Mayor Roberts Urges Residents To Take Advantage Of Early Voting
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts is urging people to take advantage of early voting ahead of the storm.
House Sends $15 Billion Harvey Aid Bill, Debt Hike To Trump To Sign
The House voted overwhelmingly on Friday to send a $15.3 billion disaster aid package to President Donald Trump, overcoming conservative objections to linking the emergency legislation to a temporary increase in Americaβs borrowing authority. The legislation also keeps the government funded into December.
State Board Encourages Early Voting In City Of Charlotte And Cleveland County
Citing uncertainty caused by Hurricane Irma , North Carolinaβs election agency is urging voters in the city of Charlotte and Cleveland County to take advantage of early voting opportunities ahead of Tuesdayβs primary election.
15 States, DC Sue Trump Administration Over Ending DACA
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trumpβs plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation β an act Washington stateβs attorney general called βa dark time for our country.β
Hundreds Rally in Charlotte in Support of DACA Protections
People in Charlotte and across the nation are denouncing President Trump's decision to end DACA - or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. Hundreds gathered in Marshall Park to protest the decision.
Charlotte Mayoral Race Heats Up
Several challengers are pushing incumbent Roberts.
βBuild The Wallβ Takes Back Seat To Rebuilding After Harvey
The U.S. government carefully designed a path of least resistance to building a border wall in Texas, picking a wildlife refuge and other places it already owns or controls to quickly begin construction. All it needed was Congress to approve the money.
DACA Recipients in Charlotte Awaiting Trump Announcement on Future of Program
Tuesday, President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he is ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. It allows young undocumented immigrants to work and study legally in the U.S.
Trumpβs Decision on Young Immigrants Could Begin GOP Battle
A plan President Donald Trump is expected to announce to remove a shield from deportation for young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children is being embraced by some top Republicans and denounced by others as the beginning of a βcivil warβ within the party.
Mnuchin: Congress Should Tie Harvey Aid To Debt Limit Bill
Congress needs to combine a $7.9 billion disaster relief package for Harvey with a contentious increase in the nationβs borrowing limit, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says, arguing it is needed to ensure storm victims in Texas get the help they need.
Haley: North Korea Shows It Is βBegging For Warβ
U.N. Security Council members called for further sanctions against North Korea on Monday after a powerful nuclear test explosion added another layer of urgency for diplomats wrestling with what to do about the Northβs persistent weapons programs.
Trump Expected To End Program For Young Immigrants
President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people familiar with the plans said.
Frustration Mounts Over Premiums For Individual Health Plans
Millions of people who buy individual health insurance policies and get no financial help from the Affordable Care Act are bracing for another year of double-digit premium increases, and their frustration is boiling over.
Mattis: North Korea Threat Would Bring Massive Military Response
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday shot back at North Koreaβs latest nuclear provocation with a blunt threat, saying the U.S. will answer any North Korean threat with a βmassive military response -- a response both effective and overwhelming.β While he said America does not seek the βtotal annihilationβ of the North, he added somberly, βWe have many options to do so.β
Trump Asks For $7.9 Billion Down Payment For Harvey Relief
President Donald Trump has sent lawmakers an initial request for a $7.9 billion down payment toward Harvey relief and recovery efforts.
White House Says Trumpβs DACA Announcement Coming Tuesday
The White House says President Donald Trump will announce a decision Tuesday on the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children β immigrants the president is calling βterrificβ and says he loves.
Source: Lobbyist In Trump Tower Meeting Spoke To Grand Jury
A grand jury used by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has heard secret testimony from a Russian-American lobbyist who attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trumpβs eldest son, The Associated Press has learned.
Opposition to CMS Bond Package in Northern Mecklenburg County
This fall voters will decide whether to approve a nearly $1 Billion bond package for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The money would go toward building new schools and replacing others. But leaders in one part of the county say they're being left out.
President Trump Continues Tour of Harvey Disaster Area
President Trump may take a second tour of Texas this weekend.Β
City Council Members Discuss Affordable Housing Issues At Special Meeting
The City of Charlotte is nearly half-way to its goal of building 5000 new affordable homes in three years.
