Politics

Appeals Court Agrees President Trump's Tax Returns Can Be Turned Over

President Donald Trump’s tax returns can be turned over to state criminal investigators, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Monday.

POLITICAL WRAP: Election Preview - City Council, School Board, Sales Tax Referendum

Tuesday voters in Charlotte will elect a Mayor and City Council. Across Mecklenburg County, three at-large school board seats are also up for grabs. And there's a quarter-cent sales tax referendum on the ballot to support arts, parks, and schools.

Additional IDs Approved for Voting in North Carolina

State Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell on Friday approved 49 additional types of student and employee photo identification for use in the 2020 elections.

Lyft To Help Charlotteans ‘Get Out the Vote’ With Discounted Rides On Election Day

The ride sharing app Lyft, says they will offer discounted rides to the polls on Election Day.

House Approves Rules For Trump Impeachment

A sharply divided House has approved the rules for its impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

Twitter Bans All Political Advertisements

Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.

Mary Curtis: N.C. Congressional Districts, Impeachment Inquiry

New maps ordered for N.C. Congressional districts; impeachment inquiry continues in D.C.

North Carolina Judges Block Current Congressional Map

North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state’s congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued Republicans unlawfully manipulated district lines for partisan gain.

Former North Carolina US Sen. Kay Hagan Dies At Age 66

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, who stepped away from a banking career to be a stay-at-home mom and then ventured into politics, died Monday after a prolonged illness. She was 66.

House Democrats Plan 1st Formal Vote On Impeachment Inquiry

The House will take a vote this week to formalize Democrats’ impeachment inquiry amid President Donald Trump’s criticism that the probe is “illegitimate.”

POLITICAL WRAP: al-Baghdadi Military Operation; Mayor Pete Campaigns in Rock Hill

President Donald Trump is declaring that the leader of Islamic terrorist group ISIS is dead. And Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg spent the weekend campaigning in South Carolina.

Mary C. Curtis: Pres. Trump to Attend Forum With Democratic Challengers Friday

President trump heads to South Carolina this weekend. He will participate in a criminal justice forum Friday at Benedict college in Columbia.

CMS Moving Forward with Plans for New Office of Compliance & Transparency

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board is moving forward with plans to open an Office of Compliance and Transparency. It comes after former Superintendent Dr. Clayton Wilcox resigned, sources say, in part due to compliance issues.

Jimmy Carter Hospitalized After Fall At Georgia Home

Former President Jimmy Carter had another fall at his home in Plains, Georgia, fracturing his pelvis and going to the hospital for treatment and observation, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Huntersville Vs. Cornelius? Some Worry School Board is Pitting Towns Against One Another

Some local leaders say they're worried the school board is pitting the two towns against one another, to stop a possible new northern Mecklenburg County school district.

POLITICAL WRAP: President Trump Speaking in SC at Criminal Justice Reform Event

Happening this week: President Donald Trump is visiting South Carolina as part of a bi-partisan event on criminal justice reform.

Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings Has Died

Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, died early Thursday of complications from longstanding health issues, his office said. He was 68.