Peninsula

Voters in the Mount Pleasant area will decide three South Carolina House races on Election Day, Nov. 3, pitting Republican incumbents against Democratic challengers. In District 80, Rep. Kathy Landing faces firefighter Benjamin Brown, with debate centered on the Highway 41 corridor and flood resilience. In District 110, Rep. Tom Hartnett, co-chair of the Charleston County Flood Task Force, faces marketing executive K.J. Atwood over affordability, traffic, and flooding. In District 112, Rep. Joe Bustos faces nurse and doula Jenna Arsenault, with issues including income taxes, septic systems, and healthcare access. All three districts cover parts of Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's Island, Isle of Palms, and James Island.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) sent a letter to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont questioning how the state issued a driver's license to an undocumented immigrant whose crash allegedly killed an Ohio resident. Moreno noted Connecticut has issued roughly 60,000 licenses to people without legal status and called for an apology, tying the incident to broader criticism of sanctuary city policies and Democratic immigration enforcement.

Separately, Moreno wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging a formal investigation, potentially under Section 301, into South Korea's regulatory treatment of American companies. He cited the case of Coupang, the U.S.-headquartered "Amazon of Asia," which faces steep fines and criminal charges against executives following a data breach, arguing Seoul is using the incident to justify broader discriminatory enforcement against U.S. firms despite decades of American security and economic support for South Korea.