Global Politics Report Editorial
Trump returns to South Carolina as Senate race tightens
President Trump returned to South Carolina - the second time in eight days. The amount of attention and money its U.S. Senate race is getting is raising questions about how red the state really is.
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Source: NPR Politics
Politics desk: Congress
Published: Oct. 29, 2026 at 06:47 PM ET
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