The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nationβs war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.
An attorney for the man at the center of an investigation into alleged election fraud and voting irregularities in North Carolina's 9th District has released a statement.
The Trump administration moved Tuesday to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, and has made them illegal to possess beginning in late March.
A federal judge has agreed to delay former national security adviser Michael Flynnβs sentencing so he can continue cooperating with the Russia probe.
Some Union County Lawmakers are questioning allegations of election fraud in the 9th District. Commissioners passed a resolution asking the State Board of Elections to certify Mark Harris as the winner.
Homeowners could pay a significant amount more in taxes next year if property values skyrocket in Mecklenburg County.
Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health.
Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide $5 billion to build a border wall despite lawmaker resistance from both parties.
Monday Charlotte City Council could make big changes to the way it awards contracts. Some members want to give the City Manager the power to allocate up to $500,000 without council approval. Opponents worry it could lead to less transparency in government.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will be leaving the administration at yearβs end, President Donald Trump said Saturday.
North Carolina's election board chief is concerned about complications if the board's absentee ballot investigation in a congressional district race is not resolved within the next couple of weeks.
Michael Cohen, who as President Donald Trumpβs personal lawyer and fixer once vowed he would βtake a bulletβ for his boss, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump.
Dozens of retired state and federal judges called Wednesday on U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying immigrants should be free to visit halls of justice without fearing they will be detained.
France is hunting for a suspected extremist who sprayed gunfire near the famous Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg, killing three and wounding at least 11.
A new election? North Carolina Republican officials say it could be necessary if an allegation of an early voting data leak is true.
Bickering in public with Democratic leaders, President Donald Trump threatened repeatedly on Tuesday to shut down the government if Congress doesnβt provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border.
A state Republican Party leader says an affidavit alleging a county's early-vote totals were shared improperly would be grounds alone for a new election in an unsettled congressional race in southeastern North Carolina.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by yearβs end amid an expected West Wing reshuffling reflecting a focus on the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge of governing with Democrats reclaiming control in the House.
On Friday, Congressman-Elect Mark Harris released a video statement on social media regarding the investigation into possible election fraud in the 9th Congressional District race.
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in November, a slowdown from recent months but enough to suggest that the economy is expanding at a solid pace despite sharp gyrations in the stock market.
