All of South Carolina’s Republican members of the U.S. House voted to protect New York Rep. George Santos, who was expelled Friday in a bipartisan vote. He faces a 23-count federal indictment on a variety of ethics-related charges.
Those voting to not expel Santos included U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace (SC-1), Joe Wilson (SC-2), Ralph Norman (SC-3), William Timmons (SC-4), Ralph Norman (SC-5) and Russell Fry (SC-7). Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, SC-6, was the only member of the delegation to vote to oust Santos.
Business Insider decried Mace’s vote as a flip-flop. In January, Isle of Palms resident told the publication she was not going to “have anything to do with somebody that can’t be trusted, and clearly defrauded the voters of New York. He literally pulled the wool over everybody’s eyes.”
But on Friday, Mace, who has taken a harder right on positions in recent months, voted against the expulsion. She reportedly said in a statement, “George Santos is an ass, who, like every other American, deserves the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges are not a conviction. Today’s vote was not about accountability, which should have been in the hands of the courts and the people of NY-03. This was about shifting the balance of power in Congress, and I won’t play those games.”
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FOOTBALL: Clemson heads to Gator Bowl. The Tigers will face SEC rivals Kentucky. In top games in the College Football Playoffs, Michigan will face Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinal, while Washington will play Texas in the Cotton Bowl semifinal.
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2024: CNN analysis shows Haley’s path to White House. “But does Haley have a real chance to win the nomination? History shows us she has a plausible road map.” In related news, Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson made campaign stops in Charleston and around the state.
State’s human trafficking task force issues 2022 report. The report showed that there were 416 victims of human trafficking in 2022, including 399 of whom were minors.
Source: WCBD TV
Endangered right whale, calf spotted off S.C. coast. An endangered right whale mother and her calf have been spotted off South Carolina’s coast.
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Red Cross seeks volunteers, blood donors. The state’s American Red Cross says it needs blood donors and volunteers during the holidays.
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