Politics

Trump Says He Has ‘Absolute Right’ To Declare Emergency

President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that he would prevail over a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Day One Of The 9th District Race Evidentiary Hearing Yields Surprises And New Information

New information and surprising revelations during the first day of the 9th congressional district evidentiary hearing.

N. Carolina Elections Head Says Ballots Handled Illegally

A Republican operative, who last year rounded up votes for a GOP candidate running for Congress, conducted an illegal and well-funded ballot-harvesting operation, North Carolina’s elections director said Monday.

Evidentiary Hearing in 9th District Race Gets Underway Monday

Attorneys for Mark Harris and Dan McCready are preparing their arguments ahead of this week's evidentiary hearing. It starts Monday morning in Raleigh. The new State Board of Elections is looking into alleged fraud and could order a new election in the 9th District.

Trump Declares National Emergency To Get $8 Billion For Wall

Defiant in the face of a stinging budget defeat, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to get more federal dollars for his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, relying on a broad interpretation of his powers that was certain to trigger stiff legal challenges.

Congress OKs Border Deal; Trump Will Sign, Declare Emergency

Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited.

Trump Expected To Sign Border Deal To Avert Shutdown

With little Washington appetite for another shutdown, President Donald Trump is expected to grudgingly accept an agreement that would keep the government open but provide just a fraction of the money he’s been demanding for his Mexican border wall.

Budget Deal Allows Far Less Money Than Trump Wanted For Border Wall

The tentative agreement to fund the federal government through the fiscal year and averts a shutdown gives President Donald Trump far less money than he sought for building a border wall with Mexico.

Council Members Question CMPD Actions after ICE Arrests

The debate over immigration enforcement getting heated at Monday night's Charlotte City Council meeting. Some council members are criticizing CMPD's actions in the wake of ICE arrests last week.

As Trump Makes Case For Border Wall, Lawmakers Reach Deal

President Donald Trump headed to the Texas border on Monday to argue his case that walls work as Democrats and Republicans back home in Washington announced a deal had been reached to avoid another government shutdown.

Rep. Omar Apologizes For Tweets On AIPAC’s Influence

Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar “unequivocally” apologized on Monday for tweets about the influence in Congress of an American organization that supports Israel, which drew bipartisan criticism and a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Congressman Walter Jones Jr. Of North Carolina Dies At 76

Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of North Carolina, a once-fervent supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq who later became an equally outspoken Republican critic of the war, died Sunday, his 76th birthday.

Voters Could Decide if Charlotte City Council Moves to 4-Year Terms

Monday night Charlotte City Council is expected to move forward with a vote on expanding to four-year terms. Voters would get to make the final decision in November. It's something the new council has talked about since members took office about a year ago.