
Mother Jones - 44 min 7 sec ago
One of the biggest Election Day surprises unfolded in South Carolina, where pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews became the state’s first Democrat to win a US Senate seat in almost 30 years. She did so by highlighting familiar concerns the expansion of data centers, the war in Iran, political corruption, and the exploding cost of living but also […]...

The Guardian - 1 hour 46 min ago
New lawmakers from Annie Andrews and Adam Hamilton to Abdul El-Sayed indicate they will not support him Incoming Democratic senators want someone other than Chuck Schumer to become the next majority leader in the US Senate, although Schumer likely still has enough votes in his caucus to remain the top Democrat. Annie Andrews , the Democratic senator-elect from South Carolina, told Fox News's Bret Baier on Thursday that the Democratic party needs new leadership. When asked whether she would support...

UPI - 3 hours 15 min ago
Police in South Carolina were led on a hoof chase with a pair of tiny porcine suspects nicknamed the "Bacon Bits."...

The Hill - 3 hours 26 min ago
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon said White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and other political consultants should be "removed immediately" following the losses suffered by the GOP in the midterm elections. Democrats secured wins in battleground states across the country on Tuesday, flipping GOP-held seats in Texas, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas and Ohio,...

The Hill - 4 hours 14 min ago
South Carolina's newly elected senator, Annie Andrews (D), said her focus will be on "delivering results" and not a "retribution tour" following her victory in the midterm elections. In the historically red state of South Carolina, Andrews won a competitive Senate race against Republican Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.), who was picked to succeed her late...

The Hill - 7 hours 29 min ago
Sen.-elect Annie Andrews (D), who won a stunning victory in deep red South Carolina by defeating Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), says there needs to be "generational change" in the Senate leadership. "I still very much believe it's time for a generational change on both sides of the aisle," Andrews told Fox News anchor Bret Baier,...

The Hill - 21 hours 37 sec ago
Republicans across the country redrew congressional maps for their benefit ahead of the 2026 midterms, but it failed to yield them gains in most places. An analysis shared Thursday shows it could have been worse. South Carolina and Indiana Republicans both rejected efforts to implement GOP-friendly maps that could eliminate all Democratic seats, which Democrats...

The Guardian - 22 hours 13 min ago
Democrats have taken control of Congress in a sweeping blue wave. Sign up or sign in to ask our team your questions about the results of the midterm elections Live results from the US midterm elections The 2026 US midterm elections were a forceful rebuke of Donald Trump and the Republicans as Democrats captured control of Congress . Democrats hoping for a "blue wave" saw a blue tsunami as they triumphed in deep-red states such as Texas, Kansas and South Carolina to build comfortable majorities...