Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has won the South Carolina primary with a 10-percent lead over his closest competitor Senator Marco Rubio, according to the official results published by the Decision Desk website. Trump received 32.5 percent of the votes, while Rubio and Ted Cruz received 22.5 percent and 22.3 percent, respectively, Decision Desk reported on Saturday night. The South Carolina... 

Donald Trump says that if he were black, he would be angry at President Obama, the first black president. “People don’t know I’m a unifier,” Trump, the GOP front-runner, said at a rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “You know, Barack Obama, African-American. If I were African-American, I would be so angry at him.” Trump said black unemployment has gone up under Obama’s watch. “African-American... 

Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush became the target of countless Internet jokes Tuesday after tweeting out a photo of a personal firearm. The Republican presented the handgun, engraved with the words “Gov. Jeb Bush,” to his 470,000 Twitter followers using only one word: “America.” Bush, who just five months ago admitted to owning zero firearms according to The Telegraph, was instantly bombarded... 

Presidential candidate and former Florida State Governor Jeb! Bush raised his hand at a South Carolina campaign event Tuesday after supporter and South Carolina Rep. Lindsey Graham polled the number of Democrats in the crowd. Jeb Bush had a face-palm moment Tuesday during a town hall event in South Carolina, raising his hand when his audience was asked to indicate if they were Democrats considering... 

The things US presidential hopefuls do for attention can sometimes be not only awkward but also fake. Ben Carson, at the CBS News Republican presidential debate that took place in Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday said a lot of things. His speech also included a quote falsely attributed to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, according to The Washington Post. “Joseph Stalin said if you want to... 

Chris Christie is planning on dropping out of the presidential race, according to ABC News. Despite his campaign throwing all of its efforts into New Hampshire, Christie only got seven percent of the vote on Tuesday, falling in sixth place. After the disappointing turnout, Christie decided to head back to New Jersey to re-evaluate his campaign. A leading factor in Christie’s decision was that he... 

Donald Trump, the leading US Republican presidential candidate, has criticized President Barack Obama for apologizing to Muslims during his first visit to an American mosque. At a campaign rally in South Carolina on Friday, the Republican billionaire defended his controversial proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino,... 

The problem with Bernie Sanders, writes liberal Matthew Yglesias, is he is too white. He appeals to white people. He hails from a white state. Everything about him screams white. Yglesias takes his lead from Jamelle Bouie, a staff writer at Slate magazine. Bouie is known for his racist politics. The problem with America, according to Bouie and Yglesias, is that it is too white. And the problem with... 

Donald Trump said on Wednesday, “I know words, I have the best words. I have the best, but there is no better word than stupid.” Speaking at a campaign rally in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Trump claimed, “The world has blown up around Barack Obama.” Trump then mocked the idea that the State Department claiming that they brought peace to Syria suggesting, “So instead of saying they... 

Over the past 30 days, major floods have hit the east coast, the west coast and now the middle part of the country. So why is this happening? Why is the U.S. being hit by so many catastrophic weather events all of a sudden? During the past month flooding has caused billions of dollars in damage, and in many areas the clean up is going to take well into next year. Some pundits are blaming El Nino,... 

“…If you wear red, white or blue to the [football] game you will not be admitted to the stadium.” A high school is banning pro-Donald Trump and patriotic clothing at an upcoming football game because the clothing is “racist.” School officials at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, also rejected the planned “USA” theme at the game because of its “negative connotations.” “The... 

US Senator Marco Rubio as he speaks at the Foreign Policy Initiative breakfast in New York, August 14, 2015. Republican US presidential candidate Marco Rubio has called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “gangster” and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a “lunatic.” In an unusual attack on the Russian leader, Rubio said, “Russia is governed today by a gangster. He’s basically an organized... 

After an independent autopsy showed that Zachary Hammond was shot by police from behind, the family of the unarmed South Carolina teen is wondering at the lack of national outrage in this case. Hammond was white. According to the police in Seneca, South Carolina, an officer shot Hammond “in self-defense” when the teen allegedly tried to run him over with a car during a drug arrest. An officer... 

Apple ‘Ultimate General: Gettysburg’ from its AppStore Apple has yanked all applications that contain the Confederate flag from its AppStore, following the lead of other major retailers. However, it removed historically accurate Civil War games alongside apps that promoted potentially offensive themes. The removal of the apps was in reaction to the Charleston, South Carolina shooting last... 

South Carolina residents warned they may encounter military vehicles. Special Forces out of Fort Bragg are training with SWAT officers in Richland County, South Carolina this week for house to house raids, another unnerving sign of the militarization of domestic law enforcement. The late night and pre-dawn exercises, which will involve the 3rd Special Forces Group out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina,...