Jaime Harrison
In this Monday, June 7, 2021, photo Rep Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., left, talks with distiller Sherry Brockenbrough, during a tour of the Hilltop distillery in Maidens, Va. Spanberger held a roundtable discussion with distillers to discuss COVID-19 reopening challenges experienced by small businesses & regulatory issues facing central Virginia distilleries. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Sales pitch summer? Dems aim to showcase virus relief effort

By Steven Sloan Jun. 10, 2021 12:17 AM EDT

State Sen. Mia McLeod, left, stands in the sanctuary of Shiloh Baptist, her family's church, talking with Rev. Coley Mearite, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Bennettsville, S.C. In her challenge of Gov. Henry McMaster, the Columbia Democrat is the first Black woman to seek South Carolina's top job. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
SC lawmaker makes history as 1st Black woman to run for gov

By Meg Kinnard Jun. 03, 2021 07:29 AM EDT

State Sen. Mia McLeod stands in the sanctuary of Shiloh Baptist, her family's church, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Bennettsville, S.C. In her challenge of Gov. Henry McMaster, the Columbia Democrat is the first Black woman to seek South Carolina's top job. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
SC lawmaker makes history as 1st Black woman to run for gov

By Meg Kinnard Jun. 02, 2021 09:02 PM EDT

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, right, meets with Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, at the Bread and Butter Kitchen, in Annapolis, Md., on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Paul W. Gillespie/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Doug Emhoff campaigns with Democrat in New Mexico contest

By Alexandra Jaffe And Susan Montoya Bryan May. 27, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. The California Democratic Party is gathering for its annual convention on the heels of a recall against Newsom reaching the signature threshold to qualify for the ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
California Democrats sharpen messaging against Newsom recall

By Kathleen Ronayne May. 01, 2021 02:39 AM EDT

President Joe Biden holds his face mask as he speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics

By Steve Peoples And Zeke Miller Mar. 18, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks at a watch party in Columbia, S.C., after losing the Senate race. Harrison, the longtime Democratic Party official, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the national party, according to multiple party officials. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
Democrats formalize Jaime Harrison as national party chair

By Meg Kinnard And Bill Barrow Jan. 21, 2021 12:16 PM EST

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., with his wife former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., participates in a re-enactment of his swearing-in Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, by Vice President Mike Pence in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
Arizona's Kelly is sworn into Senate, narrowing GOP edge

By Alan Fram Dec. 02, 2020 03:40 PM EST

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sen. Kelly Loeffler fist bumps supporters at an election night watch party in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Loeffler will be in a run off against Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock. (AP Photo/Tami Chappell)
The Latest: International observers see no fraud in US vote

Nov. 09, 2020 07:50 AM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to talk to reporters about Election Day results in races for the House of Representatives, at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter

By Lisa Mascaro Nov. 05, 2020 12:26 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2020 05:23 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Nov. 4 The State on incumbent Lindsey Graham...

New York Senator Chuck Schumer speaks at a news conference outside an early voting site in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. New Yorkers lined up to vote early for a fourth consecutive day Tuesday after a weekend that saw a crush of more than 400,000 voters statewide. The unofficial tally shows about 194,000 voters this weekend in New York City, where some people waited an hour or more in lines that stretched for several blocks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
With presidency in reach, Dems grapple with disappointment

By Bill Barrow And Steve Peoples Nov. 04, 2020 02:57 PM EST

AP VoteCast: South Carolina voters mixed on state of nation

Nov. 03, 2020 05:01 PM EST
Voters in South Carolina made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the...

Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham reacts after marking his ballot electronically while voting in the general election, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Corinth-Shiloh Fire Dept. in Seneca, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham wins 4th Senate bid

By Meg Kinnard Nov. 03, 2020 12:54 PM EST

Volunteers Latrina Lawrence, left, and Breya Smith, roast marshmallows for motorists pulling through a drive-thru socially distanced Halloween celebration in the parking lot of The Winner's Circle Church in Mount Clemens, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. According to pastor Leon McDonald III, the event was intended to bring a sense of normalcy to its congregation amid coronavirus lockdowns and a sense of anxiety leading up to the election. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
'Vote and get home,' anxious voters say on Election Day

By Claire Galofaro Nov. 03, 2020 09:37 AM EST

A supporter stands in the rain as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Election 2020 Today: The path to 270 and a focus on Michigan

By The Associated Press Oct. 31, 2020 08:28 AM EDT

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina speaks ahead of an appearance by Vice President Mike Pence at a campaign rally on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Days before election, Graham, Harrison debate for final time

By Meg Kinnard Oct. 30, 2020 01:48 PM EDT

Senator Kamala Harris speaks to the crowd during a drive-in style campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Pontiac, Mich. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP)
The Latest: Trump heaping attention on 1 Nebraska district

Oct. 27, 2020 01:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., right, speaks during a campaign event for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., left, at the Recteq facility in Evans, Ga. Six years after being elected in an expensive and heated race, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton is on the ballot again and he's campaigning hard — just not in Arkansas. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)
Tom Cotton is campaigning hard, just not for reelection

By Andrew Demillo Oct. 26, 2020 12:00 PM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
SC Dems file ethics complaint in Graham fundraising comments

By Meg Kinnard Oct. 15, 2020 05:25 PM EDT