The Trump administration is back in the middle of Capitol Hillβs confusing COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans but eliminate a $300-per-week unemployment benefit favored by a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators.
COVID-19 vaccines will be given to Americans just as soon as the FDAΒ approves emergency use authorization.
A North Carolina state senator said heβs considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
An ominous warning from Governor Roy Cooper, saying our actions on COVID-19 could mean "life or death." The Governor's current phase three executive order expires Friday. So will Cooper re-implement COVID restrictions?
The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws.
President Donald Trump is closing out his relationship with Congress with one more power jab, threatening to veto a hugely popular defense bill unless lawmakers clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased against him during the election.
A 3 1/2-year ban on new local ordinances aimed at protecting LGBT rights in North Carolina expired Tuesday, prompting gay rights groups to urge the passage of such measures now.
Attorney General Bill Barr says the Justice Department has not found voter fraud that would change the outcome of the election.
Outgoing North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker announced on Tuesday his bid to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr in 2022, a path the Republican indicated a year ago heβd pursue after his House district shifted to the left during an unscheduled redistricting.
You could be asked to foot the bill for Charlotte's ambitious new transit projects. Up to $6 billion in local funding is needed to complete several projects, including the CATS Silver Line.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. could see "surge upon surge" of coronavirus cases in the weeks to come. He also says the arrival of vaccines offer "a light at the end of the tunnel."
President Donald Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, taking direct aim in the final days of his administration at a Russia investigation that he has long insisted was motivated by political bias.
The White House has given its blessing for President-Elect Joe Biden to receive the president's daily briefing. WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the results of the November general election on Tuesday, awarding the stateβs 15 electoral votes to President Donald Trump.
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama-era officials for top national security and economic roles, signaling a stark shift from the Trump administrationβs βAmerica Firstβ policies that disparaged international alliances and favored deregulation and tax cuts.
The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the βapparent winnerβ of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trumpβs administration.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is explaining why people should limit family and social gatherings this Thanksgiving. But will people ignore CDC recommendations?
The extremely close race for North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice will have a recount, as incumbent Cheri Beasley on Tuesday formally asked for one while challenger Paul Newby holds a narrow lead with final tallies posted in nearly all 100 counties.
Robinson says the county did everything it could to keep poll workers safe.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says "it would be better" if health officials in the Trump administration could start working with the incoming Biden-Harris team on the country's efforts to battle COVID-19. It comes as President Trump refuses to concede and marchers converge on Washington to support him.
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