Trump Signs Bill Expanding Atlanta Park Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to create a national historic park in Atlanta honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Judges: North Carolina Must Redo Map Skewed By Partisanship
Federal judges ruled Tuesday that North Carolina’s congressional district map drawn by legislative Republicans is illegally gerrymandered because of excessive partisanship that gave the GOP a rock-solid advantage for most seats and must quickly be redone.
Trump Orders More Mental Health Care Options For Veterans
President Donald Trump’s administration is aiming to curb the number of veteran suicides by improving mental health treatment for the high-risk group.
Bannon To Exit Breitbart News Network After Break With Trump
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with President Donald Trump.
Trump Suggests 2-Phase Immigration Deal For ‘Dreamers’
Seeking a bipartisan compromise to avoid a government shutdown, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that an immigration deal could be reached in two phases — first by addressing young immigrants and border security with what he called a “bill of love,” then by making comprehensive changes that have long eluded Congress.
Trump Dossier Author Had Concerns About Russian Blackmail
The founder of a firm that commissioned a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia told congressional investigators that its author took it to the FBI because of a concern about “whether a political candidate was being blackmailed.”
Leaders Rethinking Controversial Satellite College Campus in Waxhaw
WCCB Charlotte has learned leaders are rethinking plans for a controversial satellite college campus in Waxhaw. Neighbors have been fighting the proposed campus that would be built on land they say was supposed to be for a park.
Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants Could Be Forced To Leave US
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirms that it is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, forcing nearly 200,000 to leave the country or face deportation.
Trump Allies Defend Him Against Book’s Claims
Trump administration officials and allies are rallying to the president’s defense, trying to contain the fallout from an explosive new book that questions Trump’s fitness for office.
FBI Investigating Clinton Foundation Corruption Claims
The FBI is investigating whether the Clinton Foundation accepted donations in exchange for political favors while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, two people familiar with the probe confirmed Friday.
Senators Make Criminal Referral Of Trump Dossier Author To DOJ
Two Republican senators have made the first known criminal referral in congressional investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, targeting the author of a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.
U.S. To End Policy That Let Legal Pot Flourish
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. Sessions will instead let federal prosecutors where pot is legal decide how aggressively to enforce federal marijuana law, the people said.
Trump Disbands Voter Fraud Commission Amid Fights, Lawsuits
President Donald Trump is disbanding his controversial voter fraud commission amid infighting, lawsuits and state officials’ refusal to cooperate.
Trump Left ‘Furious,’ ‘Disgusted’ by Bannon Over New Book
President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn’t actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his son’s contact with a Russian lawyer “treasonous.”
Manafort Sues Mueller, Justice Department Over Russia Probe
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he says is unrelated to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump Blasts Bannon Over Book, Says Ex-Aide ‘Lost His Mind’
President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn’t actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his son’s contact with a Russian lawyer “treasonous.”
N. Korea Reopens Cross-Border Communications with S. Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war.
Trump Boasts Of Bigger ‘Nuclear Button’ Than North Korea’s
President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful “nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump Welcomes New Year With Party, Tweets
President Donald Trump bid farewell to 2017 with a lavish party at his private club, before kicking off 2018 with angry tweets about Iran and Pakistan.
Trump lashes out at Vanity Fair over Clinton video
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Vanity Fair, after the magazine said an online video mocking Hillary Clinton “missed the mark.”
