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Republican firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace lost her GOP primary for South Carolina governor, potentially ending her rollercoaster political career. Mace failed to advance to a runoff Tuesday. She was considered a top contender in the race until a series of scandals cut into her in-state support and she bucked President Donald Trump to help release the Jeffrey Epstein files. Trump’s preferred candidate, South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, and Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff June 23. It’s the latest victory for Trump on the heels of his success ousting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Mace’s ally on the...

A warehouse manager who was inside the Burnstein Von Seelen facility when federal agents conducted an immigration raid said workers screamed and tried to hide as dozens of agents moved through the plant with guns drawn. Randy Linsenbigler, a warehouse manager who has worked at Burnstein Von Seelen in Abbeville for nearly 30 years, said he had no idea what was coming Wednesday morning. “I didn’t know what was going on. I heard people screaming. Then I saw some girls coming running towards me like four or five of them and I’m like what is going on. So I walked...

I love the Great State of South Carolina, won every one of my Races there BY A LANDSLIDE, and only want the BEST representing you in Elected Office! There is a RINO Candidate in the Palmetto State named David Pascoe, a lifelong Democrat who previously endorsed Crooked Joe Biden for President, and served as a Biden Co-Chair in South Carolina — He is now running in the Republican Primary to be your next Attorney General. Pascoe is a total fraud and phony, and no friend of our incredible Movement to, MAKE SOUTH CAROLINA, AND AMERICA, GREAT AGAIN! To our amazing...

Sen. Lindsey Graham held a campaign event in Downtown Charleston [last] Friday, where he outlined his political priorities and urged supporters not to back down heading into election season... Regardless of the topic being discussed, Graham found a way to loop in how his tight relationship with the President is a pillar voters should lean on when at the polls...

Poll after poll shows the 24-year incumbent struggling to stay above the critical 50% line. Here’s the truth about Tuesday, and it’s simpler than the establishment wants you to think. Lindsey Graham doesn’t have to be beaten outright on June 9. He just has to be held under 50%. In South Carolina, if no candidate clears a majority, this goes to a runoff — one-on-one, no crowded field for Graham to hide behind. And poll after poll this year has shown the same thing: after 24 years in Washington, Graham keeps hovering right around that 50% line. Some have him...

The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrests of 114 illegal migrants over a three-day operation on South Carolina’s highways I-26 and I-85 last month. The arrests were made during “Operation Safe Drive,” which was conducted in the Palmetto State on May 12, 13, and 14, in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies, according to the Columbia Post and Courier. ICE spokesperson Lindsay Williams rated the arrests as both “criminal” and “administrative” but the exact charges and names of the suspects have not yet been released. The department also said that the operation...

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A store owner in South Carolina who spent three years in jail before his trial was acquitted of a murder charge after shooting and killing an armed teen outside the store in 2023. A jury in Richland County found Rick Chow not guilty Monday in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Cormack-Belton. On May 28, 2023, Chow and his son, Andy Chow, pursued Cormack-Belton out of their Columbia, South Carolina, convenience store after suspecting him of shoplifting. The father and son duo chased the teen about 100 yards before Chow shot him in the back with a .45-caliber Glock handgun,...

AP — A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia, but maintained he acted to defend his son. The killing sent waves of anguish and grief through the African American community in Richland County, where nearly half the population is Black.After the verdict was read, sobs and cries of distress could be heard coming from Carmack-Belton’s family...

A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and stashing them in his home. David Rush was arrested and charged with criminal theft of public money last week, according to federal court filings in Virginia, where he lives. From November to March, Rush requested and received a “significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses,” according to an affidavit from an FBI agent investigating the case. The affidavit says its unclear what Rush...

In Alaska three Latvian climbers fell to their deaths... The top US general in Latin America met Cuba's military leadership... Two killed and two wounded in a Ukrainian drone... Three more killed in the latest US air attack... President Trump turning against Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina endorsing... The messaging from the White House...no 'final determination'...deal with Iran... warning of dangerous military activity tonight in the Strait of Hormuz... Bulgaria's new nationalist Prime Minister...government will limit the stays of US military aircraft... A federal judge in Miami announcing an inquiry into the... lawsuit by President Trump... judge ruling...

Father of 22-year-old Logan Federico screaming at Democrats in Congress after his daughter was dragged from bed, forced on her knees, and executed... ...by a man arrested 39 TIMES with 25 FELONIES... May be the most powerful and heartbreaking video I've ever watched. Everyone who let this demon walk freely, should be in prison.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so and a federal court blocked a Republican-backed map in Alabama.As early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina’s primaries, the state Senate rejected a Republican plan to cancel those congressional votes and instead schedule a new primary under revised districts designed to help the GOP oust a longtime Democrat.Some senators said it was simply too late to make a change.“South Carolina citizens are going to the polls today. And neither...

A tropical area of interest may develop in the western Caribbean or Gulf and track toward the waters along the eastern Gulf and the southern Atlantic coast of the United States from the final weekend of May into early June. Should a storm evolve, it could add to and extend existing rain in parts of the Southeast that will occur regardless during this week. "Rain will fall across parts of the south-central and southeastern United States this week regardless of whether tropical activity develops in the western Caribbean, southern Gulf or southwestern Atlantic," AccuWeather Expert Meteorologist Adam Douty said. "However,...

Rep. Nancy Mace just found the nerve she was looking for. The South Carolina Republican introduced a joint resolution on May 20 that would amend the Constitution to require all members of Congress, federal judges, ambassadors, public ministers, and Senate-confirmed officers to be natural-born U.S. citizens. Right now, only the president and vice president face that requirement. Mace wants to change that, and the reaction from foreign-born Democrats in Congress has been exactly what you would expect. The measure, filed as H.J.Res.188, currently has no cosponsors. Mace laid out the proposal herself here: Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal. All...

At least 19 people were evaluated for injuries early Sunday in a "stampede" during the Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, officials said. Emergency crews responded around 1:05 a.m. near a stage area along South Ocean Boulevard after reports of a stampede incident. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. "With the help of on-scene law enforcement, 19 patients were located and evaluated for injuries," Horry County Fire Rescue said. "… Three people were transported to the hospital with injuries, with the possibility of others self-transporting to local hospitals."...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina senators passed a redrawn congressional map on second reading, fast-tracking the redistricting process and setting up a final vote for Tuesday. The bill also delays U.S. House primaries to August 18. The South Carolina Election Commission says the delay would cost roughly $5 million to carry out. The debate was expected to stretch well into the night or even Sunday morning. But senators fast-tracked a second reading vote late in the afternoon, setting up a final showdown for Tuesday.

🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: South Carolina’s 7R-0D map has PASSED the State Senate, 27-17 The RINOs LOST! 🔥 Democrat Rep. Jim Clyburn’s seat is about to flip RED!

The South Carolina Senate just killed a critical motion to expedite the Trump-backed congressional redistricting effort, putting the entire push for a bold 7-0 Republican map in serious jeopardy as Democrats and their weak-kneed GOP enablers drag their feet past the start of early voting on Tuesday, May 26. State Rep. Adam Morgan blasted the vote and sounded the alarm: “South Carolina Senate KILLS motion to expedite Redistricting! This puts the entire effort in serious jeopardy. 6 Republicans voted with Dems to kill it… The motion would [have] suspended Rule 15b to allow immediate cloture. Without this they can drag...

South Carolina’s Lancaster County Council voted unanimously last week to deny a conditional-use permit for a proposed Islamic Mosque and community center in the Indian Land area after angry residents passionately spoke out against it. The rejection came after more than two hours of intense public testimony in which multiple residents warned that the mosque would import Sharia law and represent an ideological takeover incompatible with American values. One resident went viral after she declared, “This is not about a place of worship; this is not about religion; Islam is not a religion, it’s a takeover.” She went on to...