Tag: South Carolina

McMaster not only cut off all funding but also called for the state's Medicaid agency to ask the federal government to exclude abortion clinics from its Medicaid provider network. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

South Carolina governor cuts all state and local funding for abortion clinics: Report

Robert King · August 25, 2017 2:28 pm

OMB Director Mick Mulvaney and Rep. Trey Gowdy, are South Carolina colleagues and total bros. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

No, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney and Rep. Trey Gowdy don’t really hate each other

Philip Wegmann · August 23, 2017 7:27 pm

"It's going to be very difficult for this president to lead if, in fact, his moral authority remains compromised," the South Carolina Republican said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tim Scott: Trump’s moral authority ‘remains compromised’, should sit down with someone like Rep. John Lewis

Kelly Cohen · August 20, 2017 5:21 pm

"If we were to pull all our troops from Afghanistan it would be a disaster for our national security interests and set the stage for another 9/11 on American soil," Graham said in a statement issued Friday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

National Security

Lindsey Graham warns Trump against pulling out of Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · August 18, 2017 5:17 pm

South Carolina is suing the maker of popular painkiller Oxycontin for deceptively marketing the addictive opioid. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

South Carolina sues Oxycontin maker

Robert King · August 15, 2017 3:31 pm

"When Americans look for guidance after such a crushing and devastating attack ... we must take a firm stance against hate and violence." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tim Scott: Trump’s hate group condemnation would have been ‘more impactful on Saturday’

Naomi Lim · August 14, 2017 11:09 pm

Women make up 8.4 percent of the Marine Corps, and the service has been examining integration of male and female Marine recruits for more than a year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

National Security

Marine Corps mulls plan to let female Marines train in California

Melissa Quinn · August 8, 2017 5:03 pm

Someone published a clip from a White House event on YouTube and alleged President Trump had ignored 3-year-old Monty Weer's requests for a handshake. The video circulated on Twitter, and caught the attention of J.K. Rowling, author of the "Harry Potter" series. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

How one mom got caught in a ‘fake news’ battle involving J.K. Rowling and Donald Trump

Melissa Quinn · August 5, 2017 4:01 am

"A bad person took something thatâs dear to us, took our heritage, and turned it into hate. And I think we reacted as a result," Templeton said. (Twitter)

South Carolina gubernatorial candidate: ‘I’m proud of the Confederacy’

Leah DePiero · August 2, 2017 6:04 pm

South Carolina's leading power utility decided Monday to cease construction at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's two reactors after spending nearly $5 billion on the project. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Energy and Environment

Utility stops construction of new South Carolina nuclear plant in ‘disappointing’ decision

John Siciliano · July 31, 2017 7:49 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is targeting a rule that expanded the EPA's jurisdiction over waterways to include ditches and watering holes, making a wider range of stakeholders, from farmers to natural gas drillers, subject to the agency's authority. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Energy and Environment

EPA’s Scott Pruitt touring states to push reversal of Obama water rule

John Siciliano · July 24, 2017 9:03 pm

White House deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders said, "Frankly, I think Republicans are going to get tired of winning at some point if the Democrats don't ever get an agenda." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sarah Sanders: ‘Republicans are going to get tired of winning’

Anna Giaritelli · June 21, 2017 1:25 pm