BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in South Carolina, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Re-Introduces Bill To Ban Taxpayer-Funded Child Mutilation * (Washington, D.C., September 26, 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) reintroduced the Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act, legislation to protect children from irreversible gender surgeries and permanently shut off taxpayer dollars for these procedures. This legislation makes it a federal crime to kno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Fry, Pfluger, Sessions, and Williams Introduce Resolution Condemning Attacks on ICE Officers and Facilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07), Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17), and Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced a resolution condemning the growing wave of violent attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs En  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Faith-Based Organizations Have Access to Federal Funds * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing the Lifting Local Communities Act to ensure religious organizations are treated equally under federal law and can receive federal funding for social servic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Scott Issues Statement Ahead of Strengthening Storms and Potential Government Shutdown * CHARLESTON, S.C. -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today issued the following statement as storms strengthen off the South Carolina coastline and a potential federal government shutdown approaches on October 1: "With storms intensifying off our coast and the possibility of a government shutdown o  more