SCDP Press Clips for Sept 21, 2020
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Sen. Graham says he will support President in filling Supreme Court vacancy Senator Lindsey Graham says he will support President Donald Trump in filling the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. In 2018, Graham said in an interview "if an opening comes in the last year of President Trump's term and the primary process has started, we'll wait until the next election." Read More.
Donor cash surges to Harrison, the Democrat taking on Graham It won’t be known until Election Day if a poll showing a tightening contest between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democrat Jaime Harrison portends an upset — but the gains are real enough in the Democrat’s campaign account. Read More.
Supreme Court Hypocrite Lindsey Graham Blistered By Own Words In Lincoln Project Ad The GOP senator who’s in a tight race makes the “Hypocrite Hall of Fame” for The Lincoln Project and Lindsey Must Go Super PAC. It attacks his hypocrisy in his push to quickly confirm a new Supreme Court justice to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read More.
‘A trailblazer.’ SC leaders in both parties praise Ginsburg as passionate, inspirational For Adair Ford Boroughs, a candidate for South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional House District, Ginsburg’s impact was personal. “She was one of the great pioneers,” Boroughs said. “As a young female lawyer, she was an inspiration to me. She showed us all how to fight for justice.” Read More.
9 S.C. House races to watch in November The solid Republican majority in the S.C. House of Representatives is unlikely to sway much in the Nov. 3 ¬-election. But political observers say nine races — from Lancaster to James Island — will be close as Republicans and Democrats jockey to pick up seats. Read More.
SPORTS
Clemson vs. The Citadel: Live updates, photos, reactions and more The No. 1 ranked Clemson Tigers host The Citadel in their 2020 season opener. When Clemson runs down The Hill for the first time this season it will be cheered on by a much smaller crowd than normal. The attendance at Memorial Stadium usually exceeds more than 80,000 fans, but will be limited today to roughly 19,000 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Read More.
5 things we learned from Clemson’s win over The Citadel The game was a blowout from the start, but we still learned plenty about the Tigers. Here are five things we learned from Saturday’s game as Clemson heads into its first of two open weeks. Read More.
Mike Bobo explains what made Collin Hill the choice for South Carolina starting QB The coach liked Hill as a prep player out of Dorman and recruited him to Colorado State after getting the head coaching job there. Bobo elevated Hill twice over starters in season and once at the start of a season, and the coach was responsible for pulling Hill back to his home state as a grad transfer with the Gamecocks. Read More.
INSIDE SOUTH CAROLINA
Mega Ship Visits Charleston, But South Carolina Port Still Getting Crushed By SavannahGeorgia flexes its competitive muscle as pandemic rebound easily outpaces Palmetto State’s recovery. Once the dominant seaport on the east coast, Charleston has seen its border rival Savannah overtake it in recent years – thanks in no small part to an infamous betrayal by former S.C. governor Nikki Haley. Read More.
COVID-19 continues relentless march as SC deaths surpass 3,000 What began as a trickle of cases has morphed into a way of life in South Carolina as the coronavirus continues its relentless attack on the state, infecting rural pockets and urban centers with ruthless efficiency. Read More.
South Carolina Governor Weighing Lost Wages Assistance Options. South Carolina has not opted in to a program authorized through President Donald Trump's executive order that would provide $300 in weekly federal lost wages assistance. Federal Emergency Management Agency is administering the assistance program. It is aimed at helping people who have lost their jobs because of coronavirus. The decision for South Carolina to participate in the program lies with Gov. Henry McMaster. Read More.
SC justices question whether McMaster using federal money for school vouchers violates law Gov. Henry McMaster’s $32 million voucher program for private schools seems to violate either the state constitution or the federal law providing the money, state Supreme Court justices said during a hearing Friday. Read More.
Hurricane Teddy bringing 'life-threatening' rip currents to East Coast, fall set to arriveStorm's size is generating dangerous ocean conditions that are reaching the U.S. The core of Hurricane Teddy is passing east of Bermuda on Monday, but the large storm will have impacts stretching across the East Coast of the U.S. Read More.
NATIONAL NEWS
SCOTUS battle reshapes 2020 election Only 43 days until the US election, Senate Republicans have put themselves on the path to confirm a nominee to dramatically shift the balance of power in the US Supreme Court. Read More.
How California became Ground Zero for Climate Disasters The engineering and land management that enabled the state’s tremendous growth have left it more vulnerable to climate shocks—and those shocks are getting worse. Read More.
President Trump says $5 Billion from TikTok, Oracle, Walmart deal will go toward education President Donald Trump has signed off on a business proposal between TikTok, Walmart and Oracle that would allow the social networking app to continue to operate in the U.S. One of Trump's stipulations for approving the deal was a $5 billion commitment from the companies to create an education initiative that teaches children America's "real history," the President said. Read More.
At the United Nations this week, US President Donald Trump will be denied something he loves -- a live audience This year's gathering of the global elite at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has been cramped by Covid-19: World leaders won't flock to New York, opting instead for a virtual speech fest. Gone will be the diplomatic pull asides, the lobbying, the power lunches and cocktail parties. Read More.
Environmental Racism: How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering In the 20th century, local and federal officials, usually white, enacted policies that reinforced racial segregation in cities and diverted investment away from minority neighborhoods in ways that created large disparities in the urban heat environment.The consequences are being felt today. Read More.
Trump: Supreme Court Pick Likely Friday or Saturday PRESIDENT Donald Trump said he'll likely name a Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Friday or Saturday, setting up a high-stakes confirmation battle with less than two months until the November presidential election. Read More.
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Says He Won’t Name His Supreme Court Pick Until the End of the Week President Trump, who sees a confirmation fight as a way to reset the election, said he would wait until after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s funeral services. He also falsely suggested that her dying wish — that the next president replace her — was a Democratic hoax. Read More.
Education Secretary DeVos warns about wave of private school closings: 'That's a crisis in the making' At least 160 private schools have closed this year so far, Fox News has found. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called for Congress to pass coronavirus relief legislation with funding for school choice, warning that more private schools are on the brink of closing without federal help. Read More.
AROUND THE WORLD
Nobody Wants America to Rule the World Foreign confidence in the U.S. is sinking even faster than the share of Americans who see the benefits of engagement beyond our borders. Read More.
Trump Has Changed the Face America Presents to the World The people who now represent the United States, interacting with visiting foreign leaders in Washington and at the highest levels abroad, are overwhelmingly white and male. Read More.
Thousands march in Berlin in support of refugees in Greece Thousands of people marched in Berlin on Sunday demanding that the government do more to help migrants stuck in Greece, many of whom have been made homeless since fires ravaged the country’s largest refugee camp. Read More.
More restrictions expected in Europe as coronavirus spreads rapidly and rattles markets European countries are likely to impose more restrictions on public life in the coming days, analysts said. France reported 10,569 new cases Sunday while the U.K., reported almost 4,000 new cases. Italy saw close to 1,000 new infections and Germany reported 1,345 new cases Sunday, and a further 922 cases Monday. Read More.
