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Joe Biden returns to bask in ‘thank you’ event from South Carolina Democrats

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden made a rare public appearance on Friday in South Carolina, basking in the appreciation of Democrats who resuscitated his presidential campaign six years ago. Although Biden faces scorn in many corners for his failed attempt at a second term that preceded Donald Trump’s return to the … Read more

Biden seizes on Trump’s sinking favorability in a combative speech in South Carolina

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Former President Joe Biden stood before a South Carolina crowd on Friday and took aim at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. “Is he still talking?” Biden asked, to laughter. The reference to Trump’s Tuesday night speech, which went on at record length at 1 hour and 47 minutes, would be the mildest … Read more

This South Texas region flipped for Trump. Now it’s seeing red over his immigration policies.

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PHARR, Texas — More than a year since President Donald Trump flipped the traditionally Democratic Rio Grande Valley, his deportation agenda is running headlong into the region’s workforce. Several homebuilders who spoke to NBC News said they’re worried about whether they will make it through the year without the framers, foundation pourers, drywallers and other … Read more

Jesse Jackson’s journey from a South Carolina protest to presidential runs

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Back in 2024, I met the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Juneteenth and watched him do something truly remarkable – cast a shadow as a giant, figuratively, as a more than 40-foot-tall and 150-foot-wide monument to freedom was being dedicated in Montgomery, Alabama. There was a sea of people who took part in the monument’s dedication, … Read more