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Inside the Third Way Retreat: How Moderates Aim to Rebuild the Democratic Party In early February a group of Democratic strategists, elected officials, and political operatives gathered at a retreat organized by the centrist group Third Way. The goal was clear: figure out how to ...

Inside the Third Way Retreat: How Moderates Aim to Rebuild the Democratic Party
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SC Legislators Seek To Establish State Version of DOGE Following the Trump administration’s creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, South Carolina legislators seek to establish a version of DOGE at the state level.

SC Legislators Seek To Establish State Version of DOGE
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The Illusion of Power Trump’s Distraction Tactics and the Democratic Response

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Where Are The Badass Boomers? This is a difficult time to be a Democrat in America (especially in red states), the challenges we face are huge and we’re confronting opposition that is organized, well-funded, and oh yeah, in charge...

Where Are The Badass Boomers?
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NAACP Sues SC Superintendent of Education For Allegedly Refusing To Teach About Race The NAACP filed a lawsuit against State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver and Lexington-Richland Five and Lexington Three school districts challenging a recently passed provision that prohibits...

NAACP Sues SC Superintendent of Education For Allegedly Refusing To Teach About Race
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Figurative Violence and Gaudy Ambition: Nancy Mace’s Play for Governor The race for South Carolina governor is already taking shape, with Rep.

Figurative Violence and Gaudy Ambition: Nancy Mace’s Play for Governor
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Courtney Waters Wins Democratic Primary for South Carolina House District 113 Courtney Waters, a former Charleston County School Board member and nonprofit leader, won big in the Jan.

Courtney Waters Wins Democratic Primary for South Carolina House District 113
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Trump Inaugural Speech Layered with His Familiar B.S. During his first speech as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump strayed away from the unifying tones that are commonly found in inaugural addresses and instead insulted the government...

Trump Inaugural Speech Layered with His Familiar B.S.
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Buckle Up: Session Starts Tomorrow What to Expect from South Carolina’s 126th General Assembly

Buckle Up: Session Starts Tomorrow
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INBOX: Sen. Lindsey Graham announces the first major hires of his 2026 reelection campaign:
Campaign manager: Mark Knoop
Senior advisors: Luke Byars and Matt Moore
Finance director: Tara N. Spicer

Graham's campaign has $15.6 million in the bank

Rep. Todd Rutherford prefiled a bill in the House that would stop the production of South Carolina license plate tags with a Confederate flag on them.

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A Well Regulated Militia: The Missing Half of the Second Amendment “A well regulated militia…” These are the first four words of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

A Well Regulated Militia: The Missing Half of the Second Amendment
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Federal Anti-Hazing Law Passed: What Does This Mean For SC Colleges? On Christmas Eve, President Joe Biden signed the first federal anti-hazing law into effect.

Federal Anti-Hazing Law Passed: What Does This Mean For SC Colleges?
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Planned Parenthood Director: Total Abortion Ban and Death Penalty Are On the Republican Legislative Agenda Buckle up, South Carolina.

Planned Parenthood Director: Total Abortion Ban and Death Penalty Are On the Republican Legislative Agenda
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Should South Carolina allow sports betting? Here are some things to consider first | Opinion We’ll soon see if SC follows the siren song of sports betting. For now, lawmakers should know there’s no easy money in it and the debate about it will be hard.

39 states allow sports betting. If South Carolina is to become the 40th, it has some things to think about first. Here's my take. What's yours?

Why History Warns Against Scott Bessent’s Economic Agenda Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury Secretary under the second Trump administration has largely escaped scrutiny – perhaps because, unlike some of Trump’s more colorful nominees, Bessent is neither...

Why History Warns Against Scott Bessent’s Economic Agenda
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You'll be even more shocked to hear she remains unqualified for this job, that requires a masters in education, that Bob Jones U. fast tracked so she could "complete" it in six months. She's directly responsible for making our schools and education system even worse.

SC Freedom Caucus Upset (Again) Over Subcommittee Leadership Earlier this week, the South Carolina House of Representatives announced its selections for committee and subcommittee leadership positions.

SC Freedom Caucus Upset (Again) Over Subcommittee Leadership
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2026 Governor’s Race: Who Will Carry the GOP’s Agenda? With the 2024 elections behind us, political speculation in South Carolina is already shifting to the 2026 midterms.

2026 Governor’s Race: Who Will Carry the GOP’s Agenda?
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State Legislature Selects Leaders Ahead of 2025 Session
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