COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sheri Biggs, a nurse practitioner and Air National Guard officer, won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House in South Carolina’s 3rd District on Tuesday, defeating a challenger who called himself former President Donald Trump’s pastor. This was Biggs’ first run for political office and if she wins in November, she will be only the second Republican …
WASHINGTON — A woman ascends toward the heights of American politics, with the nation’s top elected office — the presidency — looming far out of reach. Haley’s exit from the presidential contest sets up a rematch few people want between two white men of advanced age — Democratic President Joe Biden, 81, and his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, 77. At …
GILBERT, S.C. — Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing Donald Trump for president. “Trump’s narcissism and pride and arrogance is just too much for the office.” Losing South Carolina would be a huge blow to Haley’s campaign, which is counting on outlasting …