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Your 2026 Live 5 Voter Guide: What to know when you go to the polls

Several key races are on South Carolina’s ballots this year; between the Palmetto State getting its first new governor in a decade and likely its first female to be elected to the senate, every ballot cast will be crucial as voters head to the polls.

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Live 5 News WCSC· Oct 19, 10:00 AMYour 2026 Live 5 Voter Guide: What to know when you go to the polls

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Donald Trump Is Learning That He Can’t Steal This ElectionAll of the president’s schemes have so far failed and his remaining tools are either illegal or implausible.

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We must tax the wealth of billionaires, not just income. California can lead the way | Ro KhannaWill California stand with the working class or the oligarchs in the vote this November? The Democratic party has a choice to make. Are we going to be New Deal Democrats or corporate Democrats? Are we standing with the working class or the tech oligarchs? Proposition 40, California’s billionaire tax, is the most important ballot initiative in America and…

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Becerra's muted gubernatorial campaign comes to life in homestretchAfter months publicly absent from the campaign trail, Democrat Xavier Becerra has increased public appearances and begun airing television ads as mail ballots reach California voters.

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Before, during, after: Outside groups race to counter any election interference by TrumpOutside good-government groups are scrambling this month to secure the midterm results, bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration will interfere in the process to keep Republicans in power. The campaign, which features a who’s who of pro-democracy advocates, comes in direct response to vows by President Trump and top Cabinet officials…

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The Trump Scandal That Everyone OverlookedWith the U.S. midterm elections less than three weeks away, is it any surprise that corruption has emerged as voters’ top concern? “Corrupt” was the adjective most often chosen when registered voters were asked for a single word to describe President Donald Trump, according to a survey conducted in September by The Economist and the market research firm…

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Hegseth boosts battleground Republican during Wisconsin tripDAYTON, Ohio, and EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boosted a front-line House Republican on Tuesday during a day trip to Midwest battlegrounds two weeks before the midterm elections, in which Republicans are facing an uphill fight to keep control of Congress. Hegseth, who completed his second visit to Wisconsin this year, talked...

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‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletesA Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens For Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse, a statewide proposal to bar trans girls from sports participation feels like a violation of her duty as a medical professional. The ballot initiative includes a requirement she calls “invasive and…

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Childcare costs weigh on some voters before the midterm electionsRising childcare costs are a factor for parents weighing how to vote in November's midterm elections

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Becerra holds 27-point lead over Hilton in California governor's race: PollDemocrat Xavier Becerra is maintaining his strong lead in California’s gubernatorial race with only weeks to go until Election Day, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The Emerson College survey found that 60 percent of likely voters backed the former Health and Human Services secretary over his Republican opponent Steve Hilton to replace outgoing...

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California makes 'massive concession' in lawsuit over 20,000 'likely noncitizen' voters, DOJ saysLos Angeles officials appear to have made a damning concession in a filing related to the legal feud over 20,000 people identified as "likely noncitizens" who are registered to vote. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Department of Justice demanded that state and L.A. County officials refrain from tabulating the vote-by-mail ballots of the individuals in…

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