By Emily Morrison, Vivian Nguyen, Natalie Kerwin and Naomi Oladeinde CHARLESTON, S.C. — While South Carolina Democrats were focused on choosing a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump came to the state to rally...

By Melany Rochester, Eric Perless and Jonah Goldman • Videos by Melany Rochester COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Wash staff fanned out across greater Columbia the morning of Feb. 29 to talk to voters and listen to last-minute...

By Lydia Calitri Young voters in presidential elections often come out in low numbers — usually posting historically low numbers in their voting demographic. The 2020 South Carolina primary was no exception. Voters...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Our staff was on the ground to interview voters about what South Carolinians think of the contenders in Saturday’s presidential ballot. Here’s what they found:  “I have people in my family...

Klobuchar, Warren push universal background checks, getting assault rifles ‘off the street’

By Brianna Crummy CHARLESTON, S.C. — Audience members lined up five deep for a chance at a selfie with Democratic presidential candidates during commercial breaks at the CNN Town Hall. As the moderators finished their...

By Yazan Hanouneh COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Mike Schmuhl was an eighth-grader in South Bend, Indiana, ninth-grade student Pete Buttigieg gave him a personal tour of his future high school. Now Schmuhl is running...

By Maddi Cole CHARLESTON, S.C — U.S gun violence is a “public health emergency,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren told primary voters at a South Carolina town hall. “The first thing I would do would be to enforce the current laws...

By Mallory Payne CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Amy Klobuchar spent several days in South Carolina trying to woo black voters in the days before the state’s first-in-the-South Democratic presidential primary. At a CNN town...

By Radhika Sikhakhane NASHUA, N.H. — Chris Nielsen wants to show that Democrats are just as patriotic as Republicans. The Clinton, Mass., resident was distributing American flags outside an Amy Klobuchar rally in...

By Faith Boehm American University student Faith Boehm interviewed voters in Manchester and Concord, New Hampshire, before the state’s first-in-the-nation primary. Here’s what she found: Jerry Paulson, 60, has driven to...

By R. Fraser CONCORD, N.H. — Politics in New Hampshire is a core part of the state’s identity. Those politics are what has led to New Hampshire holding tight to its First In The Nation Primary status. However, as a...

By Emma Dion and Karissa Waddick LONDONDERRY, N.H. – Steve Young, a longtime New Hampshire resident, says he values his ability to vote in the first-in-the-nation primary after spending years of his life in Washington...

By Colleen Wachenfeld MANCHESTER, N.H. — The question of electability has plagued the female candidates in the 2020 election, but in New Hampshire, the three remaining women in the race are facing voters with a historic...

By Christian Peña MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donna Soucy, New Hampshire Senate president, is among the many women who are breaking barriers in state politics. Soucy is a Democratic family, once serving with her father and...

By Sarah Duval MANCHESTER, N.H. — Tom Steyer is by no means a front runner. With his national polling at 2.2 percent and a 7th place finish in Iowa, Steyer is lingering behind the pack. Despite this, the enthusiasm for...

By Carter Allen, Alexa Barnes, Robbie Heilberg, Joshua Ludden, Sophia Solano NASHUA, N.H. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s Get-Out-The-Vote rally Sunday afternoon highlighted his despair several times...