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  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on the Department of Defense hearing on budget estimates for the Navy, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    “Golden Age” of Campaign Trail is Upon Us
    Gavin Jackson
    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!
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets fellow Democrats in Pickens on July 9, 2025.
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    Doctor! Help! I’m Seeing Double Gavins!
    Gavin Jackson
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 12, 2025: state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch becomes the first Republican to jump into the attorney general’s race; California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s two-day swing through S.C.; where the Confederate battle flag is 10 years after it was removed from the statehouse grounds; and more!
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    Campaign Trail CHURNETH
    Gavin Jackson
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 8, 2025: we catch you up on the latest campaign trail moves from the U.S. Senate and S.C. governor’s race; several big-name Democrats and one Republican are heading to the state over the coming weeks; 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.
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    The Ken Burn-isode: The American Revolution
    Gavin Jackson
    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.
  • Gavin and Maayan in Studio discussing the official kickoff of the 2026 Campaign Trail
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    The 2026 Campaign Trail Cometh
    Gavin Jackson
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 1, 2025: we catch up on some big news, including the latest on suspended Lexington Republican Rep. RJ May; we OFFICIALLY have 2026 gubernatorial candidates with Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson and Republican Spartanburg Sen. Josh Kimbrell; Maayan Schechter brings us up to speed on all this news; and more!
  • State Senator Vincent Sheheen (D-Kershaw) gets emotional as he sits next to the draped desk of state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. Pinckney was one of those killed, Wednesday night in a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.
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    Remembering Mother Emanuel 10 Years Later: Part II
    Gavin Jackson
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 21, 2025: we bring you part two of our 10-year commemoration of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting featuring stories from our Voices Collected initiative, focusing on the downing of the Confederate flag, legislative issues like hate crimes, and gun reforms that have stalled in the state; and more.
  • The men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church, Friday, June 19, 2015, after a memorial in Charleston, S.C. Thousands gathered at the College of Charleston TD Arena to bring the community together after nine people where shot to death at the church on Wednesday. The current brick Gothic revival edifice, completed in 1891 to replace an earlier building heavily damaged in an earthquake, was a mandatory stop for the likes of Booker T. Washington and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Still, Emanuel was not just a church for the black community.
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    Remembering Mother Emanuel 10 Years Later: Part I
    Gavin Jackson
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 17, 2025: the first of two episodes dedicated to the 10-year commemoration of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting where nine black parishioners, including the pastor of the church state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, were murdered in a racially fueled massacre; we’ll share reflections from South Carolinians who participated in our Voices Collected initiative as well as from folks who participated in the Charleston Forum last week.
  • Gavin Jackson, Shane Massey, and Maayan Schechter LIVE on stage at Good Girl Brewing in Aiken, SC
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    Aiken Breakin' Heart with Shane Massey
    Gavin Jackson
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 14, 2025: our live event recorded Thursday, June 12 at Good Girl Brewing in Aiken featuring host Gavin Jackson, reporter Maayan Schechter, and special guest South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey.
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    Gavin Gets Gaslit
    Gavin Jackson
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June10, 2025: we look at some action happening this week in the Statehouse; we hear about a new gas-fired energy plant that Duke Energy is proposing in the Upstate; we begin bringing you stories from our Voices Collected series commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting; 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.
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    Grand Strand with Pam
    Gavin Jackson
    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!