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Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, became the fifth Republican presidential candidate to file for South Carolina's Feb. 24 GOP primary.
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After 22 days without a permanent U.S. House speaker, Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, to succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, lost the third vote this week to be speaker and succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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Sen. Tim Scott on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, filed his candidacy paperwork to run for South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24, 2024.
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Seven Republican presidential candidates took turns criticizing President Joe Biden's policies and former President Donald Trump's absence at the second GOP presidential debate in California.
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The S.C. Senate's five female senators will be honored Oct. 29 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston.
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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has launched his presidential campaign. At an event in his hometown of North Charleston on Monday, Scott offered an optimistic message he hopes can contrast the two figures who have used political combativeness to dominate the early GOP primary field: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Scott is the Senate's only Black Republican. His team acknowledges the challenge but notes that the political environment can change, that Scott won reelection by a commanding 20 points in November and that he has more money to start his campaign than any presidential candidate in history.
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Republicans who are seeking to lead their party in the 2024 presidential race are gathering in South Carolina this weekend. And they're promoting a goal that's at the forefront of their agenda — namely, taking on "woke ideology." The Vision '24 event in North Charleston is being held by the group Palmetto Family, which lobbies for what it considers to be "biblical values." Organizers are describing the gathering as "casting the conservative vision" for the next White House race.
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected. At a campaign rally Monday in South Carolina, Haley promised not to touch the benefits of older people who retired with certain guarantees of a financial future. But she said her children, both in their 20s, are part of the generation for whom benefits should be altered.