The Supreme Court has ruled that state courts can act as a check on their legislatures in redistricting and other issues affecting federal elections. The court rejected arguments by NC Republicans and upheld a decision by NCβs top court that struck down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state law.
Former President Donald Trump has been honored as the Man of the Decade in a Michigan county he lost twice.
North Carolina's state House speaker is being sued for damages by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife.
President Joe Bidenβs son HunterΒ has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department, according to letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware.
Regulated betting on sports and horse racing is expected to begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year, enabled by legislation Gov. Roy Cooper signed Wednesday that greatly expands gambling opportunities in the ninth-largest state.
The Espionage Act offense is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, though it's rare for first-time federal offenders to get close to the maximum.
The Biden administration announced new measures to prevent further FBI abuses under a controversial surveillance program Tuesday, June 13th.Β
Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea in federal court Tuesday afternoon after being indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents.
Republicans delegates in North Carolina have voted to censure the stateβs senior U.S. senator for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.
China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official.
Follow along for live updates onΒ former President Donald Trump, who has beenΒ indicted on chargesΒ of mishandlingΒ classified documentsΒ at his Florida estate.
Donald Trump said Thursday heβs been indicted on charges of mishandlingΒ classified documentsΒ at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
In celebration of Pride Month, the Biden-Harris Administration announces they are taking new actions to protect LGBTQI+ communities from attacks on their rights and safety.Β
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for president. Christie has cast himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. He's set to hold a town hall in New Hampshire Tuesday evening kicking off his bid.
Dozens of neighbors spoke out Monday night about a proposed crystal lagoon in Huntersville. A developer wants to transform nearly 270 acres off Sam Furr Road into a resort-style property.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed paperwork declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a historic challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump. The nationβs 48th vice president will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Iowa on Wednesday, the date of his 64th birthday.
This week changes go into effect allowing duplexes and triplexes in neighborhoods zoned as single-family only. It's part of Charlotte's new Unified Development Ordinance. But now, City Council could consider last minute changes.
An Army veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison, a day after the far-right extremist group's founder receivedΒ an 18-year prison termΒ in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack.
A judge put South Carolinaβs new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme Court can review the measure, giving providers a temporary reprieve in a region that has enacted strict limits on the procedure.
The Biden Administration is launching a first of its kind national action plan to end gender-based violence.
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