President Donald Trump said he is seeking a new state to host this summerβs Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus.
Organizers of the Republican National Convention say they will begin visiting alternative host cities. It comes as Governor Roy Cooper says he can't guarantee a full-scale convention in Charlotte this August.
A second North Carolina General Assembly chamber is pushing ahead with legislation designed to help voters access absentee balloting should COVID-19 make in-person voting risky for them.
Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nationβs governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests.
The Republican National Committee says it wants to hear from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper by Wednesday on whether the state can fully accommodate the partyβs national convention in August this summer.
Today,Β Congresswoman Alma Adams, released a video statement on the declaration of a State of Emergency in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
Americans awoke Sunday to charred and glass-strewn streets in dozens of cities after another night of unrest fueled by rage over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police, who responded to the violence with tear gas and rubber bullets.
Temporary and permanent changes to mail-in absentee ballot rules in North Carolina and funds to improve safety at in-person voting sites this year during the COVID-19 pandemic received overwhelming approval Thursday by the state House.
The Republican National Committee has responded to a letter from North Carolina's top doctor. Dr. Mandy Cohen asked the RNC to submit written plans that detail options that can be put into place depending on where Charlotte is in August in terms of the pandemic.
North Carolina Secretary of Health Dr. Mandy Cohen has written a letter to the President and CEO of the Republican National Convention following President Trump's threat to move the RNC to another state if Governor Cooper's coronavirus restrictions didn't allow full participation.
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is talking about a nomadic childhood in the first general-election commercial of his re-election campaign.
Georgiaβs governor is offering his state and its βworld-class facilitiesβ as the host of the Republican National Convention β a day after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the convention out of North Carolina if that stateβs Democratic governor didnβt assure Trump that the August gathering can go forward despite coronavirus fears.
President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the worldβs coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed cases.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that the state will begin Phase 2 of reopening at 5pm on Friday, May 22nd.
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, had a testy exchange with a prominent black radio personality on Friday over Bidenβs support among black voters and his choosing of a running mate.
Governor Henry McMaster today announced that attraction facilities will be permitted to open throughout South Carolina beginning Friday, May 22nd.
North Carolinaβs Senate Republicans unveiled spending priorities on Tuesday for the coming fiscal year, labeling what they consider their must-haves despite plummeting revenues due to the COVID-19 economic downturn.
WCCB Political Contributor, Mary C. Curtis is breaking down President Trump's latest criticism of WHO and the potential impacts that cutting funding could have.
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Monday that the party βwill not be holding a virtual convention,β pledging that the presidential nominating convention in late August will be conducted at least partly in-person.
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the new coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects.
