Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback
Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday ...

Mark Sanford renews career, must build reputation
Now that former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has resurrected a once-promising political career by regaining his old House seat, he'll have to ...

Despite scandal, Ex-SC Gov. Sanford back in office
Four years after scandal derailed his political career, ex-Republican Gov. Mark Sanford once again holds a South Carolina political office, winning ...

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford back in political office
Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford revived a scandal-scarred political career by winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday in ...

Ex-Gov. Sanford seeks 2nd chance in South Carolina
One congressional candidate is a former Republican governor seeking redemption after his career imploded in a public saga involving lies, the ...

With 1 week to go, Sanford subject of attacks
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford can't seem to escape attacks on the extramarital affair that derailed his political career, which he hopes to ...

Sanford, Colbert Busch trade jabs in SC debate
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, trying to revive his political career, and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch traded verbal jabs on his past ...
Graham blocks vote on Obama energy nominee
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is blocking a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's energy secretary nominee to protest proposed ...

Obama: Boston capture closes out a 'tough week'
President Barack Obama pledged to seek answers for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and acknowledged that the capture of a second suspect ...

Labor nominee Perez pledges open mind
Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez sought to assure senators Thursday that he would approach the job with an open mind and a willingness to work ...
Senate panel backs Moniz for energy chief
The Senate Energy Committee has overwhelmingly endorsed the nomination of physicist Ernest Moniz to lead the Energy Department. The energy panel voted ...

Sanford faces Colbert Busch in 'dream matchup'
It's a congressional race featuring political drama, big names and big money — everything that can make American politics so fascinating. The special ...

SC's ex-Gov. Sanford clears hurdle in comeback bid
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday cleared another hurdle in his bid for political redemption, defeating a former Charleston County ...

Sanford advances in SC race, Colbert's sister wins
Mark Sanford says he believes in "a God of second chances," and now the former South Carolina governor has taken the first step toward reviving a ...

Sanford advances to GOP runoff in House race in SC
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford advanced Tuesday to a runoff in the Republican contest for an open congressional seat, taking a step toward ...

GOP hopes for better ties with Hispanics, blacks
The Republican Party's problems with minority voters have preoccupied strategists since November, and it's possible those difficulties will persist ...

'Mo' Cowan sworn in as Massachusetts' new senator
William "Mo" Cowan of Massachusetts on Thursday became the Senate's newest member, but his tenure will be brief. The 43-year-old Democrat took his ...
Colbert's sister entering SC congressional race
No joke. While comedian Stephen Colbert once spoofed that he was running for the president of the United States of South Carolina, his sister really ...

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford done apologizing, ready to run
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, whose political career was derailed four years ago because of his affair with an Argentine woman, is ...

More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens
A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely ...

Face of the new Congress
Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ...

Ex-SC Gov Sanford eyes politics again after affair
When Mark Sanford walked out of the governor's mansion in 2011, he had been censured by the Legislature over state travel expenses he used for an ...

Scott plays up modest background, downplays race
To U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, keeping his modest upbringing in the front of his mind has helped guide his swift ascent in South Carolina's business and ...