New Lede pod: Shutdown Breakdown with Lisa Desjardins and Josh Dawsey
Wrapping up our Washington Week visit with some heavy hitters since our House delegation was out of town.
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The closure of thousands of farm loan offices have top Republicans like Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledging the pain hitting their own constituents.
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How Two Young Men Got Pulled Into Internet Darkness, and How They Got Out
Here's the latest from Gov. Henry McMaster and state officials on Tropical Depression 9
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Turmoil at the S.C. State Election Commission www.thestate.com/news/local/c...
Former CDC head Susan Monarez defends her reputation and vaccine science at a Senate hearing.
“I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity,” Monarez said.
“At the F.B.I., many agents focused on financial fraud and public corruption now spend two or three nights a week patrolling, significantly slowing the progress of their regular work, including witness interviews, search warrants and planning meetings”
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US Senator Lindsey Graham hit out at Hungary and Slovakia over their purchases of Russian energy, threatening the Central European countries with “consequences” if they don’t end their reliance on Moscow.
“The House Freedom Caucus is quiet. ... But normally volatile conservatives like Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) are running for other offices and need Trump’s help, so they’re unusually pliant.”
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Our live Lede pod from Rock Hill focuses on #SC2026, political violence, free speech & the fallout of the assassination of Charlie Kirk w/ Winthrop University political science professor Dr. Scott Huffmon and AP national politics reporter Meg Kinnard.
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A lot of S.C. gubernatorial candidates have called for a similar prison in the state
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The Supreme Court denies South Carolina’s emergency request to enforce an anti-transgender school bathroom policy.
The National Guard is measuring public sentiment about President Trump's D.C. takeover.
It has found that its mission is perceived as “leveraging fear” and driving a “wedge between citizens and the military,” according to documents reviewed by The Post.
Information environment has reached its grotesque conclusion in that there is a very real killer out there who has not been identified, apprehended, or investigated, a detail practically inconsequential to nearly every commentator’s purposes.
Utah Valley University said a suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk is not in custody. In an email to NPR, university spokeswoman Ellen Treanor said a person had been detained earlier but said, "That individual was released, it is still an active investigation." www.npr.org/2025/09/10/n...
#SC2026 ad watch
Punchbowl reports Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is out with another ad slamming Rep. Nancy Mace. The spot, part of a $1 million buy, is running on digital and streaming and features video of Mace saying she is “pro-transgender rights.”
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Spirit Airlines set to exit the Columbia market in October, just months after it began service here. The low cost carrier filed for bankruptcy protection last week. United is set to increase flights out of CAE to New York. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/04/s...
Lt. Gov. Pam Evette's campaign drops a 2023 interview of Rep. Nancy Mace directly refuting her loyalty to Trump in the 2024 race, with Mace telling The Washington Post, "I am going to keep my powder dry until the field is set," when asked about supporting Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIkQ...
“Higher tariffs, primarily on steel but also on aluminum, have cost the company $300 million so far, with nearly another $300 million expected by the end of the year. This summer the company laid off 238 employees across factories in Illinois and Iowa.”
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‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/w...
South Carolina is one of the states DOJ is asking for voter data.
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Day 1 of the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting saw party chair Ken Martin detail how the party is pushing back on Trump administration policies and trying to win back voters.
A man who identified himself as a 20-year combat veteran was arrested after setting fire to an American flag in front of the White House – just hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pushing for strict penalties for desecrating the flag. https://cnn.it/3JrC3RP
“The order, the largest in the Korean air carrier's history, includes a mix of 787s, 777s and 737 Boeing airplanes worth about $36.5 billion.”
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Rare SC Supreme Court race will pit Associate Justice Few against challengers
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New pod!
A week of South Carolina Republican revelry, w/words from 4/5 Republicans running for governor. Several roses, er, endorsements were also given out this week—to who?! And we hit the trail w/Sen. Lindsey Graham and get his response to critics
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Atlas of South Carolina 3rd Edition by USC Press is out and free online. Check out these fascinating maps:
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