US vs. China: A βSlap-Fight,β Not A Trade War. So Far
First, the United States imposed a tax on Chinese steel and aluminum. Then, China counterpunched Monday with tariffs on a host of U.S. products, including apples, pork and ginseng.
China Raises Tariffs On US Pork, Fruit In Trade Dispute
China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products Monday in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy.
Trump Fires Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin
President Donald Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the agency.
Trump On Transgender Ban: Doing Military A Favor
President Trump discusses banning transgender people from the military.
Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto
President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure Friday, averting a midnight government shutdown just hours after declaring he was considering a veto.
Trump Orders Huge Tariffs On China, Raises Concerns About Possible Trade War
Primed for economic combat, President Donald Trump set in motion tariffs on as much as $60 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. on Thursday and accused the Chinese of high-tech thievery, picking a fight that could push the global heavyweights into a trade war.
President Trump Replacing McMaster With Bolton As National Security Adviser
President Donald Trump is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Septuagenarian Smackdown? Trump, Biden Trade Fighting Words
Imagine: A pay-per-view steel-cage fight featuring Donald βKick His A--β Trump versus Joe βBeat the Hell Out of Himβ Biden. Price to tune in? Enough to eliminate the governmentβs deficit.
Mecklenburg County Votes to Renovate Memorial Stadium
Project would bring the Charlotte Independence closer to Uptown.
Trump Calls Putin On Re-Election Victory
The Kremlin says U.S. President Donald Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on re-election.
Trump Calls For Death Penalty To βGet Toughβ On Drug Pushers
Unveiling a long-awaited plan to combat the national scourge of opioid drug addiction, President Donald Trump called Monday for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including embracing a tactic employed by some of the global strongmen he admires: the death penalty.
White House Says Trump Isnβt Considering Firing Mueller
President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of the veteran prosecutor.
Group Wants Three Changes With Mecklenburg County Sheriff
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff election begins next months, and Saturday several groups discussed three issues about the current sheriff's policies.
Trump Lauds Firing Of Ex-Top FBI Official As βGreat Dayβ
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he has fired Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director who was a regular target of President Donald Trumpβs anger and criticism, just two days before McCabeβs scheduled retirement date. McCabe suggested the move was part of the Trump administrationβs βwar on the FBI.β
ProPublica Leads Media Into Correction Of Murky CIA Story
The news organization ProPublica issued a detailed correction of a story about Gina Haspel, President Donald Trumpβs choice for the next CIA director, and the waterboarding of a detainee the year after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Panthers Look To Tweak Roster With Limited Cap Space As Draft Awaits
The Carolina Panthers are looking for ways to improve their roster with a limited amount of cap space.Β Β Free agency officially began Wednesday, March 14th at 4 p.m.Β
Students Walkout at Several Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Wednesday
Students at several Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools joined others across the country for a walkout Wednesday. They want to call attention to school safety concerns in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
Students To Walk Out Nationwide Protesting Gun Violence
From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school Wednesday to protest gun violence in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last monthβs massacre of 17 people at Floridaβs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
In California, Trump Views Designs For Planned Border Wall
President Donald Trump on Tuesday got his chance to inspect prototypes for the βbig beautiful border wallβ he wants to build to separate the U.S. from Mexico, saying strengthening the border would help stop β99 percentβ of illegal immigration β or, he allowed, βmaybe more than that.β
House Panelβs Initial Report Says No Collusion with Russia
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or coordination between Donald Trumpβs presidential campaign and Russia, a finding that pleased the White House but enraged Democrats who had not yet seen the document.
