Donald Trump

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 25, 2026: we take you to Pres. Donald Trump’s rally for Sen. Darline Graham in Myrtle Beach last Friday; we also talk with the voters of Horry County about the election, who they’re backing, and their big issues; Gavin talks with NBC News’ Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki about pathways to victory in Tuesday’s runoff between Graham and Congressman Ralph Norman; and more!

President Donald Trump will be in South Carolina Friday.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 18, 2026: we are in the sprint to the August 25th U.S. Senate Republican special primary runoff between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman; we have more analysis of the race from USC's Dr. Kirk Randazzo; Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy was in town stumping for State Sen. Wes Climer, who was running for the 5th Congressional District; and more!

The seat's fate begins with Gov. Henry McMaster. He appointed Darline Graham, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, to the seat in a Monday afternoon press conference. She will serve until Jan. 3, 2027.

The President will deliver the annual address to the nation at 9 p.m. Tuesday. The speech will likely be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.

If you average out responses to the latest Winthrop poll, South Carolina is mostly evenly split on support for Donald Trump's presidency so far. Partisan divides, though, tell a much more nuanced story.

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!

In an interview with The Associated Press, Jaime Harrison reflected on why his party lost to Donald Trump in 2024.

A key ally of President Donald Trump said the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 is "sending the wrong signal" and expressed concern about the future ramifications of issuing sweeping clemencies.

Jan. 20, 2025