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• After Mace's gubernatorial primary loss: what comes next?

  The Post and Courier reports on Nancy Mace's fifth-place finish in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary and what it means for her political future. The piece notes that Mace gave up her 1st District House seat to run for governor and has said she does not plan to seek reelection to Congress, leaving open questions about her next move.

  June 10, 2026 · Media

• US Rep. Nancy Mace accused of misusing taxpayer funds to cover her DC housing and meals

  Caitlin Byrd reported the Office of Congressional Conduct found 'substantial reason to believe' Mace improperly claimed nearly $9,500 in excess housing reimbursements tied to her $1.6 million Capitol Hill townhouse, also billing over $9,400 for food. Mace refused to cooperate with the OCC probe; her lawyer called the report 'fundamentally flawed.'

  March 2, 2026 · Media

• Judge issues gag order restricting Nancy Mace and others from speaking about ongoing lawsuits

  The Post and Courier reports that Judge Hocker imposed a sua sponte gag order barring Mace and eight other parties from publicly discussing two related civil lawsuits, following her February 2025 House floor speech accusing four men of sexual exploitation.

  December 10, 2025 · Media

• Nancy Mace's senior adviser resigns, urges voters to 'scratch her from list' in SC governor's race

  Austin McCubbin, a longtime political strategist and senior adviser on Nancy Mace's South Carolina gubernatorial campaign, resigned in December 2025 and publicly urged voters to reject her candidacy. McCubbin characterized Mace as having become 'a proxy for Rand Paul's 2028 presidential campaign' due to funding from Paul-affiliated groups, framing his departure as a principled objection to outside influence over her campaign. The resignation marked a significant internal fracture as Mace sought Donald Trump's endorsement in the 2026 governor's race.

  December 1, 2025 · Media

• Editorial: Mace's airport tirade, counterpunches show contempt for police, public

  The Post and Courier editorial board condemned Rep. Mace's conduct at Charleston International Airport, arguing that a scheduling mixup by airport officials did not excuse her public tirade. The board also criticized her subsequent social-media counterpunches as demonstrating contempt for law enforcement and the public.

  November 11, 2025 · Media

• Nancy Mace faces backlash, legal threat fallout from airport clash

  The Post and Courier, South Carolina's paper of record, covered both senators' condemnation of Mace's airport conduct and reported on the legal threats she issued against the airport after the police report and surveillance footage became public.

  November 5, 2025 · Media

• Under oath, former Nancy Mace strategist says SC congresswoman asked him to 'blackmail' her ex

  Under oath in a deposition, Mace's former campaign strategist Wesley Donehue testified that she asked him to 'blackmail' her ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant over property and photos, not to contact police, and that he refused. Mace contests the characterization; all parties deny the most serious allegations; litigation is ongoing.

  May 23, 2025 · Media

• Rep. Nancy Mace was invited to a town hall, but declined. Voters wonder: Is she listening to us?

  Byrd reported on a March 28 Mount Pleasant town hall attended by 200-plus constituents, with Mace's chair sitting empty after she declined the invitation, calling organizers 'paid agitators.' The story framed a pattern of constituent avoidance.

  March 28, 2025 · Media

• US Rep. Nancy Mace sued for libel and defamation after making public accusations of abuse

  Brian Musgrave, one of the four men Mace accused by name in her February 2025 House floor speech, filed a federal defamation and libel suit against her. The case was ultimately dismissed as to floor-speech claims under the Speech or Debate Clause, though the judge left open whether Mace's social-media statements were protected. All allegations are contested; Mace denied wrongdoing.

  March 14, 2025 · Media

• Editorial: Don't slash SC ethics fines; kick deadbeats off the ballot

  The Post and Courier's own editorial board called out Mace by name for mounting $16,700-plus in state ethics fines as a state legislator for late campaign-finance filings, and criticized the legislature's decision to reduce her tab, framing her as an ethics 'deadbeat' whose career should be at risk.

  December 20, 2023 · Media