After a lifetime outside politics, an artist chooses his side: Trump
CHARLESTON, S.C. – White Converse shoes, green work pants scattered with paint stains, black hoodie and a cowboy hat covered with dozens of rock ‘n’ roll pins. Anderson Lee Smith, a 66-year-old, 6-foot-tall man with his long, gray hair tied back in a low ponytail,...
After a lifetime outside politics, an artist chooses his side: Trump
CHARLESTON, S.C. – White Converse shoes, green work pants scattered with paint stains, black hoodie and a cowboy hat covered with dozens of rock ‘n’ roll pins. Anderson Lee Smith, a 66-year-old, 6-foot-tall man with his long, gray hair tied back in a low ponytail,...
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Impeachment is just another weapon in a time of deep polarization
For 211 years, only one president had been impeached. But three of the last five presidents have been impeached or faced impeachment inquiries, and just this month a Cabinet secretary was impeached for the first time since 1876. While a powerful constitutional weapon when wielded correctly, the impeachment blade is becoming dull thanks to overuse, according to some political experts.
Impeachment is just another weapon in a time of deep polarization
For 211 years, only one president had been impeached. But three of the last five presidents have been impeached or faced impeachment inquiries, and just this month a Cabinet secretary was impeached for the first time since 1876. While a powerful constitutional weapon when wielded correctly, the impeachment blade is becoming dull thanks to overuse, according to some political experts.
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Charleston, South Carolina waits for the Supreme Court Decision on the legality of the first congressional district
CHARLESTON -- The city of Charleston is one of the most important voting rights battlegrounds in the country. In 2021, the Republican-led legislature redrew the congressional districts in the state, pushing 30,000 black voters and two-thirds of the black population of...
Charleston, South Carolina waits for the Supreme Court Decision on the legality of the first congressional district
CHARLESTON -- The city of Charleston is one of the most important voting rights battlegrounds in the country. In 2021, the Republican-led legislature redrew the congressional districts in the state, pushing 30,000 black voters and two-thirds of the black population of...
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Food deserts persist as Congress seeks to help
A federal bill aims to eliminate food deserts with funds for a program that incentivizes grocery stores to establish more locations in underserved areas.
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House Committee attacks Biden’s border policies
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement held a hearing on Mar.7 to examine President Joe Biden’s inability to maintain border security, calling for a change in the current immigration law. While both Democrats...
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WASHINGTON – The primaries may not be a predictor of what is to come in November, but if Tuesday’s contests revealed anything, it’s that President Biden and former President Trump may find more opposition from within their own parties than outside of them, experts...
read moreHaley looks ahead to Michigan after South Carolina primary on Saturday
Despite losses in early primaries and low poll numbers in her home state, Nikki Haley projected confidence and determination during her “Beast of the Southeast” bus tour in South Carolina. Haley’s strong support among college-educated Republicans and moderates as well as the momentum effect shows that she has reasons to stay in the race.
Nearly three-quarters of South Carolina election officials have quit
Growing speculation around the security of elections is causing stress for top election officials. The pressure is too much for some, causing them to leave their positions. Listen to the on-the-ground audio reporting here:
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley seems unable to connect with young voters
Even with the Republican primary at hand and a former governor of their state on the ballot, young voters in South Carolina were focused instead on the general election rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump — whether they were students at colleges across the state or trainees at a technical school.
Michigan congressional retirements leave Democratic seats vulnerable in swing districts
Forty-four members of the House of Representatives have announced they will not be seeking reelection in November. Although slightly more Democrats have announced their retirements, experts said the overall number is not as important as the fact that several Democrats are retiring from crucial swing districts.
Biden’s policy toward Gaza and Israel raises concerns in swing states
Voters in key swing states have been criticizing President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, which some experts said could cause him trouble during the 2024 election cycle.
Texas’ struggle with the government over border security continues one month after a migrant family died
WASHINGTON – Tensions between the Biden administration and Gov. Greg Abbott continued to heighten after a mother and two children drowned in the Rio Grande last month as they tried to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. The drownings occurred near Eagle Pass’...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupt Biden campaign speech
MANASSAS, Va. – At their first joint campaign event in the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied voters around abortion access and reproductive rights at a northern Virginia university campus, but several Pro-Palestinian...
Nikki Haley supporters haven’t slowed down, despite polling numbers
Nikki Haley supporters gathered on Saturday in Newberry, S.C. to see the presidential hopeful speak on the first stop of her “Beast of the South” bus tour.
Biden likely would not be able to fulfill promises on abortion policy
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have chosen to make abortion rights a center of their campaign. However, experts say that he may not be able to restore rights in the way that he says.
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