Biden-McCarthy debt limit talks on tap

Ahead of a meeting at the White House Wednesday, President Biden will ask House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to tell him what budget cuts the GOP is seeking before agreeing to raise the federal debt limit. Mr. Biden is demanding that McCarthy agree to avoid a government default on federal debt. Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who was President Trump's U.N. ambassador is planning to announce her own run for the White House on Feb. 15. And a green comet is expected to brighten skies over the Northern Hemisphere Wednesday and Thursday.

• Feb 1, 2023
• 01:00

Trump launches 2024 campaign in 2 key states

Former President Donald Trump started campaigning for the 2024 presidential race over the weekend in South Carolina and New Hampshire. CBS News political director Fin Gomez joins us with an update on the race.

• Jan 30, 2023
• 04:33

More Americans move to the South

After the height of the pandemic, data shows more people have moved away from big cities and are heading toward Florida, Texas and the Carolinas. Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of real estate research with the National Association of Realtors, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss which areas are seeing the biggest population booms.

• Jan 31, 2023
• 04:56

Opening arguments in Alex Murdaugh trial

Opening arguments began Wednesday in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh. Nikki Battiste reports.

• Jan 26, 2023
• 03:20

Testimony begins in Alex Murdaugh trial

A sergeant is the first witness to testify in the murder trial against former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who is accused of killing his wife and son in June of 2021. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste explains the stage prosecutors are trying to set with this first witness.

• Jan 26, 2023
• 04:55

Trial underway in Alex Murdaugh murder case

Opening statements were made Wednesday in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of fatally shooting his wife and son. Prosecutors said cellphone evidence will place Murdaugh at the scene of the murders.

• Jan 25, 2023
• 00:21

Jury selection in Murdaugh murder trial

Jury selection is expected to wrap Wednesday in the murder trial of South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste joins Lana Zak and Errol Barnett from outside the courthouse with more on the case and what happens next.

• Jan 25, 2023
• 04:30

Jury selection in Alex Murdaugh murder trial

Jury selection resumed Tuesday in South Carolina for the murder trial of former lawyer Alex Murdaugh, where many prospective jurors in the county have said they are aware of the case. CBS News producer Elizabeth Campbell gives an update on the trial of the 54-year-old accused of killing his wife and youngest son.

• Jan 24, 2023
• 02:37

Alex Murdaugh murder trial set to begin

Jury selection is beginning in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son in 2021. Former Los Angeles County prosecutor Emily Baker joins CBS News' Tony Dokoupil and Lilia Luciano to discuss the case.

• Jan 23, 2023
• 03:40

Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of his wife and son

The disgraced lawyer from South Carolina will appear before a small-town jury in Colleton County, as his trial begins on Monday.

• Jan 23, 2023

Veteran knocks over knife-wielding man

A U.S. military veteran hit a knife-wielding man with a pole after he threatened shoppers and employees at a Walmart in Columbia, South Carolina.

• Jan 18, 2023
• 00:59

South Carolina abortion ban violates state's constitution, court rules

The ban had drawn legal challenges since it was signed into law two years ago.

• Jan 5, 2023

Female body found inside donation bin in South Carolina

The bin appeared to have not been emptied for years and had VHS tapes inside, the coroner said.

• Jan 2, 2023

FBI investigates recent power grid attacks

The FBI is investigating attacks on U.S. power grids in North Carolina and South Carolina this past week. Former FBI investigator Scott Sweetow joins CBS News to discuss the attacks.

• Dec 9, 2022
• 03:24

Engineer on safeguarding U.S. power grids

The FBI is investigating two incidents that involved attacks on electric substations in North Carolina and South Carolina. Anurag Srivastava, a chairperson and professor at large at Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University, joined CBS News to discuss how to protect power grids.

• Dec 8, 2022
• 04:50

Will Bernie Sanders run again in 2024?

A senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders is critical of the Democratic National Committee's proposed plan to move South Carolina to the top of the primary calendar in 2024. Faiz Shakir joins "Red and Blue" to discuss this as well as Sanders' future plans and the possible 2024 Democratic presidential field.

• Dec 8, 2022
• 06:39

Security concerns after substation attacks

Security concerns are on the rise after attacks on substations in South Carolina left a county without power for days. Nicole Sganga joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain what makes the electric systems so vulnerable to threats.

• Dec 8, 2022
• 03:52

Shots fired near Duke Energy facility in South Carolina

It was not clear if the facility itself was targeted.

• Dec 7, 2022

Political wrangling over Democratic primary calendar continues

A Democratic National Committee panel and President Joe Biden have backed a plan to have South Carolina replace Iowa as the critical first contest to launching the Democratic nominating process for president. Natalie Brand reports.

• Dec 4, 2022
• 02:07

Biden proposes presidential primary changes

The Democratic National Committee is considering a proposal by President Biden to change the order of when states vote in the presidential primary process. If adopted, it would change 50 years of tradition, kicking Iowa and New Hampshire out of their first-in-the-nation spots and making South Carolina voters the first to head to the polls. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe explains the motivation and symbolism behind the move.

• Dec 2, 2022
• 06:32

Marc Short on Pence's potential 2024 bid

Former Vice President Mike Pence's senior advisor Marc Short joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the Justice Department investigation into the January 6 Capitol attack, the latest Trump controversy, and whether Pence may run for president in 2024.

• Dec 1, 2022
• 05:27

Nikki Haley mulls 2024 presidential bid, though she pledged to back Trump

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley says she'll take the Christmas holiday to consider a White House bid.

• Nov 30, 2022

Clyburn wants voting rights, election reform bills in lame duck

Democratic Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina says the House should take up a voting rights bill and legislation reforming the Electoral Count Act before the new Congress is seated in January.

• Nov 27, 2022
• 06:45

Banker for Alex Murdaugh convicted for scheme to steal money from clients' legal settlements

A banker charged with helping disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh take money from the legal settlements of clients has been found guilty of wire and bank fraud charges in South Carolina.

• Nov 23, 2022

Ian barrels into South Carolina

Ian slammed into South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane Friday. It ripped apart piers and flooded neighborhoods with life-threatening storm surge. It has since weakened to a post-tropical storm. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on the latest.

• Sep 30, 2022
• 05:20

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