The United States' Democratic Party make decisive gains in local elections last week, hinting at new political fault lines in an unsettled electorate. Political scientist Charles Bullock of the ...

About Politics is a voter's guide to the action taken by South Carolina politicians, both at home and in Washington D.C.

Caption: Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, centre, opposed the Republican bill to end the U.S. government shutdown, but eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus agreed to the deal, ...

Donald Trump is set for another term in the White House with his inauguration next week marking the beginning of a further four-year stint at the helm. The 78-year-old (who will become the oldest-ever ...