Meg Kinnard
The Associated Press
South Carolina, United States
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Biden Classified Docs vs. Trump Classified Docs: Here Are the Key Differences
The revelation that potentially classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden has prompted questions on how the circumstance compares to the seizure last year of hundreds of documents marked as classified from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump. → Read More
Who Is Byron Donalds? Florida Republican Emerges as Alternative for House Speaker
As Republicans struggled for a second day to elect a House speaker, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida emerged as the choice of conservative holdouts who are refusing to support Kevin McCarthy’s bid. → Read More
Florida Judge Faces Criticism Following Special Master Order in Donald Trump Case
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is facing sharp criticism following her decision this week to grant a request by former President Donald Trump's legal team for an independent arbiter to review documents obtained during an FBI search of his Florida property last month. → Read More
3 GOP House Members Lose Appeals Over $500 Mask Fines
Three Republican U.S. House members have lost appeals challenging fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor earlier this year → Read More
Ex-NFL Player's Brain Probed for Trauma-Related Harm: Report
The brain of Phillip Adams — the former NFL player who killed a South Carolina physician, three family members and a repairman before fatally shooting himself — will be tested for a degenerative disease that has affected a number of pro athletes and has been shown to cause violent mood swings and other cognitive disorders, according to a news report. → Read More
Denying Marriage Claim, Justices OK James Brown's Dying Wish
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, had a dying wish to help educate needy children → Read More
Primary Over, Harrison Challenges Sen. Graham to Debates
With an easy win in his Republican primary, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is now preparing to confront Democrat Jaime Harrison → Read More
Nikki Haley Resigns From Boeing Board Over Airlines Bailout
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from the board of Boeing Co. → Read More
What Happens to the Votes for Candidates Who Drop Out?
The abrupt departures of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar from the Democratic presidential race on the eve of Super Tuesday primaries could be frustrating for... → Read More
SC Results Reveal Challenge for Sanders Among Black Voters
Bernie Sanders has vowed to build a “multi-generational, multiracial movement” that can catapult him to the White House. → Read More
South Carolina Primary: Biden Looks for First 2020 Victory
The Democrats' 2020 nominating fight turned to South Carolina on Saturday for the first-in-the-South primary, with Joe Biden confident that his popularity with black voters will seal him a victory and help blunt some of Sanders' momentum. → Read More
Biden Nabs Clyburn Endorsement Before South Carolina Primary
Joe Biden has won the endorsement of Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress and the kingmaker of South Carolina’s Democratic political... → Read More
Sanders Faces Attacks in Democrats’ Debate-Stage Clash
Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders’ electability and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past with women in the workplace in a raucous debate Tuesday night that tested the strength of the two men leading their party’s presidential nomination fight. → Read More
Democrats Unload on Sanders in Likely Debate Preview
Bernie Sanders is facing an unprecedented assault from his Democratic rivals as the party’s turbulent nomination fight threatens to explode on the debate stage. → Read More
After Nevada, Moderates Try to Slow Sanders’ Momentum
Any momentum that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gains in South Carolina after his win in Nevada could be devastating to Joe Biden. → Read More
Democrats Announce New Criteria to Qualify for Feb. 7 Debate
The Democratic National Committee on Friday announced its criteria for the first debate to be held after voting begins in the 2020 presidential campaign, including a new pathway to the stage based off delegate pledges. As they have before, qualifiers will need to meet polling and grassroots funding thresholds to participate in the Feb. 7 debate in Manchester, New Hampshire. → Read More
SC Justice Forum Reconfigured After Harris' Withdrawal
A criminal justice forum planned for Democratic presidential hopefuls in South Carolina has been reconfigured after Kamala Harris withdrew from the event, citing a lack of access for students at the historically... → Read More
Nevada, SC, Kansas GOP Drop Presidential Nomination Votes
Republican leaders in Nevada, South Carolina and Kansas have voted to scrap their presidential nominating contests in 2020, erecting more hurdles for the long-shot candidates challenging President Donald... → Read More
South Carolina Is Sunday Focus for Sparring Biden, Harris
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has apologized for comments about working with segregationist lawmakers in his early days in the U.S. Senate and says he now understands that his remarks could... → Read More
Rivals Biden, Harris to Circle Each Other in South Carolina
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are circling each other again — this time in South Carolina, a crucial early-voting state that will test the depths of their support with black... → Read More