Nikki Haley

SC Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as Trump's UN ambassador: report

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has accepted President-elect Donald Trump's offer to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the transition process.

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Read 'em and weep: A list of the current contenders for key jobs in Trump administration

President-elect Donald Trump held talks on Saturday with 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a meeting between famous foes fueling speculation that Romney could be in line to be the new U.S. secretary of state.

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WATCH: Bakari Sellers stunned as CNN’s Dana Bash denies GOP has been ‘cultivating’ its racist base

Clinton surrogate Bakari Sellers wasn't into CNN commentator Dana Bash's insights on the GOP on Tuesday night.

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Nikki Haley: 'This election has turned my stomach,' still voting for Trump

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley unenthusiastically reaffirmed her support for Donald Trump this week, admitting that the decision to back the Republican presidential nominee has not been an easy one. "This election has turned my stomach upside down," she told reporters Wednesday while speaking about the state's Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts. "It has been embarrassing for…

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North Carolina floodwaters, death toll rise as Matthew heads to sea

Raging North Carolina rivers still rising after Hurricane Matthew threaten up to a week more of death and destruction, the state's governor said on Sunday as the storm's remnant headed out to sea, leaving a path of carnage from the Caribbean up the U.S. Southeast coast.

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Weakened Hurricane Matthew kills at least nine as it buffets U.S. Southeast

Hurricane Matthew slammed into South Carolina on Saturday, packing a diminished yet still powerful punch after killing almost 900 people in Haiti and causing major flooding and widespread power outages as it skirted Florida and Georgia.

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South Carolina cops fatally shoot motorist after dispute at Hurricane Matthew evacuation checkpoint

A South Carolina man was fatally shot by police at a checkpoint during a Hurricane Matthew evacuation on Wednesday, CBS News reports.

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South Carolina school shooting victim gets superhero's farewell

Mourners dressed as colorful comic book characters gathered to remember a 6-year-old boy during a superhero-themed funeral on Wednesday, a week after the child was fatally shot at his South Carolina elementary school.

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South Carolina governor orders evacuation ahead of hurricane

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and ordered an evacuation of more than a million people in coastal areas starting Wednesday afternoon in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew.

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Teenager killed father before opening fire at South Carolina school

A 14-year-old boy shot and killed his father then drove to a nearby elementary school in South Carolina and opened fire with a handgun, wounding two children and a teacher on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

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Coulter defends Trump's immigrant-bashing -- then attacks 'second-generation immigrant' Nikki Haley

In a week when GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his son have gone out of their way to bash immigrants, Ann Coulter joined the attack immigrants pile-on by going after "second-generation immigrant" South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) for removing the Confederate flag from the state capitol.

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Gov. Nikki Haley mocks Ann Coulter as conservatives continue to direct their rage inwards

Nikki Haley, the Republican governor of South Carolina, mocked conservative columnist Ann Coulter during a press conference on Monday.

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'As toxic as we've seen': Top Republicans are avoiding Trump's convention like the plague

Most up-and-coming politicians would love to have a prime time speaking slot at a major party convention.

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