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  • South Carolina House lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills ahead of the start of the 2025 legislative session that begins on Jan. 14.
    House PreFiling Party
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 17, 2024: we look at what’s going on this week from the statehouse to Congress; Sen. Lindsey Graham shares his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary; a look back on the lives of Congressman John Spratt and former state Sen. Kay Patterson; and more!
  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham participate in a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
    Graham Gone Global
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 18, 2025: we look at what’s on tap this week at the Statehouse; we catch up with USC Law Professor Derek Black to discuss his new book on Black literacy traced over the centuries in the South; comments from Sen. Lindsey Graham who was in Europe and the Middle East; and more!
  • Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, R-Georgetown, speaks during a Senate Finance subcommittee meeting about his DOGE bill on Feb. 13, 2025.
    That Thing You DOGE
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 15, 2025: we look at the abortion debate that played out in state Supreme Court this week; in Washington Congresswoman Nancy Mace made serious allegations from the House floor; Sen. Lindsey Graham continued his work on budget reconciliation to advance the Trump administration agenda; and more!
  • Treasurer Curtis Loftis, left, testifies with his attorney Shawn Eubanks before the Senate Finance Constitutional subcommittee on Feb. 27, 2025.
    $1.8 Billion Boondoggle: Loftis Translation
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 04, 2025: the latest involving the $1.8 billion boondoggle accounting error involving the state treasurer; House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bruce Bannister shares his thoughts as the House is less than a week away from debating the massive spending bill; and more!
  • Rep. Neal Collins, R-Pickens, speaks with Education Committee Chairwoman Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort, at the South Carolina Statehouse on Feb. 18, 2025.
    The ABCs and 123s of Education Bills
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 22, 2025: Maayan Schechter has two deep dives on legislation from the Statehouse as we focus on education funding and vouchers; we have a small tidbit for our 2026 WATCH and some action from Washington on the budget reconciliation process; and more!
  • South Carolina House Majority Leader Davey Hiott, R-Pickens, speaks from the well during the budget debate on March 11, 2025.
    Big Ol Budget Bigtimes Torts
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 15, 2025: week nine of the legislative session just wrapped up, which means we are more than half-way done with the legislative session; the House passed its $14.5B general fund budget; the Senate was a bit quiet on its tort reform debate this week; and more!
  • House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, speaks with other members of the House Republican caucus about upcoming priorities for the session, now in its second month.
    COFRAGE Against the Machine
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 8, 2025: a look at some big bills from the state version of DOGE to anti-DEI and the K-12 voucher bills that moved this week; Sen. Lindsey Graham gets the green light for his budget reconciliation process; a 2026 watch update and break down the tariff turmoil; and more!
  • Dr. Ed Simmer, interim director of the S.C. Dept. of Public Health, testified before the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on March 20, 2025, where he was answering questions as part of his confirmation hearing to lead the newly-formed department.
    Simmer Down Now
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 25, 2025: Gov. Henry McMaster declares a state of emergency for an ongoing forest fire in Pickens County; we preview the week at the Statehouse, including a major report on the $1.8 billion accounting discrepancy; Russ McKinney reports on Dr. Ed Simmer’s confirmation to lead the state Department of Health; and more!
  • Lt. Gov. Pam Evette talks during a town hall event to more than 150 people in Myrtle Beach on June 3, 2025, as she prepares for a 2026 gubernatorial bid.
    Grand Strand with Pam
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 7, 2025: state Democrats got a boost with a big special election House seat win; Lt. Gov. Pam Evette continues to test the waters; we look at some of the ramifications of the tariffs on businesses in our region; and more!
  • Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns speaks with Gavin Jackson about his upcoming six-part series The American Revolution on May 14, 2025, at the College of Charleston.
    The Ken Burn-isode: The American Revolution
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 5, 2025: Gavin Jackson’s interview with PBS legend, award-winning documentarian Ken Burns. The two discuss Burns' latest project The American Revolution that he co-directed with Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
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