Politics

Candidates Making Final Push On Election Day

Candidates across our area are making their final push to get your vote. Polls open at 6:30 Tuesday morning in North Carolina and at 7:00 in the Palmetto State.

In North Carolina, GOP Banks On Trump To Save House Seats

North Carolina Republicans are trying to hold onto key U.S. House seats that, if lost, would signal a good Election Night for national Democrats.

CAMPAIGN 2018: Key NC Races will Help Determine Balance of Power

Election Day is just one week away now. Voters in our area will help decide who controls Congress. There are also several key local races and amendments on the ballot.

Pentagon Sending 5,200 Troops To Border Week Before Midterms

The Pentagon said Monday it is sending 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation ordered up just a week before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump has put a sharp focus on Central American migrants moving north in slow-moving caravans that are still hundreds of miles from the U.S.

Mattis: Military Already Moving Equipment To Southern Border

The U.S. military has already begun delivering jersey barriers to the southern border in conjunction with plans to deploy active duty troops there, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday as a caravan of Central Americans slowly heads across Mexico toward the United States.

President Trump Fires Up Supporters For Local GOP Candidates

President Trump is heading back to Washington tonight after rallying thousands of supporters in east Charlotte.

PHOTOS | President Trump Holds Make America Great Again Rally For Local GOP Candidates

President Trump was in Charlotte Friday night to host a Make America Great Again rally for local GOP candidates Mark Harris and Rep. Ted Budd.

NEW: Video of Bomb Suspect Leaving FBI Building in Florida

56-year-old Cesar Sayoc is charged with five federal crimes and faces up to 48 years in prison.

More Suspicious Packages Found, These To Booker, Clapper; One Person In Custody

Suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper — and similar in appearance to pipe bomb devices sent to other prominent Democrats — have been intercepted, the FBI said Friday, as investigators scrambled from coast to coast to locate the culprit and motives behind a bizarre plot aimed at critics of President Donald Trump.

China Denies Spying on President Trump's Phone, Says It's 'Fake News'

Taking a page from the U.S. president’s own playbook, China on Thursday denounced a U.S. newspaper report that it is listening to Donald Trump’s phone calls as “fake news,” and suggested he exchange his iPhone for a cellphone made by Chinese manufacturer Huawei.

Trump in Town Friday to Stump for 9th District Candidate Mark Harris

President Donald Trump will be in Charlotte on Friday to stump for Republican 9th District candidate Mark Harris. He's locked in a tight race with Democrat Dan McCready.

Trump Sends Troops To Border, An Issue That Fires Up Base

The Trump administration is planning to dispatch 800 or more active duty troops to the southern border at the direction of a president who has sought to transform fears about immigration into electoral gains in the midterms as a caravan of thousands of migrants makes its way through Mexico.

President Trump Blames Media For 'Anger we see today in our society"

President Donald Trump blamed the media Thursday for a “very big part of the Anger we see today in our society,” as law enforcement scrambled to find those responsible for sending pipe bombs and other suspicious packages to a list of prominent Democrats including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and to CNN.

Mail-Bomb Scare Widens As Packages To VP Joe Biden, Actor Robert DeNiro Seized

The mail-bomb scare widened Thursday as law enforcement officials seized three more suspicious packages — two addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and one to actor Robert De Niro — as part of a sprawling investigation into a plot that appears to be aimed at targets of conservative anger.