DeMint outdistancing his unknown, unemployed opponent by more than 30 points. More>>
Comedian and television host Jon Stewart has put South Carolina politics on the national stage again with his Monday night opening to The Daily Show. More>>
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