WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on March 25, 2024: Today is National Medal of Honor Day - a special day set aside to honor those who have been awarded the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest military decoration. National Medal of Honor Day was first declared a holiday in 1990 when President George H.W. Bush signed it into law. Since then, every year on March 25th, we have celebrated the more than 3,500 brave American heroes who have been h  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 29 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on March 28, 2024: * * * Governor Henry McMaster today appointed retired federal appellate judge Dennis W. Shedd of Irmo, as chairman of the South Carolina State Election Commission. The appointment is effective immediately and will fill the vacancy of former election commission chairman John Wells of Lugoff, who stepped down from his position on Wednesday following five years of service. "  more