Bessent grew up in Little River with big dreams. He’s suddenly risen so high in national politics that few South Carolinians have ever gone higher.

Among the governor's proposals are cuts in personal income taxes, increases in teacher and law enforcement salaries, and ...

Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to ...

Gov. Henry McMaster touted South Carolina’s economic successes in his 2025 State of the State Address as he laid out his goals and his legislative wish list for the new year.

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as ...

The return of the portrait of the seventh president is a reminder of certain resemblances between the two. Jackson's demeanor ...

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as he entered for the first time as ...

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the ...

Learn more. WASHINGTON — The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on ...

On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, he dashed to South Carolina, the most racially diverse state on Democrats’ early primary calendar, and said he was not getting out of the race until the ...

The two-term governor of the oil-rich state endorsed Trump after ending his own 2024 presidential bid. Trump in November tapped him to be interior secretary and to chair a new energy council ...