Hilton Head Island news, business, and community on the South Carolina Lowcountry coast
Hadley Z. Grantham covers real estate and relocation for Hilton Head Island. She has 11 years on the beat writing about the resort market, US-278 corridor migration, and the buy-vs-rent math between Bluffton and the island that shifts every quarter. Files for the household that needs to know what the headline means by Friday.
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Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett were scheduled to testify before a congressional panel this week, addressing the federal judiciary's budget and security needs. The\u2026
United States military actions in the Middle East, described as strikes on Iran, have followed a series of attacks on commercial vessels operating near the Strait of Hormuz.\u2026
Two sitting Supreme Court justices, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, recently testified before a congressional panel concerning the Supreme Court's budget and security needs. This appearance marks\u2026
President Donald Trump signed tariff letters to a dozen countries, with these notices scheduled for dispatch on July 7. The move has been framed by independent analyses as\u2026
The Supreme Court has continued to draw attention for its use of emergency orders, often referred to as the 'shadow docket,' in cases that address fundamental questions of\u2026
The Supreme Court's next term is set to address a series of cases that could reshape national policy on gun control, voting access, religious freedom, and immigration. These\u2026
The U.S. president recently engaged in a phone call with the Russian president, offering to assist Russia in finding a resolution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This\u2026
As the Supreme Court's term draws to a close, several significant disputes concerning former President Trump's presidential powers remain pending, with rulings anticipated in the coming weeks. These\u2026
A three-judge federal panel in Birmingham has ruled that Alabama's 2023 Republican-drawn congressional map intentionally discriminated based on race. The ruling found that the map only concentrated one\u2026
In a stunning upset, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary runoff, securing approximately 64 percent of the\u2026
In a significant political upset, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton triumphed over four-term incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff election held on May\u2026
Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated significantly following a series of military exchanges that occurred on May 28, 2026. US Central Command forces intercepted four\u2026