How The Senate Health Bill Compares To House, βObamacareβ
The Senate Republican health care bill would guarantee immediate assistance for insurance markets that are struggling in many states.
Senate GOP Unveils βObamacareβ Overhaul, But Not All Aboard
Senate Republicans launched their plan for shriveling Barack Obamaβs health care law Thursday, edging a step closer to their dream of repeal with a bill that would slice and reshape Medicaid for the poor, relax rules on insurers and end tax increases on higher earners that have helped finance expanded coverage for millions.
In Iowa, Boisterous Trump Turns Back The Clock To Campaign
He railed against the βfake newsβ media. He urged the Senate to put more βheartβ into its health care bill. And he mused about putting solar panels on a Mexican border well.
Senate GOP Health Bill Would Overhaul Obama Law
Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases as part of their long-awaited plan to scuttle President Barack Obamaβs health care law, congressional aides and lobbyists say.
Concerned Citizens Speak Out Against Commission's Ramadan Proclamation
Separation of church and state... that's what many angry citizens say the county is violating with the recent Ramadan proclamation. The Mecklenburg County Commission passed the resolution weeks ago but many upset citizens showed up at Tuesday night's commission meeting to express opposition.
Governor Cooper Talks Trump Administration Budget At CPCC
During a tour of Central Piedmont Community College Governor Roy Cooper addressed some of his issues with the Trump administration.
Kushner Tries For Israeli-Palestinian Breakthrough In Israel
President Donald Trumpβs son-in-law and chief Middle East adviser, Jared Kushner, arrived in Israel Wednesday for a daylong visit aimed at restarting long-dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Democrat Loss in Georgia Special Election Underscores Challenges
Republicans just got a big argument for sticking with President Donald Trump and pushing forward with dismantling βObamacare.β And Democrats are looking almost incapable of translating the energy of their core supporters into actual election wins.
NAACP Holds Charlotte Mayoral Candidate Forum
The NAACP hosted a candidate forum Tuesday night at Trinity Episcopal School in Uptown.
Republican Ralph Norman Wins SC Race For The 5th Congressional District
Republican Ralph Norman has won a special election to fill the South Carolina congressional seat vacated by Mick Mulvaney, who resigned to work for President Donald Trump's administration.
Board of County Commissioners Approves 2018 Budget, 2019-23 Capital Improvement Plan
The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners approved two budget plans during its regular meeting on Tuesday night.
Death of American Detained in North Korea Baffles Experts
What happened to Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died just days after North Korea released him from detention in a coma, is far more difficult to make sense of.
Georgia Race Finally Heads to Voters; D.C. Watching Closely
The most expensive House race in U.S. history heads to voters Tuesday in the northern suburbs of Atlanta.
Lawmakers Release Details Of $23 Billion State Budget Compromise
On Monday, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced details of the roughly $23 billion budget and tax relief agreement reached between the NC House and Senate.
In Spite of Tweet, Lawyer Says Trump Not Under Investigation
A member of the presidentβs outside legal team says Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was with a tweet about being the target of a βwitch hunt.β
US Keeps Effort To Shield Young Immigrants From Deportation
The Trump administration is leaving in place a program protecting hundreds of thousands young immigrants from deportation β one that President Donald Trump had pledged to eliminate.
About 4,000 More U.S. Troops to Go to Afghanistan
The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a third U.S. commander in chief. The deployment will be the largest of American manpower under Donald Trumpβs young presidency.
York County Leaders Are Debating A Third Bridge Over The Catawba River Once Again
Some residents are concerned about possible plans for a third bridge over the Catawba River in York County.
Scalise Has More Surgery As Authorities Track Shooterβs Path
In critical condition and undergoing repeated surgery, GOP House Whip Steve Scalise faces a βmuch more difficultβ struggle to recover from his gunshot wound than first thought, President Donald Trump said Thursday. The House lurched back to business in a somber mood as law enforcement tracked the path the shooter traveled to his ballfield carnage.
President Trump Speaks After Shooting Of Congressman, Two Capitol Police Officers
President Donald Trump made a statement from the White House following the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and two Capitol Police Officers at a baseball field in Virginia.
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