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FILE - Vijay Singh of Fiji watches his drive from the sixth tee during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., in this Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, file photo. The PGA returns to the scenic course and officials are expecting a smoother transportation plan for spectators. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Getting There: PGA Championship promises improved access

By Pete Iacobelli May. 14, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

In his first public speech since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a dinner hosted by Palmetto Family on Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Eyeing 2024, Pence says he'll push back on 'liberal agenda'

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 30, 2021 09:04 AM EDT

In his first public speech since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a dinner hosted by Palmetto Family on Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Eying 2024, Pence makes 1st speech since leaving office

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 29, 2021 09:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the West Side Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa. Less than three months after former President Donald Trump left the White House, the race to succeed him is already beginning. Pompeo, has launched an aggressive schedule visiting states that will play a pivotal role in the 2024 Republican primaries and he has signed a contract with Fox News Channel. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
GOP White House hopefuls move forward as Trump considers run

By Jill Colvin Apr. 18, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

A screen shows U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres making his statement by video, during the opening of the 46th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday Feb. 22, 2021. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
US to seek seat on UN human rights body, after Trump pullout

By Jamey Keaten Feb. 24, 2021 08:20 AM EST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, Senate President Harvey Peeler prepares to introduce South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster for the State of the State address in Columbia, S.C. Peeler has proposed legislation this year that would break apart the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, moving its public health and environmental regulation duties to other existing state agencies. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
South Carolina considers breaking up public health agency

By Michelle Liu Feb. 15, 2021 08:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Though stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

By Frank Bajak Jan. 09, 2021 05:25 PM EST

Leader of SC Medicaid agency to step down in January

Dec. 15, 2020 01:48 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of the agency that runs South Carolina's Medicaid program announced Tuesday that he is leaving the department next month. ...

FILE- In this May 29, 2005 file photo, colorful motorcycles stand in line in Atlantic Beach S.C., during the 2005 Atlantic Beach Bikefest. The city of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is in the second week of a federal trial over whether it discriminates against thousands of Black tourists who visit every May to celebrate motorcycle culture. (Randall Hill/The Sun News via AP, File)
Black bikers see racism in Myrtle Beach, SC, traffic plan

By Michelle Liu Dec. 09, 2020 08:52 AM EST

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley takes her seat before the start of the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Nikki Haley says her sister-in-law died of COVID-19

By Meg Kinnard Dec. 08, 2020 07:55 PM EST

Odessa Regional Medical Center's RN Teresa Armendariz screens for COVID-19 during free COVID-19 testing for Ector County residents at the West Texas Horse Center on Dec. 8, 2020, in Odessa, Texas. The next drive-thru testing will be Friday at the Ector County Coliseum from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or until they exhaust their testing kits. Vehicles can begin lining up at 8:30 a.m. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP)
The Latest: Hong Kong re-imposes restaurant dining bans

The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2020 01:50 AM EST

FILE - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in Annapolis, Md. Faced with surging COVID-19 cases, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced measures on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 to boost the number of available health care workers and plan for more hospital beds. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
GOP White House hopefuls wait to see what Trump does next

By Jill Colvin Dec. 06, 2020 08:11 AM EST

A collection of books about President Donald Trump, from left, "Siege" by Michael Wolff, "Devil's Bargain" by Joshua Green, "Where Law Ends" by Andrew Weissmann, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership" by James Comey, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, "Rage" by Bob Woodward, "Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary L. Trump, "Disloyal" by Michael Cohen, "Donald Trump V. The United States" by Michael S. Schmidt, "Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World" by H. R. McMaster and "Wicked Game" by Rick Gates appear on a shelf in Westchester County, N.Y. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office. In 2021 look for waves of releases about the Trump administration and about the president's loss to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo)
Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

By Hillel Italie Nov. 09, 2020 02:59 PM EST

President Donald Trump participates in a round of golf at the Trump National Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller Nov. 07, 2020 11:57 AM EST

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina makes his victory speech after winning another term in office on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
6 incumbents, including Wilson, win US House races in SC

By Jeffrey Collins Nov. 03, 2020 12:59 AM EST

In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, second left, R-Texas, campaigns for Sen. Steve Daines, third left, of Montana at the Billings Hotel in Billings, Mont. Others in attendance are Matt Rosendale, third right, Greg Gianforte, left, Troy Downing, second right, and Elsie Arntzen, right. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
Trump noticeably absent from key US Senate race in Montana

By Matthew Brown Nov. 01, 2020 10:28 AM EST

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during an event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Mich., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Peters, James make final cases in Michigan's Senate race

By David Eggert Oct. 31, 2020 02:19 PM EDT

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, center, R-S.C., talks with state Reps. Chris Wooten, left, and Micah Caskey, right, at a get-out-the-vote event on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in West Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
SC Republicans face well-funded Democrats in US House races

By Jeffrey Collins Oct. 31, 2020 06:25 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: Is US great again or dystopian? GOP says both

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen And Josh Boak Aug. 29, 2020 08:51 AM EDT

In this image from video, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks from Washington, during the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
Trump — 'No Mr. Nice Guy' — shows softer side to win voters

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Aug. 25, 2020 06:06 PM EDT