South Carolina

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.

Democrats vote to change order of 2024 presidential primary

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

The Democratic Party on Saturday approved the reordering of its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot.

Trump launches 2024 run with visits to New Hampshire, South Carolina

By Meg Kinnard, Holly Ramer, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with a stop Saturday in New Hampshire before heading to South Carolina, appearances in early-voting states marking the first campaign events since announcing his latest run more than two months ago.

Judges rule South Carolina racially gerrymandered U.S. House district

By James Pollard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Friday that the U.S. House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power.

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban

By James Pollard, Associated Press

The court issued a 3-2 decision Thursday saying the restriction enacted by the Deep South state violates a state constitutional right to privacy.

Democrats vote to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st primary state

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

The Democratic National Committee's rule-making arm made the move Friday to strip Iowa from the position it has held for more than four decades after technical meltdowns sparked chaos and marred results of the state's 2020 caucus.