President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May β two months earlier than anticipated β and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the arms of teachers by the end of March to hasten school reopenings.
Senate Democrats considered reshaping parts of the House-passed COVID-19 relief bill on Monday, as party leaders who are hoping to salvage a minimum wage increase abandoned one proposal aimed at pressuring big companies to boost workersβ pay.
Former President Trump is making his return to the political stage. He was the closing speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando. In his first public comments since leaving the White House, Trump says the journey begun four years ago is "far from over" and says he might even run again in 2024.
Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.
Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another top legislative priority β a long-sought boost to the nationβs roads, bridges and other infrastructure that could run into Republican resistance to a hefty price tag.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday rejected a bill that would compel the stateβs 115 K-12 public school districts to reopen with at least partial in-person instruction, while also allowing parents the option of keeping their kids learning remotely.
A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.
President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.
Governor Henry McMaster says on Monday, March 1st alcohol sales will be allowed past the 11 p.m. curfew and restrictions on large gatherings will be lifted in South Carolina.Β
A $1.9 trillion package aimed at helping the country rebuild from the pandemic seemed headed toward House passage Friday, even as Democrats searched for a way to revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.
Governor Roy Cooper says on Friday, February 26th North Carolina's modified Stay-At-Home order will be lifted and there will no longer be a curfew in the state.
A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one of their militiamen and wounding a number of others, an Iraqi militia official said Friday.
The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nationβs labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate.
Governor Roy Cooper says a new piece of legislation he signed on Thursday will help struggling bar owners by allowing them to defer ABC permit fees until they can reopen at full capacity.
Your local elected leaders might get to extend their current term. 2021 municipal elections will likely be delayed in North Carolina. Census data isn't ready yet, meaning new districts can't be drawn.
House members spent more than an hour Tuesday listening to testimony on a bill in South Carolina that would prevent transgender students from playing on girlsβ sports teams in middle and high school.
North Carolinaβs top elections administrator on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to move all of this yearβs municipal elections to 2022 and bump back next yearβs primaries from March to May due to delayed Census data.
In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor.
Another grim milestone nearing, as the U.S. prepares to reach 500,000 COVID deaths. And a week of no power for many in the Lone Star State. While Texas is the only state to have its own power grid, what are the vulnerabilities for North Carolina and the rest of the country?
When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters used an increasingly common tactic to draw attention to their cause: swarming out onto major roads to temporarily paralyze traffic.
