Graham-Led Budget Resolution Clears Senate in 50-48 Overnight Vote, Setting Up GOP-Only ICE Funding Push
The Senate passed budget resolution S.Con.Res.33 by 50-48 early Thursday after a six-hour overnight vote-a-rama, clearing a key first step toward funding ICE and Border Patrol for 3.5 years through budget reconciliation without Democratic votes.
DOJ Probe of Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Spotlight on SC-04 Extremism Tracking
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center for alleged fraud, a move the Alabama-based nonprofit has characterized as a politically motivated attack on its civil-rights work, according to a DOJ announcement. The probe has reignited a long-running debate over how government agencies rely on the SPLC’s influential hate-group and extremism […]
Senate Republicans Launch Budget Reconciliation Push to Expand ICE Funding — Here Is What It Means for Spartanburg County
Senate Republicans are moving to use the budget reconciliation process to secure additional funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a procedural path that allows certain spending and revenue measures to advance with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes typically required to overcome a Senate filibuster, according to the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. […]
Automatic Military Draft Registration Coming in December — What Spartanburg Families Need to Know
Automatic Military Draft Registration Coming in December — What Spartanburg Families Need to Know Starting this December, young American men will be automatically registered for the military draft under a provision signed into law by President Donald Trump as part of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The change ends nearly 50 years […]
Spartanburg’s Barnett Park Transformation Plan: New Soccer Fields, Aquatics, and Clock Tower for Historic 1881 Bell
Published April 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM | By B. Buster Eichhorn, Politics & Government Reporter Spartanburg City Council is moving forward with a major proposal to transform Barnett Park into what city staff describes as a premier 24-acre community facility on the south side of downtown. The proposal, discussed at recent council meetings, would […]