Congressman Robert Pittenger Holds The First Of 8 Town Halls Scheduled This Week
Hundreds of people packed a town hall meeting hosted by Congressman Robert Pittenger Monday night.
North Korea Fires Projectile Over Japan In Aggressive Test
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday, an especially aggressive test-flight that will rattle an already anxious region.
Trump Set to Roll Back Limits on Military Gear for Police
President Donald Trump is preparing to lift restrictions on surplus military equipment that can be passed on to local law enforcement agencies in spite of past concerns that armored vehicles and other gear were escalating confrontations with protesters.
National Security Aide Sebastian Gorka Leaves White House
White House national security aide Sebastian Gorka tells The Associated Press he has resigned from his position.
Trump Pardons Ex-Sheriff Convicted Of Defying Judgeβs Order
President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio, the retired Arizona lawman who was convicted for intentionally disobeying a judgeβs order in an immigration case.
Trump Tells Mattis To Indefinitely Ban Transgender Recruits
President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some already in uniform to remain.
GOP Discord Might Not Bode Well for Raising Debt Ceiling
Fanning the flames of GOP discord, President Donald Trump is accusing Republican congressional leaders of botching efforts to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. βCould have been so easy-now a mess!β Trump tweeted.
Within 24 Hours, a Pair of Wildly Different Trump Speeches
Within a 24-hour span, President Donald Trump delivered one speech in which he tore into the media and members of his own party, and a second in which he called for national unity and love.
Trump Revisits his Charlottesville Comments in Angry Speech
President Donald Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with calls for unity and an assertion that βour movement is about love.β Then he erupted in anger.
Voters Call New Map Unfair, Divisive
Heavy criticism for North Carolina's proposed new voter map.
Civil War Lessons Often Depend on Where the Classroom Is
The Civil War lessons taught to American students often depend on where the classroom is, with schools presenting accounts of the conflict that vary from state to state and even district to district.
Trump Vows Continued Fight in Afghanistan; Reversing Stance
Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, declaring U.S. troops must βfight to win.β He pointedly declined to disclose how many more troops will be dispatched to wage Americaβs longest war.
Charlotte Mayoral Candidates Tackle LGBTQ Issues
Candidates for Mayor of Charlotte and at-large City Council were grilled about issues important to the LGBTQ community Monday evening.
Trump Says US Canβt Afford Quick Afghanistan Withdrawal
President Donald Trump declared Monday night the United States must continue fighting in Afghanistan to avoid the βpredictable and unacceptableβ results of a rapid withdrawal from the country where the U.S. has been at war for 16 years.
Trump to Outline Afghan Strategy in National TV Address
President Donald Trump will use a nationally televised address to outline for a war-weary nation the strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan after 16 years of combat and lives lost.
President Trump Decries Monument Removals, 'History Ripped Apart'
President Donald Trump bitingly decried the rising movement to pull down monuments to Confederate icons Thursday, declaring the nation is seeing βthe history and culture of our great country being ripped apart.β
Scholars Say Trump Went Afoul in Lumping Lee with Founders
Both were great generals. Both Virginians. Both came from slave-owning plantation families.
Defiant Trump Again Blames Both Sides in Virginia Protest
President Donald Trump defiantly blamed βboth sidesβ for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to rebuff the widespread criticism of his handling of the emotionally-charged protests while showing sympathy for the fringe groupβs efforts to preserve Confederate monuments.
Gov. Cooper Shares Thoughts on North Carolinaβs Confederate Monuments
On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper shared his thoughts on North Carolina Confederate monuments to an online Medium post.
Trump Speaks On Charlottesville: βRacism Is Evilβ
Under pressure all weekend, President Donald Trump on Monday named and condemned hate groups as βrepugnantβ and declared βracism is evilβ in an updated, more forceful statement on the deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.
