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CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Charles Bierbauer, a former CNN White House correspondent and journalism dean, has died at 83.

CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is highlighting her connection to President Donald Trump in her first campaign ad for the state's gubernatorial race.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer has suspended his GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham. Bauer announced the decision on social media, citing a "political climate that rewards deception over honesty.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is running for governor. Mace enters a GOP primary in which competition for President Donald Trump's endorsement is expected to be fierce.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to headline the latest iteration of an event previously billed as the largest annual gathering of Republicans in South Carolina, a state traditionally key to picking the GOP's presidential nominees, and one in which she already has deep relationships.

A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in next year's midterm election.

Republican congressman Ralph Norman, a wealthy real estate developer, has long considered running for the South Carolina's highest office. Unlike some of Norman's rivals, he isn't expected to seek President Donald Trump's endorsement.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday launched a two-day tour of South Carolina, calling on voters across rural areas — some tucked in GOP strongholds — to exercise their "moral authority" in standing up to President Donald Trump and Republicans in next year's midterm elections.

Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is mounting a GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham, arguing the incumbent isn't conservative enough to represent the state.

Alan Wilson, the four-term Republican attorney general of South Carolina, kicked off his bid for the state's first open gubernatorial race in 16 years, setting up a 2026 GOP primary contest that's likely to be a heated competition for President Donald Trump's endorsement.