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  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 14, 2024: Rep. Joe Wilson suffered what appeared to be a stroke this week and remains hospitalized in stable condition; the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team visited the White House to celebrate their national championship title; we hear from former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley and Gov. Henry McMaster who headlined a fundraiser for Sen. Tom Davis; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 22, 2024: early voting has started in South Carolina and we hear from voters from around the state; we take look at election security with Victoria Hansen; we hear what Sen. Lindsey Graham had to say about Republicans voting for VP Kamala Harris on Meet the Press; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 15, 2024: a look at the poll worker shortage facing our state and some of the reasons behind the problem; Rep. James Clyburn discusses his concern about black men not turning out for VP Harris on Election Day; some economic news on inflation and the ongoing Boeing strike; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 28, 2024: on the presidential campaign trail with highlights from both VP Harris and former Pres. Trump; analysis from Winthrop University political science professor Scott Huffmon; the Democratic National Committee’s plan to send tens of thousands to S.C. in hopes of flipping back some state House seats; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 15, 2025: more Republican gubernatorial candidates enter the race, with one facing legal issues over allegedly diverting $2 million from his business partner; Sen. Lindsey Graham’s campaign is also out with its first TV ad; Russ McKinney brings us the latest on energy in the state; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 12, 2024: we get some final election 2024 numbers and take a look at priorities from Republicans in the Statehouse up to Congress; SC Public Radio’s Russ McKinney reports on the state’s growing energy needs; a look at South Carolinians making moves and who isn’t joining the Trump administration from our state; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 23, 2024: we look at the first estimate of how much money lawmakers will have to budget with next year; we look at the material and the process involved with a state education panel’s evaluation of four books to be removed from classrooms across the S.C.; we follow up on Nancy Mace and her part in a Congressional UAP hearing, as well as an update on U.S. House bathroom policy; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 5, 2024: America votes! It is election day in America; we look at what some pastors from across the state preached from the pulpit on Sunday; we also look at which counties have sales tax referendums on the ballot; a look at what books may be banned from middle and high school classrooms this week; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 28, 2025: Sen. Lindsey Graham gives his take on budget reconciliation, immigration, infrastructure funding, and presidential pardons; the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Carolina has detained a man who allegedly sextorted Rep. Brandon Guffey’s son who took his own life as a result; we share an excerpt of our interview with U.S. Attorney Adair Ford; and more!
  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 4, 2025: Sen. Lindsey Graham talks about recent moves and cabinet confirmations out of Washington; Statehouse reporters Maayan Schechter and Jeffrey Collins give us some insight on the first month of the legislative session and the governors annual address; we also have an economic update that includes interest rates, U.S. GDP and our state’s unemployment rate; and more!
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