Nikki Haley
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley resigns
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is resigning to “take a little time off” and will leave at the end of the year. Haley discussed her resignation with Trump last week when she visited him at the White House. Trump accepted her resignation and stated that he will name her successor within two or three weeks.
Congress Loses Its Most Senior Senator, Replaces DeMint, Debates Sandy Aid
A number of Senators and Representatives are lobbying for new gun control measures since the Newtown shooting last Friday. Even Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat from the decidedly pro-gun state of Nevada, said yesterday, on the Senate floor, “In the coming days and weeks, we’ll engage in a meaningful conversation and thoughtful debate about […]
VEEP-Stakes: Who Will Romney Pick?
In the few days since Mitt Romney swept the Wisconsin, Virginia and Washington, DC primaries, the GOP appears to be finally coalescing around the former Massachusetts governor. As Mitt Romney counts his delegates and prepares for the final stretch of the primary season, the media’s spotlight turns to potential running-mates. Senator Marco Rubio insists he has […]
What Next for the Tea Party in South Carolina?
South Carolina is in many ways the epicenter of the Tea Party movement. Junior senator Jim Demint and Governor Nikki Haley were put into office by their Tea Party supporters. So next week when conservative South Carolinians go to the polls to vote in the Republican primary, their party will face their first test of solidarity. Karen Martin […]
South Carolina’s Anti-Voter Fraud Law Stirs Controversy
Ahead of the 2012 presidential election, a fight is brewing on voter identification laws. At stake is the question of whether the problem is serious enough to threaten the results of the elections. South Carolina took an extra step to combat voter fraud in May, when Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill into law which […]