Mark Sanford, a former governor and congressman for South Carolina, is the third Republican to challenge President Donald Trump for the party’s presidential nomination. However, many consider his campaign a longshot as GOP committees in several states forgo 2020 primaries.
Over the weekend, South Carolina joined Nevada and Kansas as the three states that have decided to forgo Republican Presidential Primaries or Caucuses in 2020.
The qualifying deadline to run for public office in Chatham County is now behind us, and cities are wrapping up their lists of candidates running for public office.
Monday, Aug. 19 is the first day to qualify for the November general election. Local races will decide the mayor as well as multiple aldermen positions.
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action demonstrated at the Forsyth Park fountain on Saturday. They say tougher gun safety measures are needed to tackle gun violence across the country.
Many South Carolinians and even some Georgians filled the gymnasium at Whale Branch Middle School in Seabrook on Saturday to listen to Buttigieg’s vision for the country.
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has announced a multimillion-dollar initiative to staff and fund voter protection teams in battleground states across the country ahead of the 2020 elections.
Federal law already requires those seeking green cards and legal status to prove they will not be a burden to the United States, or what's called a "public charge," but the new rules, made public on Monday, detail a broader range of programs that could disqualify them.
Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter spoke with WTOC on Monday on what he thinks needs to be done to prevent mass shootings. His comments come after two deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio that happened over the weekend.
The Capitol Hill appearance, Mueller's first since wrapping his two-year Russia probe, unfolded at a moment of deep divisions in Congress and the country, with many Americans hardened in their opinions about the success of Trump's presidency.
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ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO
In a significant departure from the Democratic party, Rep. Joe Cunningham voted “no” on Thursday afternoon to a bill which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15.
World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan that began Friday are clashing over the values that have served for decades as the foundation of their cooperation as they face calls to fend off threats to economic growth.
Two U.S. Senators from Georgia have written to the Trump administration asking to remove important port equipment from the proposed fourth round of tariffs on Chinese imports.
Biden didn't back down Wednesday and was particularly defiant in the face of criticism from New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who said the former vice president should apologize.
Special counsel Robert Mueller's first — and possibly last — public statement on the Russia investigation is fueling fresh calls on Capitol Hill to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a step that Democratic leaders have so far resisted.
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. on Friday immediately halted the administration's efforts to redirect military-designated funds to build sections of wall on the Mexican border. His order applies to two planned projects to add 51 miles of fence in two areas.
Dubbed the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said it will bring the nation "closer to equal liberty and justice for all."
Some high profile Hollywood actors want the film industry to boycott Georgia because of the new law, but Gov. Kemp doesn’t think movie production will be impacted.
With more than a year until the general election, two Georgia 1st Congressional District candidates say they believe they have what it takes to keep the state of Georgia and the country moving forward.
Those efforts "were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests," Mueller wrote.
The idea to ship immigrants to Democratic strongholds was considered twice in recent months, but the White House and Department of Homeland Security said the plan had been rejected. But Trump said Friday he was still considering the idea.
The Georgia House and Senate reached an agreement Tuesday on access to low THC-oil for patients in Georgia. It’s unclear what the agreement means in terms of cultivation and dispensaries.
It’s the final day for Georgia’s 2019 legislative session.Several proposals have already been passed and sent to Gov. Kemp, but there are a few bills that could be considered.
Some Georgia senators are now under fire from three Georgia historically black colleges, including Albany State University, after a proposal to consolidate the universities into a new state system.
State Representative Jesse Petrea says he and State Senator Ben Watson have decided to introduce a “placeholder” bill for the possibility of a referendum on the incorporation of the Chatham Islands.
A Savannah woman may be helping make changes at the federal level.We’ve been telling you about Margie Singleton’s fight against breast cancer and her fight for a new law in Georgia - Margie’s Law.
The Democratic-controlled chamber fell 38 votes short of the 286 needed for Democrats and their handful of Republican allies to prevail, because a two-thirds majority was needed.
Mueller's findings absolve Trump on the question of colluding with Russia but don't entirely remove the legal threats the president and his associates are facing.
Attorney General William Barr has given Congress the eagerly anticipated summary of the “principal conclusions” of special counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year Russia investigation.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, over 59 million Americans were enrolled in Medicare in 2018. The Congressional Budget Office projects the Medicare trust fund will run out of money by 2026.
“Richmond Hill is a great small town that’s growing rapidly. I look forward to the challenges of managing that growth along with the council. I look forward to getting very involved in the community," he said.
Liberty County is holding an election for council district 5 seat, Skidaway Island voters will choose if they want to become their own city, and voters in Richmond Hill will choose a new city council representative.
Weeks of teasing an announcement are behind him, but O'Rourke now must prove whether the energy he brought to the Texas campaign will resonate on a much larger stage.
