Three female Republican legislators bucked their party to join a Democrat and an Independent in filibustering South Carolina's near-total ban on abortion. For their efforts, the three lost their party's primaries,

The 2024 race for the White House is coming down to its final months, with early voting in South Carolina set to begin in less than 50 days. Tuesday was the deadline for political parties to submit certified candidates’ names to the State Election Commission to be printed on the ballot.

There are no statewide candidates in South Carolina this year, allowing the state’s two major parties to focus on local races. Seventeen of the 170 legislative district races will be especially competitive.

The University of South Carolina is under fire for hosting a “comedy roast” of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The event will feature right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos and founder of the Proud Boys Gavin McInnes.