Feb 25 6 takeaways from Trump's victory in the South Carolina Republican primary By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump trounced Nikki Haley on Saturday in the South Carolina primary, a victory that emphatically punctuated the depth and breadth of his support among Republican primary voters as he vanquished his lone remaining major opponent in her home state. Continue reading
Feb 24 Trump wins South Carolina primary according to AP, easily beating Haley in her home state By Meg Kinnard, Will Weissert, Associated Press Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 2:43 News Wrap: Navalny's body returned to his mother, Western leaders meet with Zelenskyy In our news wrap Saturday, South Carolina is holding its GOP presidential primary, Western leaders visited Kyiv as Ukraine’s war with Russia entered its third year, a Navalny aide said the late Russian opposition leader’s body has been handed over… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 4:26 How South Carolina's GOP primary results may affect Haley's fight for the nomination By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde Saturday’s South Carolina primary is a crucial test for former two-term Gov. Nikki Haley’s effort to puncture former President Donald Trump’s air of inevitability. Trump has big leads over Haley in both polling averages and the number of delegates already… Continue watching
Feb 24 As South Carolina votes in GOP primary, Trump seeks to defeat Haley in her home state By Meg Kinnard, Will Weissert, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is looking to win his fourth straight primary state on Saturday over Nikki Haley in South Carolina, aiming to hand a home-state embarrassment to his last remaining major rival for the Republican nomination. Continue reading
Feb 24 Man found guilty of killing trans woman in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity By James Pollard, Associated Press A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:27 Haley struggles to close gap with Trump ahead of South Carolina primary By Lisa Desjardins, Layla Quran, Ian Couzens South Carolinians head to the polls Saturday in the state’s Republican primary race. South Carolina is often seen as a bellwether with its first-in-the-South contest, and Nikki Haley has spent more money and time on the ground in her home… Continue watching
Feb 19 As South Carolina primary closes in, Nikki Haley is sharpening contrasts with Donald Trump By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Nikki Haley is using the closing days of the South Carolina GOP primary matchup with Donald Trump to hone her argument that she is the lone remaining candidate who can unite Americans. Continue reading
Feb 10 Haley challenges Trump on her home turf ahead of Republican primary in South Carolina By Michelle L. Price, Meg Kinnard, James Pollard, Associated Press With two weeks to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, Nikki Haley is trying to challenge Donald Trump on her home turf while the former president tries to quash his last major rival’s narrow path to the nomination. Continue reading
Feb 05 South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood By James Pollard, Associated Press In a lawsuit filed Monday, Taylor Shelton and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic argue that the Republican-led state Legislature provided two different definitions of "fetal heartbeat" in a confusing manner. Continue reading