South Carolina

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on economy and manufacturing during South Carolina visit

By Aamer Madhani, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

With an eye toward 2024, Biden made his case that government investments will help the U.S. out-compete China and that his agenda has delivered in ways that Trump could not.

Trump rally draws massive crowd in heavily Republican part of South Carolina

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend.

Republican presidential candidates travel to key states as 2024 race heats up

By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens

With the summer campaign season in full swing, the Republican presidential hopefuls are criss-crossing early-voting states hoping to stand out in a growing field of candidates. Amna Nawaz discussed the candidates and voters with Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and…

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South Carolina's new stricter abortion law paused until state Supreme Court review

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

A judge on Friday put a temporary halt to South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy.

South Carolina's only women senators resist new abortion restrictions up for debate

By James Pollard, Associated Press

The Republican-led state Senate on Tuesday is expected to debate a bill banning most abortions after an ultrasound detects cardiac activity, generally around six weeks and before most people know they are pregnant.

WATCH: South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott announces 2024 presidential run

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

The Senate's only Black Republican, Scott kicked off the campaign in his hometown of North Charleston, on the campus of Charleston Southern University, his alma mater and a private school affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.

Supreme Court to decide if South Carolina congressional maps discriminates against Black voters

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether South Carolina's congressional districts need to be redrawn because they discriminate against Black voters.

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina and Nebraska legislatures

By Margery A. Beck, James Pollard, Associated Press

Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell short of advancing in close legislative votes amid heated debates among Republicans.

South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban

By James Pollard, Associated Press

A 22-21 vote Thursday marks the third time a near-total abortion ban has failed to pass the Republican-led chamber since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade last summer.

U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast

By Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

President Joe Biden gave the order to take down the device after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America, becoming the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.