Jun 09 Live Results: South Carolina midterm primaries South Carolina voters will choose nominees for governor and other offices in a state primary on Tuesday, the latest test of President Donald Trump’s sway over Republican voters. Continue reading
Jun 09 Republicans try to extend winning streak in South Carolina as Graham seeks fifth term By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Democrats in both gubernatorial and Senate primaries have criticized what they see as failures of South Carolina's GOP-dominated leadership. Continue reading
Jun 09 6 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries as Platner seeks Maine win By Steve Peoples, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota head to the polls Tuesday for another day of primary elections in America, but much of the political world will be focused on Maine's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest. Continue reading
Jun 01 WATCH: South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidates meet for debate By Molly Finnegan South Carolina's Republican candidates for governor will take part in a debate hosted by public media station SCETV Monday. Continue reading
May 29 South Carolina Democrats expected to celebrate after failure of Trump-backed redistricting push By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Democrats gathering this weekend in South Carolina are likely to be jubilant following the failure of a GOP-led effort to redraw House district lines more favorably to Republicans. Continue reading
May 26 South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's push to redraw congressional maps By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, David A. Lieb, Associated Press The proposal passed the South Carolina House on May 20 after two days of long debate. But senators on Tuesday were more skeptical of the effort. Continue reading
May 18 Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans target Rep. Clyburn's seat By Jeffrey Collins, David A. Lieb, Associated Press The Southern redistricting efforts come after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections for minority districts. Continue reading
May 14 Louisiana senate passes new U.S. House map that would eliminate majority-Black district By David A. Lieb, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The new U.S. House districts, which still need House approval, would be used for primary elections poised to be postponed from Saturday until November. This as South Carolina's governor pushed for congressional redistricting and could call lawmakers into a special… Continue reading
May 13 Watch 8:13 Why a court overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant A murder conviction that gripped the nation and touched on power and privilege in the South has been tossed out. Former South Carolina prosecutor Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of killing his wife and son. But the state’s Supreme Court… Continue watching
May 13 Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions overturned in South Carolina Supreme Court ruling By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Prosecutors said they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence. Continue reading