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Groups push for Dems, independents to vote against Trump in South Carolina GOP primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. — If former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is going to win, or at least beat expectations against former President Donald Trump in the Feb. 24 First in the South presidential primary, she’ll need independents to show up and possibly Democratic voters to cross over.

And with less than a week to go before the South Carolina GOP primary, groups are stepping up efforts to turnout non-Republicans to the state’s open primary that allows anyone who didn’t vote in the Democratic contest to vote in the Republican nominating contest.

Biden faces South Carolina test of Black support

Charleston (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden faces his first test of support among Black voters in the South Carolina Democratic primary Saturday as he seeks to build momentum against Donald Trump for November's presidential election. Incumbent Biden is almost certain to win the first official vote in the race for his party's nomination, which comes the day after US retaliatory strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria and Iraq following the deaths of three US troops in Jordan. Turnout will be closely watched: Black voters drove Biden's campaign-saving victory in the 2020 South Car...

‘She has to come within single digits’: Haley allies curb New Hampshire expectations

A group working to turnout undeclared voters for Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire primary said the former South Carolina governor needs to come within single digits of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in order to prolong the 2024 Republican nominating contest.

“She has to come within single digits,” said Robert Schwartz, the co-founder of Primary Pivot, an organization urging atypical voters to participate in the GOP primary to oppose Trump. “A double-digit victory and the narrative is Trump is the nominee.”

‘I kick back’: Nikki Haley blows off attacks in GOP presidential race

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says it is a mistake for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott to take shots at her during debates as the two battle for their home state’s favorite son or daughter status in the race for GOP presidential nomination. Haley has been critical of presidential candidates who have served in Congress, including Scott, whom she appointed to the U.S. Senate in late 2012 after he served one term in the U.S. House. She has pointed to the growing U.S. debt, which now tops $33 trillion, saying members of Congress have not done enough to slow down government spending.....

Alex Murdaugh shares cold, tense phone call with son Buster from prison, audio recording shows

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh had an awkward prison phone call with his only surviving son, Buster, that lasted just 42 seconds and involved little warmth, according to newly released audio recording. Murdaugh, 64, phoned his son from an undisclosed South Carolina prison on May 16, FITS News reported. “Hey buddy,” Murdaugh says to open the call. “Hey, I don’t have a whole lot of time. I just boarded a ferry to go back to Hilton Head Island from Daufuskie (Island),” Buster replies. “I’ve been trying to call. I was supposed to call you while you were with Jim, about this meeting,” Murdaugh says...

Nikki Haley vows to pardon Trump on documents charges if he’s convicted and she’s elected

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that if she becomes president, she would pardon former president Donald Trump for crimes related to his improper handling of classified documents, if Trump is ultimately convicted. Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami on Tuesday to criminal allegations that he risked national security by mishandling classified documents and obstructed the government’s efforts to reclaim those documents earlier this year. He is the first former president to be charged with federal crimes, now facing 37 counts connected with the re...

Gov. McMaster sending South Carolina National Guard to US-Mexico border at Texas governor’s request

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster says he is ordering members of the South Carolina National Guard to Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border. McMaster said he made the order at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after the expiration of the Title 42 program, implemented in the Trump administration, which allowed the U.S. to turn away migrants seeking asylum to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The program lapsed in the Biden administration as the country’s public health emergency ended. “The safety and security of South Carolinians require that we stop the drug cartels, criminals and terror...

South Carolina House Republicans pass 6-week abortion ban over Democrats’ opposition

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina moved closer to a six-week abortion ban on Wednesday after the House voted to ban abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected, an effort to put the measure back before the state Supreme Court, which already ruled a previous ban unconstitutional. The 82-33 vote, mostly along party lines, occurred after 24 hours of debate over two days and hundreds of unsuccessful tries by Democrats to amend the bill by tacking on changes to, for example, move the limit to 12 weeks; put the issue on the ballot; and to require the state cover funeral costs should the mother o...

Nikki Haley calls on NY governor to pardon man charged in death of homeless man on subway

Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has called for the release and pardon of a man accused of killing a homeless man on a subway train in New York. In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Haley urged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to pardon Daniel Penny, who is white, for the death of Jordan Neely, who is Black. Penny was charged with second-degree manslaughter after he is alleged to have strangled Neely to death on a train earlier this month after Neely reportedly shouted at passengers. Penny was arrested days following the incident and has ...

Facing time crunch, South Carolina Republicans negotiating 6-week abortion ban. Where it stands

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Republican legislators are pushing ahead with a plan to debate a six-week abortion ban in the final days of the legislative session after the Senate last month rejected a bill that would have banned the procedure almost entirely in the state. The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will likely advance Senate-backed legislation, S. 474, that would ban abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks when most people don’t know they’re pregnant, and offer few exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal anomaly and to save the mother’s li...