Unsatisfied with a failed redistricting effort in the Legislature, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster could call a special legislative session to redraw congressional maps. The Senate majority leader said this late of a remap could confuse voters and invalidate ballots. Former State Rep. Adam Morgan, R-Greenville, claimed on X that McMaster is “set to call […]
The Trump administration’s new counterterrorism strategy targets drug cartels, Islamic terror groups — and left-wing domestic organizations that President Donald Trump views as enemies. The 16-page memo, which some analysts at The Guardian labeled as bizarre, identifies the former Biden administration, transgender Americans and antifa as threats to public safety. However, it makes no mention […]
For years, many researchers and experts believed that China simply couldn’t keep up with the U.S. in the race through the maze of artificial intelligence. China just didn’t have enough high-end chips, top-tier talent, or raw computational firepower that U.S. labs were pouring billions of dollars into. The idea was that more raw compute power […]
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel was pressed over allegations about heavy alcohol drinking during a Senate hearing Tuesday, and he pushed back in real time. The exchange turned what was supposed to be a budget session into a direct clash with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., that played out on the record. […]
President Donald Trump arrived in China for a high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping. Trade, war and global power all move to the table at once. Plus, a possible new hantavirus case in the U.S. — not tied to the cruise. And one cruise passenger overseas is now critically ill as officials track what could still […]
The hantavirus outbreak linked the MV Hondius cruise ship has now grown to 11 reported cases, with nine confirmed, so far. All the passengers and most of the crew are now off the ship and it is headed back to the Netherlands for cleaning and disinfection. The ship, now carrying only 25 crew members, a doctor and […]
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation to bar Chinese-made electric vehicles from entering the U.S., a bill likely to be addressed during President Donald Trump’s and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting in Beijing. Scholars are split on the bill as some say it fans the flames of anti-Asian hate, while others say it safeguards […]
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that David Venturella, a longtime immigration official who also worked for the GEO Group, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Venturella will assume the role on June 1, replacing outgoing acting director Todd Lyons. His appointment comes as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has […]
The United States and Ukraine are close to a deal that would see the European country’s war-tested technology sent across the Atlantic for research and possible production. The two countries have drafted a memorandum outlining a possible defense agreement that would allow Ukraine to export military technology to the U.S. and manufacture drones through joint […]
Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh will get a new trial in the slayings of his wife and son because of what the state’s Supreme Court called “egregious, improper jury interference” by a court clerk. Wednesday’s ruling was the latest chapter in a sensational story involving the scion of a powerful family from South Carolina’s […]
