New Mecklenburg County District Attorney Sworn In
Spencer B. Merriweather III was sworn in as Mecklenburg County's chief prosecutor Wednesday morning.Β Β
Washington Bans Anyone Under 21 From Buying Assault Rifles
Washington on Tuesday joined a handful of other states that ban anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic assault rifle after voters passed a sweeping firearms measure in November that has drawn a court challenge from gun-rights advocates.
White House, Congressional Democrats See No Deal On Shutdown
Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon.
US Says 8-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy Has Died In Custody
U.S. immigration authorities say an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in government custody, the second immigrant child to die in detention this month.
SC Could Legalize Medical Cannabis In 2019
WCCB Charlotte looks at the legal obstacles the law will face in the new year.
Christmas Stalemate In Washington Over Border Wall, Shutdown
Both sides in the fight over President Donald Trumpβs border wall with Mexico have given a little on the money. What they canβt seem to agree on is what it should be spent on.
White House: Trump Would Accept Less Money For Border Wall
President Donald Trump is meeting with the Homeland Security secretary on Monday as the partial government shutdown over his U.S.-Mexico border entered Christmas without a clear resolution in sight.
Federal Shutdown Begins After Lawmakers Fail To Reach Deal
A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trumpβs demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling government.
Midnight Shutdown Seems All But Certain As Talks Continue On Capitol Hill
Even as frenetic negotiations continued at the Capitol, the House adjourned without a deal on spending Friday night, all but ensuring a partial government shutdown at midnight with President Donald Trump demanding billions of dollars for his long-promised Mexican border wall.
House GOP Approves Trump's Wall Money As Shutdown Looms
President Donald Trumpβs demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as the Republican-led House approved a package Thursday with his $5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' Letter To President Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent the following letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday as he stepped down from his post.
Mattis Resigning As Pentagon Chief After Clashes With Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly said he was resigning Thursday after two years of disagreements with President Donald Trump over Americaβs role in the world β the announcement coming one day after Trump overruled his advice against pulling troops out of Syria and pressed forward on discussions to withdraw forces from Afghanistan.
2016 Investigation Finds Evidence of Ballot Harvesting Connected to McCrae Dowless
The man at the center of an investigation into election fraud paid people in Bladen County to collect absentee ballots in 2016, according to documents released Wednesday.
US To Withdraw All American Troops In Syria, Official Says
The Trump administration will soon withdraw all of the approximately 2,000 American troops from Syria, a U.S. official said Wednesday as President Donald Trump declared victory in the mission to defeat Islamic State militants there.
Mary C. Curtis: 9th District House Race
A new day, a new wrinkle in the contested and controversial 9th District U.S. House
Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks
The Trump administration is moving to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms.
New Victims of Alleged Election Fraud Come Forward at Town Hall Meeting
We're hearing new stories from victims of alleged election fraud in the 9th District. Bladen County is at the center of the investigation into suspected ballot tampering.
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Criminal Justice Overhaul
The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nationβs war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.
Attorney for McCrae Dowless Releases Statement
An attorney for the man at the center of an investigation into alleged election fraud and voting irregularities in North Carolina's 9th District has released a statement.
Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks
The Trump administration moved Tuesday to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, and has made them illegal to possess beginning in late March.
