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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 Trump’s border wall with Mexico have given a little on the money. What they can’t 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 Trump’s 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 Trump’s 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 America’s role in the world — 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 nation’s 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.

Federal Judge Delays Flynn Sentencing Hearing

A federal judge has agreed to delay former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s sentencing so he can continue cooperating with the Russia probe.

Union County Lawmakers Question 9th District Election Fraud Allegations

Some Union County Lawmakers are questioning allegations of election fraud in the 9th District. Commissioners passed a resolution asking the State Board of Elections to certify Mark Harris as the winner.