House Republican leaders have accepted a challenge from President Barack Obama and suggested more than $23 billion in spending cuts over the next five years.

The State newspaper reported Thursday that Hall said he needed treatment for a heart condition.

Democratic Sen. John Land of Manning wants the Republican Sanford to visit J.V. Martin Junior High School, a school that Obama President Obama highlighted in a speech this week.

Valentine’s Day is this Saturday and politics don’t have to be your true love to come celebrate the 7th Anniversary of the Lowcountry GOP Breakfast Club.

The House approved the rescue package 237-170 last night. It would provide loans to GM and Chrysler almost immediately. Ford would also be eligible for government help, although it says it’s
OK for now.

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport men’s room sex sting.

The Republican governor has a news conference planned at a solar power company in Greer Tuesday morning.

South Carolina’s House has passed rules that will turn shouts of “no” into a chorus of “yes” votes.  House Speaker Bobby Harrell is a Charleston Republican who pushed the rule change.

Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he will do everything he can to fight another round of bailouts, though he acknowledged he can’t do much.

President-elect Barack Obama Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, keeps Robert Gates as Defense Secretary.

Democrats are letting Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite supporting Republican
John McCain for president.

President-elect Barack Obama says he and Republican Sen. John McCain plan to work together to “fix up the country.“

Internal power struggles will also play out in both parties.

This is a tough one. I am not here to question anyone’s beliefs. However, one of the leading stories on many news networks is a very controversial report about a sc priest who told his parishioners they should refrain from taking Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the democratic president elect is pro choice.

Sen. Chris Dodd suggests it would be better to wait until President-elect Barack Obama and a new Congress are sworn in.