President Trump Will Be In Charlotte Monday For RNC
Sources confirm to WCCB that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be attending the Republican National Convention in Charlotte on Monday, August 24th.Β
President Trump To Visit Asheville-Area Monday As RNC Kicks Off In Charlotte
President Donald Trump plans to visit Mills River, in the Asheville-area of North Carolina, Monday as the Republican National Convention kicks off week-long activities, a White House official confirms.
Delegates Begin Arriving For RNC
As delegates begin arriving in the Queen City, a welcome area is set up at Charlotte-Douglas Airport for the scaled-down Republican National Convention.
Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination For President
Joe Biden officially accepted his Democratic presidential nomination in a speech made from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention.
CATS To Experience Service Impacts In Uptown During Republican National Convention
Expect delays in and around Uptown from Sunday, August 23rd to Monday, August 24th as the Republican National Convention is held in Charlotte.
Police Preparing for Protests and Other Possible Security Issues at RNC
The first parking restrictions are in place as Charlotte prepares to welcome delegates for the Republican National Convention. Police are preparing for protests and other possible security issues.
Democratic Boundary Breaker's Night: Obama, Clinton, Harris
The Democratsβ historic boundary breakers are joining forces at the partyβs national convention in an urgent effort to rouse the diverse coalition Joe Biden will need to defeat President Donald Trump this fall.
Trump: US Demands Restoration Of UN Sanctions Against Iran
The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump announced, a move that follows Americaβs embarrassing failure to extend an arms embargo against Tehran.
Trump Tweets His Distaste For Goodyear Tires For Allegedly Banning MAGA Attire
President Trump took to twitter to bash Goodyear Tire Company after an alleged photo of the company's acceptable attire for employees went viral.
Trump Urges Universities To Reopen Saying Risk Is Minimal To Students
President Trump held a news conference from the White House on August 19th urging universities to reopen as he says the risks associated with catching coronavirus is minimal to students.Β
Democrats Nominate Biden For Epic Challenge To Oust Trump
Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust President Donald Trump.
SC Senate Called Back To 'Protect The Voter And The Vote'
South Carolinaβs Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak.
Postal Service Halts Some Operational Changes Amid Outcry
The Postmaster general says he is halting some operational changes until after the November election. Democrats had contended that the changes caused disruptions that threatened mail-in voting, and some states planned to file lawsuits.
Dems Put Divides Aside, Rally Behind Biden At Convention
Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him βin over his headβ and warning that the nationβs mounting crises would only get worse if heβs reelected over Joe Biden.
Trump To Pardon Women's Suffrage Leader Susan Anthony
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the womenβs suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men to vote.
Crowd Protests Outside US Postmasterβs Greensboro Home
More than 100 demonstrators converged outside the North Carolina mansion of the postmaster general, protesting the cutbacks, delays and other changes to the U.S. Postal Service that have created fears for mail-in voting ahead of the November presidential election.
Coronavirus Upends Conventions, Changes TV Coverage
The Democratic and Republican conventions will lack for crowds but not television coverage.
POLITICAL WRAP: DNC Preview; Mail-In Ballot Concerns
The virtual Democratic National Convention gets underway on Monday. So what will the message be? And how will Democrats keep the excitement up at a virtual event? And the debate over the post office and mail-in voting.
New Push On Training Officers How To Stop Abuse In Own Ranks
Despite policies on the books for years that require officers across the United States to stop colleagues from using excessive force, there has been little or no effort to teach officers how to intervene, law enforcement officials and experts say.
House Dems Summon Postal Leaders To Hearing On Mail Delays
The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options for the November presidential election.
