Politics

Trump Signs Order To Increase Access To Retirement Plans

President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Labor and Treasury departments to work to make it easier for small businesses to band together to offer retirement plans to their workers.

'True American Hero:' Washington Says Goodbye To John McCain | PHOTOS

Americans lined up for blocks outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday to say goodbye to John McCain as officials, relatives and friends paid their tributes inside to the Vietnam hero and longtime senator lying in state under the majestic dome.

Travel Concerns Grow As Labor Day Weekend, Rush Hour And A Presidential Visit Hit Charlotte Friday

Expect bumper-to-bumper traffic in Charlotte Friday afternoon as rush hour, a holiday weekend and a visit from the President converge on the city. Officials say there will be major delays.

Trump To Sign Executive Order On Retirement Security During Trip To Charlotte

President Donald Trump is signing an executive order Friday to make it easier for small businesses to group together to provide their workers with retirement plans.

Friends Call John McCain Hero, Maverick At Arizona Funeral

A former vice president, an NFL star and other friends remembered Sen. John McCain as a “true American hero” — and a terrible driver with a wicked sense of humor and love of a good battle — at a crowded church service Thursday for the maverick politician that ended to the tune of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.”

Sen. John McCain’s Lies In State At Arizona Capitol

Cindy McCain pressed her face against the flag-draped casket of her husband, U.S. Sen. John McCain, on Wednesday and several of his children sobbed during the first of two services for the statesman and former prisoner of war before he is taken for the last time from the state he has represented since the 1980s.

Federal Court Ruling Brings Uncertainty Ahead of Congressional Elections

Election uncertainty ahead of this November's midterms. A Federal Court ruled North Carolina's Congressional maps need to be re-drawn because of gerrymandering. That could lead to new primaries or a winner-take-all general election.

President Trump To Visit Charlotte On Friday

U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and GOP nominee Mark Harris announced Friday that Trump is scheduled to attend an Aug. 31 luncheon in Charlotte.

War Hero And Presidential Candidate John McCain Dies At 81

Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.

McCain Stops Cancer Treatment As Remarkable Life Nears End

Arizona Sen. John McCain has discontinued medical treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, his family said Friday, likely indicating the war hero, presidential nominee and longtime leading lawmaker is nearing the end of his life.

Facebook Takes Down 652 Accounts Linked To Russia, Iran

Facebook has identified and banned more accounts engaged in misleading political behavior ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November.

Ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen Pleads Guilty In Hush-Money Scheme

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and “fixer,” pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying he and Trump arranged the payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model to influence the election.

Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Guilty Of 8 Charges

Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump’s winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president’s associates.