PresidentΒ Joe BidenΒ announced on Monday that he isΒ commuting the sentencesΒ of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-electΒ Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter. It's up to each federal agency to determine how it handles a shutdown, but there would be disruptions in many services.
Veering toward a midnight government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan. It would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster relief for a few months, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal.
Carolina Migrant Network is working hard to prepare Charlotte's Spanish community for an America led by President Elect Donald Trump.
The House rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan Thursday to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown.
A government shutdown at risk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trumpβs sudden demands β and keep his own job.
A state appeals court has removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.
Democrats in North Carolina were celebrating big wins after the November election. Now Republicans are stripping powers away from newly elected officials anticipating they'll lose their veto-proof majority next year.
The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorize significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion. It also strips coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members.
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates once more before the end of the year.
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters toΒ disclose any feesΒ up front when they list prices.
After meeting with TikTok's CEO Monday, Trump now says he might reevaluate a law that's set to ban the platform in a few weeks. TikTok's also appealing to SCOTUS.
Governor-elect Josh Stein today announced seven members of his cabinet.Β
President Joe Biden is using his presidential clemency power just weeks before the end of his term. Later today., he will commute the sentences for about 15-hundred individuals.
Saturday is the 12th anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary shooting.
Weeks of mysterious drone sightings across New Jersey are prompting heightened security concerns, and mounting frustrations, from residents, the military, and multiple government officials.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Bidenβs term in January. The announcement Wednesday comes a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the position.
The Biden and Trump national security teams have come to an understanding that they have no choice but to work together as conflicts in Gaza, Syria and Ukraine have left a significant swath of the world on a knife's edge.
Housing Advocates are asking city leaders to use tools in the existing minimum housing code to hold slumlords accountable.
