South Carolina
South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Charged With Killing Wife and Son
Alex Murdaugh, the fourth-generation lawyer whose family has long held power and influence in a rural swath of South Carolina, was charged on Thursday with killing his wife and one of his sons at the family’s secluded hunting estate in a mysterious murder that remained unsolved for more than a year. Mr. Murdaugh, 54, was […]
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Alex Murdaugh Is Expected to Be Charged With Killing Wife and Son, Lawyer Says
A long-running mystery over who killed the wife and son of Alex Murdaugh, an heir to a powerful legal dynasty in South Carolina, could be headed for a resolution this week as the police indicated they planned to indict Mr. Murdaugh in the murders, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday. Mr. Murdaugh had already […]
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Tom Rice, G.O.P. Congressman Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Stands by His Vote
CONWAY, S.C. — Tom Rice, the South Carolina congressman who was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach President Donald J. Trump after the Jan. 6 attacks, has a catchall term to describe the former president’s crusade against him: Trump’s Very Presidential Traveling Revenge Circus. Mr. Trump has made unseating Mr. Rice, a […]
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With Trump in Her State, Haley Finds Some Political Distance (Gently)
Ms. Haley endorsed Ms. Mace on Feb. 7. Ms. Arrington announced her primary challenge on Feb. 8. Mr. Trump endorsed Ms. Arrington on Feb. 9. Ms. Haley is no Trump foe. Most of her endorsements have gone to Trump-favored candidates. She endorsed on Thursday the re-election of Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, and cut […]
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