Politics

Candidates Attend Winthrop Faith Forum

Ted Cruz and Ben Carson spoke at the Carolina Values Summit held at Winthrop University.

GOP Candidates Battle for SC

All eyes are on South Carolina now as the presidential primaries move to the Palmetto state. Thursday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson will take part in a political forum in Rock Hill. Many of their rivals didn't wait to start campaigning in South Carolina.

AP Source: Christie Expected To End 2016 White House Bid

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to drop out of the 2016 race for the White House after finishing sixth in the New Hampshire primary.

Trump Repeats Vulgar Word Used To Describe Cruz

Donald Trump on Monday night repeated the offensive term a woman attending his rally shouted in reference to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Clintons Bring Presidential Campaign to Columbia

Former President Bill Clinton is on the campaign trail making a case for his wife Hillary. He spoke at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina Wednesday night.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul Quits 2016 GOP Presidential Race

Rand Paul is dropping out of the 2016 race for president.

Clinton Wins Iowa Caucuses

Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa Democratic caucuses, according to final results from the Iowa Democratic Party.

LGBT Community Tackles Non-Discrimination Ordinance in Public Forum

Groups for and against changes to the non-discrimination ordinance spoke freely with each other.

State Department will not release 22 'top secret' Clinton emails

The State Department announced Friday that it will not release 22 emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton because they contain "top secret" information, the highest level of government classification.

Trump Looks To Grab Attention As GOP Rivals Debate

Republican presidential candidates take the debate stage Thursday night absent their front-runner, Donald Trump, who will instead seek to starve his rivals of attention at a critical juncture in the campaign by holding a competing event of his own.

Trump Boycotts GOP Debate Because of Megyn Kelly

Trump's campaign confirmed Tuesday night that he will not take the stage if the FOX News anchor and debate moderator is also there.

Texas grand jury clears Planned Parenthood, indicts its accusers

DA in Texas clears Planned Parenthood, but grand jury indicts 2 accusers involved in making secret recordings.

CRTPO Votes to Continue Toll Lane Project

Wednesday, the members of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted to allow NCDOT to continue toll lane projects, which also include lanes on Interstate 485 and Highway 74.

Trump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received a key endorsement from conservative heavyweight Sarah Palin, Tuesday.

Supreme Court To Take Up Obama Immigration Actions

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide the fate of President Barack Obama's immigration actions this term.

Donald Trump's 'Freedom Kids' Go Viral After Performance

The video of Donald Trump's 'Freedom Kids' is going viral on the Internet.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Talks Toll Lanes

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says it is up to elected officials to sell the public on managed lane projects like the controversial I-77 toll lanes.

Clinton Rips Into Sanders As Democratic Race Narrows

Facing a narrowing primary contest, Hillary Clinton ripped into rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, saying the Vermont senator was offering unrealistic policies and overstating his anti-establishment credentials.

Obama Delivers Final State of the Union Address

President Obama gave his final State of the Union Address Tuesday night, and said his focus wasn't on his last year in office. It was on the next ten years.