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NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who just launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Monday, told Breitbart News exclusively that “100 percent” he does not view the GOP primary as a “two-man race” between former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—which is why he jumped in the race.

Andrew Boucher, chairman of The Charleston Meeting in South Carolina, spoke about his decision to run for Charleston County Republican Party Chair and told Breitbart News that he was inspired to run for that position because “the real change starts in your hometown.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley told Breitbart News exclusively here after her campaign launch on Wednesday that she welcomes a crowded field in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Thousands of people gathered in downtown Charleston on Wednesday morning as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley formally entered the fray of the 2024 GOP presidential primary with a call for a “new generation” of GOP leaders in a speech here.

Representatives from the South Carolina State Legislature pre-filed a Parental Bill of Rights last week after lawmakers, parents, and the grassroots organization Moms for Liberty teamed up to fight back against leftist indoctrination in schools.

The third most powerful House Democrat admitted Wednesday the Democrat Party may not have the will to win the 2022 midterms.

A man in South Carolina got a black eye when a witness saw him allegedly strangling his girlfriend at a bowling alley on March 19.

Crews in Charleston, South Carolina, are in the process of removing a statue of former Vice President and Senator John C. Calhoun, who was an ardent proponent of slavery.

An illegal alien has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a fourth-grade girl in North Charleston, South Carolina. 

Beto O’Rourke: “Of course I don’t think that. … This is a decision that neither you, nor I, nor the United States government should be making. That’s a decision for the woman to make.”

An illegal alien has been accused of shooting and killing a teenager in North Charleston, South Carolina, according to law enforcement officials.

Former Vice President Joe Biden leads the 2020 presidential Democrat field in South Carolina by 31 percent with likely party primary voters, according to a state poll released Sunday.

Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, President Donald Trump will host a rally at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV.

President Donald Trump told reporters that the convictions of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen had nothing to do with “Russian collusion.”

There is one gun law that might prevent mass shootings, but the left will not allow us to try it: namely, allowing teachers to carry guns.

A man is accused of spraying what police believe to be fecal matter on produce at a South Carolina grocery store.

Actress Lena Dunham blasted President Donald Trump on social media Monday, comparing the president to convicted mass murderer Dylann Roof in a Twitter exchange with a late-night writer.

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, have surrounded Virginia’s restaurant after reports that a man walked out of the kitchen with a revolver and is holding hostages. According to the Post and Courier, one person has been shot and an unknown number

The August 21 total solar eclipse will be the first visible across all of the continental United States since March 7, 1970.

A Capitol Hill source familiar with Scott’s motivations for speaking out in favor of Sessions told Breitbart News Scott’s statement was not prompted by Booker’s break of protocol. Rather, the source said, Scott was motivated by his own friendship and working relationship with Sessions, whose reputation under an unfair attack.

The second day in the sentencing trial of convicted Charleston parishioner killer Dylann Roof was an emotional one for jurors who heard testimony from the families and friends that lost loved ones. Both jurors and court staff cried while hearing testimony from the victims of those murdered.

Acting as his own attorney, Dylann Roof, the killer of nine black parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina faced the jurors on Wednesday who will decide whether he is given the death penalty or life in prison.

The judge presiding over the case of the alleged shooter in the murder of nine worshipers at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church has ruled the defendant may represent himself in his criminal trial. Prosecutors are asking for the death penalty.

The alleged shooter in the murder of nine at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church has been found competent to stand trial.

Thursday in Hartford, CT, at the state capitol gun violence prevention forum, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called for an “amen” after being urged by an audience member to use her executive power as president to restrict the Second Amendment

Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC), the former governor of South Carolina, has endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) as his choice to become the next President of the United States.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA— “Sit down unless you don’t have a seat!” George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States told the filled-to-capacity standing room only crowd in North Charleston, South Carolina, while stumping on behalf of his brother Jeb Bush Monday night.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, came out swinging against Reince Priebus’ Republican National Committee (RNC), putting the blame squarely at the RNC’s doorstep for cutting him from the main debate stage in Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday.

The family of Walter Scott, the South Carolina man seen on video being shot by a North Charleston police officer, is asking a judge to approve a $6.5 million wrongful death settlement.

On October 28, Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced legislation to close a non-existent “background check loophole.”

Nikki Haley, the governor of South Carolina, has described the floods which have inundated her state as a “thousand year” event.

Vester Lee Flanagan, aka Bryce Williams, murdered two former colleagues at a TV news station in Roanoke, Virginia, last Wednesday morning. A couple hours after the shooting, ABC News received a 23-page fax outlining Flanagan’s views and motives in his own words.

On July 1, Breitbart News reported Kim Kardashian’s admission that she is not really “a gun person.” That admission was followed by a push for gun control.

On July 31, alleged Charleston gunman Dylann Roof pleaded “not guilty” to 33 federal charges, including hate crime and gun charges.

Pastor Brenda Stevenson says she does not believe church-goers in Charleston would have been easily killed if they had been armed and she is going to lead by example and arm herself in the pulpit.

Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are urging President Obama to use executive power to unilaterally change the way background checks for gun purchases are handled.