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Politics / Elections
Sylvia Oglesby covers politics for Spartanburg — the State House delegation on most days, with Spartanburg County Council when the agenda runs hot. They are in their 15th year on the beat and treat each vote like a calendar item readers actually need. Focuses on what each story means in practice — not in theory.
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A 31-year-old California educator and engineer has been charged with federal crimes after authorities say he stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday\u2026
A California man armed with a shotgun and handgun rushed a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents Dinner April 25, prompting evacuations of Trump, Vance and\u2026
Israeli President Isaac Herzog rejected an immediate pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said he will pursue a plea deal in the six-year corruption trial before considering\u2026
President Trump clashed with a TV correspondent during a live interview after she read passages from the manifesto of Cole Allen, the gunman who opened fire outside the\u2026
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced Sunday they are merging their parties into a united ticket called Together, Led by Bennett, positioning themselves as\u2026
A wildfire in Brantley County, Georgia, surpassed 31 square miles after doubling in size overnight, destroying at least 87 homes and threatening more evacuations amid drought conditions that\u2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed Navy Secretary John Phelan effective immediately on Wednesday, citing the need for new leadership as the U.S. Navy enforces a blockade of Iranian\u2026
The City of Spartanburg is searching for its next City Attorney following the March 27 retirement of Bob Coler, who served as the city's chief legal officer since\u2026