Republican state treasurers are withdrawing $1 billion in assets from BlackRock’s control due to the asset manager’s alleged boycott of the fossil fuel industry, according to the Financial Times. Republican South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftus is pulling $200 million from BlackRock by the end of 2022, and Louisiana treasurer John Schroder said on October … Continued
Nearly two dozen states are sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal immigration officials grapple with an unprecedented surge of undocumented migrants. The deployments, which were requested by the U.S. Department of Defense, call for up to 2,500 National Guard members from Republican-led states like Kentucky, South Carolina and Arkansas, as … Continued
Senate Republicans today will introduce legislation to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks. The legislation is an important pushback against blue states that currently allow most abortions or abortions up to birth and would protect babies from late-term abortions in those states. UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect the change Republicans have made … Continued
A South Carolina state Senate committee late Tuesday passed an abortion ban that will protect babies starting at conception. The measure would upgrade the state’s existing heartbeat law, which protects babies from abortions starting at 6 weeks when their heartbeat can be detected on a sonogram, to a full abortion ban protecting babies starting at … Continued
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told Newsmax that “the most interesting and provocative nature of race today is the bigotry that comes from the left,” particularly toward conservative minorities. Scott joined “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” on Thursday to discuss his new book, “America, A Redemption Story,” detailing his life journey from growing up impoverished and without a father in … Continued
A teen who wants his beloved stepfather to adopt him and his older brother has started a lawn care business to help pay for the legal fees. Born and raised in Sandy Run, South Carolina, 14-year-old Tyce Rey Diaz Pender has lived in Cayce with his family since 2017. His mother, Marcy, began dating Eric Jenkins in … Continued
South Carolina pro-life officials have vowed to fight the lawsuit Planned Parenthood and a private abortion business have filed seeking to have the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act overturned by a state court. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic that operates two abortion businesses in South Carolina, and the Greenville Women’s Clinic, a privately owned … Continued
A University of South Carolina (USC) business school “diversity” program that appears to have accepted students of all races – except white – received the attention of one of the U.S. Civil Rights Commissioners, who wrote to inform the school’s interim president such racially exclusionary policies violate both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and … Continued
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a pro-life bill to protect doctors and nurses from being forced to participate in abortions. The legislation protects doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals and organizations from being forced to participate in procedures, such as abortion, that violate their conscience. It enjoyed the support of pro-life groups like Alliance … Continued
After a the dark, gloomy days of winter and the pollen haze of spring, there is probably nothing that sounds better than warmer weather, blue skies, and a three-day weekend where we can (safely!) gather with friends and family for a backyard cookout and maybe some fireworks. And, if you’re like us, you’re eagerly anticipating … Continued
Sen. Tim Scott gave a powerful response Tuesday to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen when she claimed women, especially black women, need to abort their unborn babies to succeed. Scott, a South Carolina Republican, criticized Yellen for being “harsh” and “callous,” pointing out how he became a senator even though his mother raised him in extreme poverty, the … Continued
A relatively rare East Coast earthquake centered just northeast of South Carolina’s capital city jolted large numbers of state residents awake early Monday, rocking the Southern state at a preliminary 3.3 magnitude, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries, although more than 4,000 people contacted the U.S. Geological Survey to report what … Continued
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